With a couple of personal documents handy, you can easily open a checking account online. Look beyond promotional offers to check for monthly maintenance fees, ATM charges and overdraft fees. After ...

My checking account has next to nothing in it, and that's intentional. Here's how I earn hundreds of dollars a year on the rest of my cash.

Earn high yields on your checking account at more than 10x the national average with debit and check-writing privileges — ...

Many Americans keep just a few hundred dollars in their checking account, making overdraft fees from mistimed payments a common concern. So, how much cash should you keep in your debit account?

Many Americans keep just a few hundred dollars in their checking account, making overdraft fees from mistimed payments a common concern. Financial planners generally recommend enough to cover a ...