William Galvin to banks: Offer free basic checking or give up state and local deposits
Secretary of State William F. Galvin vowed to press Bank of America and other big banks in Massachusetts to offer …
Liberty First Credit Union Free Checking
Full page newspaper ad placed by Liberty First Credit Union. “Liberty First can help you fill in the blank.”
WaMu and Chase Free Checking Merger Advertisement
WaMu places a full page newspaper ad stating their merger with Chase. Customers with WaMu free checking will have checking …
Wells Fargo Dumps Free Checking – LoanSafe
The Star-Ledger – NJ.comWells Fargo Dumps Free CheckingLoanSafeMirroring a move the bank made for its western US customers last year, Wells Fargo dumped free checking accounts this week for customers in six eastern states, including Pennsylvania. Forme…
The History and Evolution of the Free Checking Account
I’ll start by setting the record straight on the origin of the free checking account. It wasn’t created by a banker. It was created in 1982 by a team of experts working at a small direct mail agency located in Lincoln, Nebraska.
It was one of seven unique checking accounts that were combined with a free gift and marketed as a complete turnkey marketing program under the name of Totally Free Checking and a Free Gift Too!