If you have been looking at your checking account or money market statements recently you may have noticed an eye-opening number: zero. That’s the yield that many banks are offering to checking or money market customers – yes, that’s a 0.0% return for giving your money to the bank. One of the best checking account …

Tired of getting zapped with a $35 overdraft fee when you use your debit card? You may be in luck – some of the nation’s largest banks are finally taking steps to do away with overdraft charges. Starting this summer Bank of America – the country’s largest bank and biggest debit card issuer – will …