Katrina Wright would love her bank account to earn money, but the interest rates on her checking account aren’t doing much to make that happen.
“I only get 1 percent interest rate, which is not very good. It is convenient to use the checking account, but I’m not going to make any money from it,” she said.
Consumer Reports checked into some community banks and credit unions that pay much higher rates.
“Some of these checking accounts are paying 4 or even 5 percent yields. That’s higher than many savings accounts or long-term CDs,” Consumer Reports’ Greg Daugherty said.
Of course, like most great offers there are some catches.
“The rates plummet if you don’t meet the bank’s monthly requirements. Some drop t