Shop around, since there's no need to pay some of these fees when the bank across the street doesn't charge them. Also look for free non-interest checking, not an account whose interest is a pittance and requires a higher balance and higher monthly service charge.
Quotes about non-interest (4 Quotes)
We sold off the securities to improve our margins, as well as absorb the other expenses, to better position ourselves for growth in 2006. We are focused on managing our balance sheet and slowing the growth of non-interest expenses.
Increased transaction volumes continued to drive non-interest income growth. Price increases contributed moderately as they were kept well below the inflation rate. The growth in transaction volumes emanated from the increased activities of existing customers and growth in the retail customer base from 6.9 million in March 2005 to 7,6 million in December 2005.
Over half the banks' earnings these days comes from non-interest deposits.