Photo Credit: Brand USA’s fall 2025 advertising campaign seen at a baggage carousel at London’s Heathrow Airport. Skift Brand USA wants to clear up international travelers’ misconceptions on new fees ...

Most checking accounts are pretty snooze-worthy. The national deposit rate for checking accounts that pay interest as of Sept. 15 was a mere 0.07%, according to FDIC data. Furthermore, the average ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — New York is expanding a program that could put money directly in your mailbox if the state is holding unclaimed funds in your name. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli ...

President Trump, his administration and G.O.P. lawmakers have claimed widespread issues with mailed ballots and fraudulent voting, but the evidence doesn’t support them. By Linda Qiu Reporting from ...

Tickets for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics go on sale starting April 9, but you may get the opportunity to score tickets sooner if you’re considered a local. The presale for Los Angeles locals, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - If you're not in the habit of checking your credit score, financial experts say you could be missing out on savings. Looking at your credit report can feel intimidating. Barin Saxton ...

President Donald Trump is pushing for new restrictions on mail-in voting. To sell his proposal, he is telling lies. Trump has been making false claims about mail-in voting since the 2020 campaign that ...

The Federal Reserve is at least exploring the idea of getting rid of paper checks, something community bankers are widely against. If paper checks disappeared tomorrow, I'd be in a lot of trouble. My ...

The federal case files for Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019, feature a 2023 email requesting someone send "Amy's books" to his private island — indicating he's alive. In February and March 2026, ...

A colleague recently asked on social media if I saw the email he sent me. When I replied that I typically try not to look at work email on the weekend, I was shocked at the number of people in the ...

Once you have a checking account, you usually stay with it: Americans have had the same main checking account for more than 17 years on average, according to Bankrate. That could be a mistake. While ...

Most people treat their checking account like a storage unit. Paycheck goes in. Bills go out. The rest just… sits there. But your checking account isn't designed to store your money. And if you're ...