The best high-yield savings accounts continue to offer up to 5.00% APY -- for now. Grab one while you can before rates slide.

With these banks, you can earn up to $300 just for opening a new checking or savings account. Don't believe me? Read our list ...

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 ...

Low fees, easy ATM access, fee-free withdrawals, overdraft protection — even the ability to earn interest. These are some of the qualities that many of the most-recommended checking accounts have in ...

Standout benefits: The Capital One Kids Savings Account has a competitive APY, no fees and no account minimum. Starting at ...

Most checking accounts are pretty snooze-worthy. The national deposit rate for checking accounts that pay interest as of Sept. 15 was a mere 0.07%, according to FDIC data. Furthermore, the average ...

When you think of interest-generating bank accounts, your mind likely goes to savings. After all, that’s your reward for building an emergency fund or socking away money for a future expense, right? A ...

A money market account gives you the best of both worlds: You'll earn a higher rate of return with the ability to position ...

The average savings account yield is 0.63% as of Dec. 19, according to a Bankrate survey of 500 financial institutions. If ...

It wasn't that long ago that earning meaningful interest on a checking or savings account was nearly impossible. For years, banks offered savings and checking accounts with rates so low they were ...

Chanelle Bessette is a personal finance writer at NerdWallet covering Banking, especially Checking Accounts and Cash Management Accounts. She previously worked at Fortune, Forbes and the Reno ...