Soft switching is opening a new bank account without closing your original one. Here's why you might want to do this and how to manage multiple accounts.

Opening a new checking or savings account can feel like a financial fresh start, especially when sign-up bonuses and slick apps are involved. But if you keep chasing the next promotion and try to open ...

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You also may want to consider opening multiple checking accounts for different uses. For example, maybe you want to keep a checking account open with the same bank that handles your mortgage so that ...

Do you remember why you chose your current checking account? If you got started early, your parents might have helped you open a kids’ checking or savings account at their bank’s branch. Or maybe you ...

SoFi’s Checking and Savings account earns a 0.50% APY (variable and subject to change) on the balance in its checking portion. Customers who enroll in SoFi Plus with direct deposit, or pay a $10 SoFi ...