F&A Federal Credit Union in Monterey Park, Calif., has taken the best aspects of savings and checking accounts and rolled them together into a High Yield eChecking account.

First Trade Union Bank in Boston has featured competitive nationally available savings and CD rates in the past, but now its best offer is on its online checking account.

Banks and credit unions have been busy lately tempting savers with offers to switch their checking accounts.

JPMorgan Chase is putting a stop to more fee experiments, this time changing its checking account choices in two test markets.

When we were looking around for good checking account deals leading up to Bank Transfer Day this Saturday, we stumbled upon a unique offer in Florida.

The big banks all might have surrendered on debit card fees, but that doesn’t mean the competition is letting up.

Bank of America caved today. Savers won. The nation’s second largest bank has dropped its debit card fee plans.

Consumers Credit Union, the long-time leader in nationally available rewards checking accounts, is now guaranteeing to keep its rate of 4.09% APY in place until June 30, 2012.

Chase won’t face the wrath Bank of America has seen, at least when it comes to debit card fees.