Walmart's new partnership with GoBank may be a decent option for those unable to get a checking account from a traditional bank, but most consumers (even low-income ones) can find a better deal.

Walmart wants to be your one-stop-shop for financial services as well.

Little more than five years after the darkest point of the Great Recession, banks are again making record profits. Has the world no justice?

A payday loan alternative called Activehours promises employees that they can get paid immediately for the hours they've worked, without having to wait for a paycheck—and with no fees.

A tiny portion of bank customers pays nearly three-quarters of all overdraft fees, to the tune of $380.40 annually per account—and some $31 billion total.

A financial planner says people can be cynical about her work. Her own experience as a bank customer helps explain why.