July, 2016

Starting on the road to college? A good first stop might be your community bank. In the age of electronic banking, most college freshmen have only handled a paper check long enough to photograph it for mobile deposit. That service alone may be one of the best reasons to open a student checking account. Finding the right student checking account, however, requires a little homework. You’ll want to research different financial institutions to see which banks offer free student checking and which don’t. While you’re comparing various checking accounts, see what other free services you can score. Look for no-cost [ read more ]