checking account

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For Jessica Simon, the first signs that her marriage was in trouble showed up in the checking account she shared with her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The bank closes a checking account and pays the beneficiary per the terms; if there’s one beneficiary, they are paid 100%.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Use a high-yield, liquid account, like a Vanguard Cash Plus, for flexibility, easy transfers to a checking account and, given your cautious-to-moderate risk profile, earning 3% to 5% interest.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

It could go into a checking account instead—there’s cash in those, too—but no net money “went into” the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

I immediately opened a savings account and a checking account, and bought myself a new suit.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane