Tax Refund Loans Offer Fast Cash for Early Filers
If you need cash now while anticipating your tax refund, some tax preparation services, including H&R Block and Jackson Hewitt, are offering 0% interest loans with no finance charges. These…
Jeanne Lee
Jeanne is a former NerdWallet writer focusing on credit, debt and loans. She has covered financial topics for more than 20 years, including stints at Fortune and Money magazines.
Posts by Jeanne Lee:
NerdWallet’s Best Savings Accounts of 2017
Best digital experience Ally Online Savings What else we like about it Excellent interest rate Barclays Online Savings What else we like about it Best for tracking savings goals 360 Savings®…
Decaf With Your Deposit? Bank Branches Transform Into Cafes, More
If you’re like many Americans, you may be making fewer trips to the bank and instead taking care of check deposits with a mobile app or tracking account balances with…
PNC Overdraft Fees and Policies
What happens when you overdraw your PNC checking account? That depends on the type of transaction and whether you have any optional overdraft services. Here’s a look at PNC’s overdraft…
Set-It-and-Forget-It Savings Tools to Quit Living Paycheck to Paycheck
The simplest financial tools might be just what you need to lift yourself out of living paycheck to paycheck — no willpower required. Almost half (46%) of Americans say they…
PNC Bank Review: Checking and Savings
PNC Bank NerdWallet’s rating: 3.5 / 5.0 With PNC Bank, you can choose traditional-style banking, or you can go modern and virtual. The Pittsburgh-based bank, the sixth-largest in the country, has…
Teaching Kids About Money: Lessons from Financial Experts
Avoid teaching kids about money, and they may wind up with misconceptions — like thinking credit cards give grown-ups free money. The good news is that kids who get opportunities to…
Wells Fargo Bank Review: Checking, Savings and CDs
Wells Fargo NerdWallet’s rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Megabank and mortgage giant Wells Fargo offers a huge variety of financial products under one brand. Customers partake of relationship banking, where all financial needs…
More Banks Turn to Biometrics to Keep an Eye on Security
Are you a technophile who likes signing in to your banking app with a fingerprint? Or does it make you cringe? Get ready for more, because banks are now capturing not…
Simple Review: Online Checking
Simple NerdWallet’s rating: 4.0 / 5.0 True to its name, Simple offers an uncomplicated banking experience — a user-friendly, online-only checking account with no fees and no minimum deposit requirements.…
