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Sharing Bank Accounts Can Deepen a Couple’s Relationship

The New York Times: Banking

Fewer couples are combining their bank accounts. But that trend may not promote partners overall financial health, experts say.

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How to Keep Your Bank from Canceling All Your Accounts

The New York Times: Banking

Banks have suddenly shut down the accounts of scores of customers. Here’s how you can avoid becoming one of them.

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Banks Should Have Better Customer Relations When Closing an Account

The New York Times: Banking

When banks close checking and credit-card accounts because of “suspicious activity,” chaos and anxiety ensue. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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Banks Offer Bonuses for Customers Opening New Accounts

The New York Times: Banking

Facing competition for business, banks are offering incentives to switch. But as one expert put it, “You have to read the fine print.”

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Why banks are suddenly closing down customer accounts

The New York Times: Banking

Surprised individuals and small-business owners can’t pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong.

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Quiz: Would You Close This Bartender’s Bank Account?

The New York Times: Banking

Here’s what bank security employees might be thinking when deciding whether to shut down a customer account after detecting unusual activity.

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Zero Balance Current Account: A Quick Explainer

Razorpay

Powerful current accounts always come with a caveat; a minimum balance requirement. Whether it is a few ten thousand or a few lakhs, most accounts are not zero balance current accounts. Would a zero balance current account really be so beneficial to businesses?