Capital One to End Overdraft Fees on Customer Accounts
Capital One announced today that it will do away with overdraft and nonsufficient funds fees on its retail accounts, making it the latest in a growing number of banks, neobanks…
Chanelle Bessette
Chanelle Bessette is a personal finance writer at NerdWallet covering banking. She previously worked at Fortune, Forbes and the Reno Gazette-Journal. She is also a spokesperson for the banking team, and her expertise has appeared in The New York Times, Vox and Apartment Therapy. Twitter: @crbessette.
Posts by Chanelle Bessette:
From Cryptocurrency to Cash: How to Bank Your Digital Coin
Cryptocurrency, the blockchain-based digital currency that has captured the interest of investors and financial service firms alike, has a challenging problem. It can be hard to actually spend this currency…
Should You Bank With Your Brokerage?
If you’ve invested with a brokerage firm in recent years, you may have noticed that your brokerage offers a product called a cash management account. These accounts are very similar…
How to Bank When You Can’t Get to a Bank
Getting to a bank branch can be a challenging task, especially if you have limited transportation options or live far from your bank. In fact, if you live in a…
Google, Walgreens and H&R Block Want to Be Your Bank
When you think about Google, Walgreens or H&R Block, what comes to mind is probably searching the web, picking up a prescription or getting your taxes done — not writing…
Joint Accounts at Major Banks: Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Capital One
Not all banks offer joint accounts, but many do, including a number of major financial institutions in the United States. That list includes Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and…
Former Simple Customers Undergo Rough Transition to BBVA
In early 2021, popular financial institution Simple announced that it would be closing and that all customer accounts would become bank accounts under its parent bank, BBVA. The official transition…
How You Can Recover From a Bounced Check
Bounced checks happen. Maybe you got an unexpected delay in receiving your paycheck before you mailed out your rent payment. Or maybe you forgot that you sent a check for…
12 Best Online Banks of 2021
Jump to our picks for the Best Online Banks: For banks with checking and savings accounts: || || || || || || || For banks with savings accounts only: ||…
How to Cash a Check Without a Bank Account
A bank account can be an important component of your financial toolkit, but there are ways to work around not having one for certain tasks. If you don’t have a…
