Q: Is it safer to do my online banking on my smartphone or computer? A: Compromised banking credentials are a hot property on the dark web, which serves as a marketplace for cyber thieves and finding ...

Online banking and financial transactions have made managing money more convenient than ever before, but they also come with certain risks. Hackers and cybercriminals are always looking for ways to ...

My Banking Direct’s savings account earns a stellar rate, and its checking and savings have no monthly fees. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Toni Husbands was a staff writer with CNET Money. She began writing about personal finance to document her experience paying off $107,000 of debt, which is detailed in her book "The Great Debt Dump." ...

Online banking has become one of the most common ways to access your finances. Odds are you’ve logged into your account from your computer or an app on your phone, skipping the commute and long line ...

Jay McLaughlin has me worried. I do my online banking from the same home computer the rest of the family uses for Web surfing and online games. I have the McAfee security suite loaded and do regular ...

An online bank provides many of the same functions and services as a traditional bank, except it doesn’t have any physical branches. Instead, you complete your banking tasks from your computer or ...

Benzinga's choice for the best online bank account with instant debit card access is Chime. For first timers, Current is best for providing credit building features. Once you open an account, you want ...

Using a VPN — a virtual private network — to browse the internet can give you more security and privacy online. It can also be used to access websites that might not be available in your location.

I remember waiting for the train in Boston a couple of years ago when I saw an ad for an online-only bank. I was skeptical. How could you have a bank without physical branches? I felt more secure at a ...

My Banking Direct is the online division of Flagstar Bank. It has just a handful of products: one checking account, one high-yield savings account, one five-month certificate of deposit (CD) and a ...