“Nine out of ten adult Americans have a checking account. It's the most widely used financial services product in the United States.” StatesUsedUnitedUnited StatesProductsTenAdultsAccountsFinancialNineFinancial ServicesChecking Accounts Author:Carolyn Maloney
“We can't exactly figure out why, but our customers have no fears of using their checking account, while credit cards are still a problem. I'm assuming checks have been around longer, and are more trusted, while credit cards have a sort of stigma attached to them.” Has BeensStillsProblemFiguresAccountsAssumingCreditCustomersChecksCardsTrustedNo FearCredit CardStigmaHave No FearChecking Accounts Author:Tim Stevens
“The ocean is like a checking account where everybody withdraws but nobody makes a deposit. This is what's happening because of overfishing.” OceanHappeningsAccountsWithdrawalDepositsWithdrawingChecking AccountsOverfishing Author:Enric Sala
“I'll always be best known as Marie Osmond, but in my checking account and at home, I will gladly be Marie Craig.” HomeKnownAccountsMarieChecking Accounts Author:Marie Osmond
“Big banks churn out page after page of incomprehensible fine print to obscure the cost and risks of checking accounts, credit cards, mortgages and other financial products. The result is that consumers can't make direct product comparisons, markets aren't competitive, and costs are higher. If the playing field is leveled and the broken market fixed, a lot more money will stay in the pockets of millions of hard-working families. That's real stimulus - money to families, without increasing our national debt.” IfsRealHardBigsResultsMillionsRiskFieldsProductsHard WorkBrokenFineHigherCostPagesDirectAccountsFinancialCreditDebtCardsConsumersFixedPocketsComparisonPrintMore MoneyObscureStimulusMortgageCredit CardPlaying FieldsNational DebtFine PrintChecking Accounts Author:Elizabeth Warren
“It's kind of like...with our own checking accounts, just because it's in there doesn't mean you should spend it or can spend it. You know that you have the rent coming.” KnowsShouldKindMeanAccountsChecking Accounts Author:Jerry Jones
“If you want to spend more money in restaurants, use credit cards more than cash. If you want to spend less, use cash more than credit cards. But in general, we can think about how to use the pain of paying and how much of it do we want. And I think we have like a range. Credit cards have very little pain of paying, debit cards have a little bit more because you feel like today, at least it is coming out of your checking account, and cash has much more.” IfsThinkingWantFeelsLittlesUseTodayPainBitsLittle BitAccountsCreditCardsRangeRestaurantsComing OutCashMore MoneyCredit CardDebitDebit CardsChecking Accounts Author:Dan Ariely
“When you get a checking account, you should have a savings account, and the number for the savings account should be one off of your checking account.” ShouldNumbersShould HaveAccountsSavingSavingsSavings AccountsChecking Accounts Author:Dan Ariely
“Rather than saying, 'My checking account is a wreck,' change it to 'I will learn how to track my spending and balance my checkbook.'” BalanceAccountsTrackSpendingWrecksChecking Accounts Author:Suze Orman