May 18, 2023 — Featured News

Appearing in the Washington Post on May 18, 2023, Spencer Tierney of NerdWallet talks to Carla Sanchez-Adams about bank accounts for college students.

Carla Sanchez-Adams, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, recommends looking into Bank On certified accounts, which don’t have overdraft or NSF fees. Transactions that would bring an account balance below zero get declined instead . Plus, these accounts can have screening practices inclusive of those with less banking history.

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