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Shop around for the best cheap checking accounts

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Posted on 9/10/2009 23:37 EST
Filed in: Banking, Bills, Family, Finance, Frugal tips

"The news that Wal-Mart's going to cease cutting paper checks for employees who don't have direct deposit has prompted all sorts of reactions -- applause for reducing paper waste, debates over whether ATM fees are more or less ruinous than check-cashing fees and confusion over why people just don't have bank accounts into which to deposit their checks.

The short answer: Because free bank accounts usually come with strings attached. In poking around bank options in the Bay Area, here are the terms for "free" checking from the big ones..."

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