{"id":100,"date":"2021-06-22T13:55:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T13:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2025-03-10T07:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:18:05","slug":"banking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking","title":{"rendered":"Banking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-nerdwallet-blocks-hero c-block-hero has-000000-color has-fff-7-ea-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#FFF7EA;max-width:100%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/NerdWallet-bug.svg)\"><div class=\"c-block-hero__wrapper container\"><h1 class=\"c-block-hero__title\">Banking<\/h1><div class=\"c-block-hero__intro\">Deciding which accounts are best for you can help minimize your costs and maximize your savings.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-nerdwallet-blocks-icon-panel-list c-block-icon-panel-list__wrapper container\"><ul class=\"c-block-icon-panel-list__items container\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-nerdwallet-blocks-icon-panel c-block-icon-panel__wrapper\"><a class=\"c-block-icon-panel__link c-block-icon-panel__shadow-small c-block-icon-panel__border-radius-small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/p\/best\/banking\/best-savings-accounts\"><div class=\"c-block-icon-panel__icon\" data-id=\"3154\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Vector-2.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"c-block-icon-panel__text\">Canada&#8217;s Best Savings Accounts<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-nerdwallet-blocks-icon-panel c-block-icon-panel__wrapper\"><a class=\"c-block-icon-panel__link c-block-icon-panel__shadow-small c-block-icon-panel__border-radius-small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/p\/best\/banking\/best-online-savings-accounts\"><div class=\"c-block-icon-panel__icon\" data-id=\"3033\" 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c-block-icon-panel__shadow-small c-block-icon-panel__border-radius-small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/p\/best\/banking\/best-high-interest-tfsa\"><div class=\"c-block-icon-panel__icon\" data-id=\"3034\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/best-savings-account-icon-2.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"c-block-icon-panel__text\">Canada&#8217;s Best High-Interest TFSAs<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-nerdwallet-blocks-icon-panel c-block-icon-panel__wrapper\"><a class=\"c-block-icon-panel__link c-block-icon-panel__shadow-small c-block-icon-panel__border-radius-small\" style=\"background-color:#fff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/p\/best\/banking\/best-high-interest-rrsp\"><div class=\"c-block-icon-panel__icon\" data-id=\"3032\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/best-savings-account-icon-3.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"c-block-icon-panel__text\">Canada&#8217;s Best High-Interest RRSPs<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"c-block-card-grid container\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"c-block-card-grid__title\">\n\t\t\t\tBest GIC options in Canada\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll column-three\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-7590\" class=\"c-block-card post-7590 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-guaranteed-investment-certificates-gic\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-gic-rates-in-canada\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"191\" decoding=\"async\" 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fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-7590 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-10500\" class=\"c-block-card post-10500 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-guaranteed-investment-certificates-gic\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-short-term-gic-rates\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"191\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/short-term-gic-e1661972425722-460x191.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best Short-Term GIC Rates in Canada for March 2025\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-short-term-gic-rates\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tBest Short-Term GIC Rates in Canada for March 2025\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Use a short-term GIC to earn interest on your savings and keep a strategic distance between yourself and that hard-earned cash. <\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/clay-jarvis\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220329_114424-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Clay Jarvis<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-10500 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-11193\" class=\"c-block-card post-11193 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-guaranteed-investment-certificates-gic\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/eq-bank-gic-rates\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"386\" height=\"290\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eq-bank-logo-386x290.jpeg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best EQ Bank GIC Rates for January 2025\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/eq-bank-gic-rates\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tBest EQ Bank GIC Rates for January 2025\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>EQ Bank\u2019s GICs are no-frills, fee-free investment options with a high interest rate and an ultra-low minimum deposit.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-11193 -->\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading 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You may need to complete qualifying activities to get the offer.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-12095 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-11015\" class=\"c-block-card post-11015 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts 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fees, features and conveniences.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-11015 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-11187\" class=\"c-block-card post-11187 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-saving-account\">\n\t<div 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rewards and manage your day-to-day expenses.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/clay-jarvis\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220329_114424-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Clay 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bonus when you open a new BMO <strong>Performance<\/strong> Chequing Account, open a new Savings Amplifier Account and invite a family member as part of a BMO Family Bundle. *Conditions Apply\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-house-ad__cta wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.fintelconnect.com\/t\/l\/6556add2e717b6001ca58ba4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"c-block-house-ad__cta-button nw-cta track-click-mon wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" data-placement=\"Promotional banner\">APPLY NOW<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-house-ad__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-house-ad__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-block-house-ad__icon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/BMO-logo.png\" alt=\"Ad Icon\" style=\"max-width: 200px; max-height: 200px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"c-block-card-grid container\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"c-block-card-grid__title\">\n\t\t\t\tFind an account that matches your needs\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll column-three\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-13690\" class=\"c-block-card post-13690 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-chequing-account\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-senior-bank-accounts-in-canada\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"191\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Best-Senior-Bank-Accounts-in-Canada-image-e1666294147659-460x191.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best Senior Bank Accounts in Canada\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-senior-bank-accounts-in-canada\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tBest Senior Bank Accounts in Canada\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Many senior bank accounts offer fee rebates and unlimited transactions. But not all senior accounts are free, and require you to be 60 to 65 or older to qualify.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-13690 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-40887\" class=\"c-block-card post-40887 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-other-types-of-bank-accounts\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-banks-for-international-students-in-canada\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"192\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/best-bank-for-international-students-canada-image-e1690243409156-460x192.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best Banks for International Students in Canada for 2025\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-banks-for-international-students-in-canada\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tBest Banks for International Students in Canada for 2025\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>The best banks for international students in Canada can accommodate your savings, day-to-day banking and financing needs.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-40887 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-12659\" class=\"c-block-card post-12659 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-chequing-account\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-student-bank-accounts\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"192\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Best-student-bank-accounts-in-Canada-image-e1665098158185-460x192.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best Student Bank Accounts in Canada for 2025\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-student-bank-accounts\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tBest Student Bank Accounts in Canada for 2025\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>The best student bank accounts offer a combination of no monthly fees, numerous free transactions and other perks to make your day-to-day banking easier and more affordable.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/clay-jarvis\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220329_114424-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Clay Jarvis<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-12659 -->\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"c-block-card-grid container\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll column-three\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-65269\" class=\"c-block-card post-65269 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-other-types-of-bank-accounts\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-banks-for-newcomers\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"434\" height=\"290\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/banks-for-newcomers-in-canada-image-434x290.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best Banks for Newcomers in Canada for 2025\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-banks-for-newcomers\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tBest Banks for Newcomers in Canada for 2025\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Compare leading Canadian banks that have special accounts, plans and financial services with welcome offers for newcomers to choose the best bank for your needs.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-65269 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-66826\" class=\"c-block-card post-66826 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-other-types-of-bank-accounts\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-online-bank-accounts-in-canada\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/best-online-bank-accounts-image-435x290.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best Online Bank Accounts in Canada for 2025\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/best-online-bank-accounts-in-canada\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tBest Online Bank Accounts in Canada for 2025\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Compare the top online bank accounts to find the best account that offers chequing privileges, charges low or monthly fees, and earns higher interest rates on your deposits.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-66826 -->\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"c-block-card-grid container\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"c-block-card-grid__title\">\n\t\t\t\tThe basics\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll column-three\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-206\" class=\"c-block-card post-206 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-chequing-account\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/what-is-a-chequing-account\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"192\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1227194611-e1625180185245-460x192.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"What is a Chequing Account? How Do I Use One?\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/what-is-a-chequing-account\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tWhat is a Chequing Account? How Do I Use One?\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>A chequing account is a bank account for everyday expenses. You can have your paycheque deposited directly into it and use it to pay bills, make purchases and withdraw cash.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/hannah-logan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Hannah-Logan-e1626212867388-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Hannah Logan<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-206 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-215\" class=\"c-block-card post-215 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-saving-account\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/what-is-a-savings-account\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"191\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1049807888-e1625606744190-460x191.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Is a Savings Account? How Does It Work?\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/what-is-a-savings-account\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tWhat Is a Savings Account? How Does It Work?\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>A savings account is a safe place to store cash and earn interest. Savings accounts work very similarly to chequing accounts. <\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/hannah-logan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Hannah-Logan-e1626212867388-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Hannah Logan<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-215 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-2461\" class=\"c-block-card post-2461 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-basics cluster-banking-fees\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/bank-fees-and-charges\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"192\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1149141470-e1636576944725-460x192.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Guide to Common Canadian Bank Fees and Charges\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/bank-fees-and-charges\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tA Guide to Common Canadian Bank Fees and Charges\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Banks often charge fees for holding a bank account and using banking services. Common fees include monthly account fees, overdraft charges, wire payments and ATM fees.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-2461 -->\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"c-block-in-house-promotion is-advert-style__default wp-block-nerdwallet-blocks-in-house-ad\">\n\n\t\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"c-block-in-house-promotion__inner\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image: none;\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-in-house-promotion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-block-in-house-promotion__title\">Know the difference<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-block-in-house-promotion__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCan\u2019t decide between a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) and a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)?\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-in-house-promotion__cta wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/tfsa-vs-rrsp\" target=\"_self\" class=\"nw-cta track-click wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" data-monetized=\"1\" data-placement=\"Promotional banner\">Compare TFSA to RRSP<\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"c-block-card-grid container\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"c-block-card-grid__title\">\n\t\t\t\tLet us guide you\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll column-four\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-256\" class=\"c-block-card post-256 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-basics cluster-banking-services\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/how-to-open-a-bank-account\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"192\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1162215640-e1625175030670-460x192.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to Open a Bank Account\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/how-to-open-a-bank-account\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tHow to Open a Bank Account\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>You can open a bank account online, over the phone or at a branch. Make sure you have two forms of identification ready.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/hannah-logan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Hannah-Logan-e1626212867388-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Hannah Logan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-256 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-264\" class=\"c-block-card post-264 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-chequing-account\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/how-to-write-a-cheque\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"192\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1164644800-e1625174977290-460x192.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to Write a Cheque in Canada\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/how-to-write-a-cheque\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tHow to Write a Cheque in Canada\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Know how to write a cheque by following this five-step method so you can accurately make payments and deposits across Canada.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/hannah-logan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Hannah-Logan-e1626212867388-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Hannah Logan<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-264 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-270\" class=\"c-block-card post-270 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-basics cluster-banking-services\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/direct-deposit-explained\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"192\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-913438978-e1625175010220-460x192.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Direct Deposit Works and How to Set It Up in Canada\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/direct-deposit-explained\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tHow Direct Deposit Works and How to Set It Up in Canada\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Direct deposit is a fast, convenient alternative to waiting for a paper cheque to arrive in the mail, and it requires no work on your end after the initial setup.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/kurt-woock\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/kurt-woock-40x40.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Kurt Woock<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/barry-choi\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/BarryChoi-e1626212860872-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Barry Choi<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-270 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-2720\" class=\"c-block-card post-2720 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-basics cluster-banking-miscellaneous\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/how-to-get-a-bank-loan\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"192\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-170652637-e1637360470675-460x192.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to Get a Loan From the Bank\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/how-to-get-a-bank-loan\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tHow to Get a Loan From the Bank\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>To borrow money from the bank, you\u2019ll have to satisfy the qualification requirements of the loan you want, such as age, debt-to-income ratio and credit score.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/hannah-logan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Hannah-Logan-e1626212867388-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Hannah Logan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-2720 -->\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"c-block-card-grid container\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"c-block-card-grid__title\">\n\t\t\t\tYour questions, answered\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll column-three\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-248\" class=\"c-block-card post-248 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-basics cluster-banking-glossary\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/banking-what-is-cdic-deposit-insurance\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"192\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1200114160-e1625174904782-460x192.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Does CDIC Deposit Insurance Protect Your Money?\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/banking-what-is-cdic-deposit-insurance\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tHow Does CDIC Deposit Insurance Protect Your Money?\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) may protect your money in the unlikely event that your financial institution fails. The CDIC will cover up to $100,000 per eligible account, per member bank.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/hannah-logan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Hannah-Logan-e1626212867388-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Hannah Logan<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-248 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-1740\" class=\"c-block-card post-1740 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-basics cluster-banking-glossary\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/what-is-compound-interest\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"191\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/What-Is-Compound-Interest--e1631652035819-460x191.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Is Compound Interest?\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/what-is-compound-interest\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tWhat Is Compound Interest?\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Compound interest is the interest earned on money that has already earned interest. Compound interest helps your money grow faster, with no additional investment on your part.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/hannah-logan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Hannah-Logan-e1626212867388-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Hannah Logan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-1740 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-2431\" class=\"c-block-card post-2431 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-basics cluster-banking-fees\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/what-is-nsf-fee\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"191\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/nsf-fee-e1636128788756-460x191.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Is a Non-Sufficient Funds Fee? How to Avoid NSF Charges\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/what-is-nsf-fee\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tWhat Is a Non-Sufficient Funds Fee? How to Avoid NSF Charges\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Overdrawing your bank account can result in a $50 NSF fee and hurt your credit score.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/shannon-terrell\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Shannon-Terrell-headshot-e1648578818586-40x40.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Shannon Terrell<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-2431 -->\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"c-block-card-grid container\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"c-block-card-grid__title\">\n\t\t\t\tThe latest\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll column-three-unlimited\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-82502\" class=\"c-block-card post-82502 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-syndications cluster-banking-syndications\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/resp-leftovers-four-ways-to-put-that-money-to-work\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tRESP Leftovers: Four Ways to Put That Money to Work\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/helen-burnett-nichols\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Helen-headshot-1-e1641509856123-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Helen Burnett-Nichols<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-82502 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-82393\" class=\"c-block-card post-82393 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-syndications cluster-banking-syndications\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/new-cap-on-nsf-fees-help-you-get-back-on-track\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tCan the New Cap on NSF Fees Help You Get Back on Track?\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/helen-burnett-nichols\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Helen-headshot-1-e1641509856123-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Helen Burnett-Nichols<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-82393 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-82322\" class=\"c-block-card post-82322 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-syndications cluster-banking-syndications\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/stagnant-savings-how-to-revamp-your-savings-strategy\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tIs Your Money Making Money? How to Revamp Your Savings Strategy\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/deborah-kearns\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/DeborahKearns600x600-40x40.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Deborah Kearns<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-82322 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-82233\" class=\"c-block-card post-82233 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-syndications cluster-banking-syndications\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/short-on-savings-let-an-app-do-the-work-for-you\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tShort on Savings? Let an App Do the Work for You\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/janine-devault\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Janine_headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Janine DeVault<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-82233 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-77547\" class=\"c-block-card post-77547 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-syndications cluster-banking-syndications\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/national-bank-and-canadian-western-bank-deal\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tNational Bank of Canada\u2019s Acquisition of Canadian Western Bank: What\u2019s the Latest?\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/sjahagirdar\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Headshot_Siddhi-Jahagirdar-e1648746969870-40x40.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Siddhi Bagwe<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-77547 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-73097\" class=\"c-block-card post-73097 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-other-types-of-bank-accounts\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/student-accounts-at-multiple-banks\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tCan You Have Student Accounts at Multiple Banks? Pros and Cons to Consider\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/janine-devault\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Janine_headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Janine DeVault<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-73097 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-72577\" class=\"c-block-card post-72577 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-other-types-of-bank-accounts\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/sharing-a-student-bank-account\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tSharing a Student Bank Account: What to Know\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/janine-devault\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Janine_headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Janine DeVault<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-72577 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-72303\" class=\"c-block-card post-72303 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-type-of-banking-accounts cluster-other-types-of-bank-accounts\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/student-guide-to-setting-up-a-hisa-tfsa-rrsp\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tStudent Guide to Setting up a HISA, TFSA or RRSP\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/author\/janine-devault\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Janine_headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Janine DeVault<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-72303 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-71057\" class=\"c-block-card post-71057 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-banking topic-banking-syndications cluster-banking-syndications\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/ca\/banking\/graduating-what-to-do-with-bank-account\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tGraduating Soon? 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