Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina and has taught and ...

A debit card is a convenient way to access money in your bank account. Learn how debit cards work so you know how to use ...

A savings account is a type of deposit account at a bank, credit union or other financial institution that earns interest. Savings accounts are typically used to achieve short-term financial ...

New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms.  For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U ...

Here’s a breakdown of how we reviewed and rated top banks and credit unions. 154 Institutions Monitored Our team reviewed 154 of the country’s largest and most prominent financial institutions, from ...

How many financial accounts do you really need? With the proliferation of online banking and investment apps, it’s almost effortless to pick up a new account and end up with money all over the place — ...