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With an online account, instead of using checks to pay bills, expenses are debited directly from the account. Because the accounts are designed for strictly online use, they typically come with higher ...

Consumers looking for a new checking account may find that online banks offer features that aren’t available at the bank down the street. Brick-and-mortar banks may offer these checking account ...

Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and mortgages. Previously, she wrote about personal credit for Bankrate and CreditCards.com. Dashia is the consumer insights ...