Consumers often wonder about whether or how to add someone else, usually a relative, to a bank account. These decisions are not to be taken lightly. FDIC Consumer News can’t advise you on how to share your money or your accounts, but we can give you guidance about the implications of adding names onto deposit […]

The Importance of Having a Bank Account Are you one of the consumers standing in line to pay bills, paying to cash checks, and leaving your money unprotected? There’s a better way. If you are one of the over seven million U.S. households without a bank account, and you are thinking about getting an account, […]