Savings account yields are much higher than a few years ago  Top rates may fall if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates ...

If you're thinking about opening a savings account, do your research before committing. Not all savings accounts are created equal. The best account for you depends on several factors. These include ...

To ensure that your cash is getting the best return, compare the options among high-yield savings accounts and C.D.s.

The minimum deposit for USAA Savings and Youth Savings is $25. The USAA Performance First account has a minimum opening deposit of $1,000. All of USAA’s savings accounts earn interest. The APY for ...

If you stroll into a Bank of America branch today and put $25,000 into a basic savings account, how much interest would you make in a year? The answer: just a few bucks. Barely enough for a cup of ...

With so many different types of savings accounts out there, how are you supposed to know the best one to use for your specific goals? That's the exact question my friend John called to ask me a few ...

Last year, I earned $798 in bank interest. Which is crazy -- because for over a decade, I was used to making just $1 or $2 a year. All I did was move my idle savings from a basic Chase account (where ...

Taylor Tepper covered banking, investing and pretty much everything else in personal finance for more than a decade, with his work appearing in the New York Times, Fortune and MONEY magazine, as well ...