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Check your balance online, on the phone, through your bank's mobile app, at the ATM and with bank statements. A bank teller can provide account details in person. Regularly checking your balance helps ...

When you’re nearing retirement age, you’ll see plenty of discounts and perks aimed at seniors. Among them: senior checking accounts. Should you get one? The quick answer: not necessarily. A senior ...

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