For example, for a savings account or money market account, we'll evaluate the interest rate on an account to see if it's competitive.
This will not be factored for a rating of a checking account, since usually checking accounts do not pay interest.
If you'd like to learn more about how we evaluate individual features of checking accounts, you'll find more details on our methodology for checking account ratings below.
A financial institution will earn a 3 out of 5 if its money market account rate is on par with average money market account rates.
Additional categories considered for rating: Customer support (14.29% of rating)Mobile app ratings (14.29% of rating)Ethics (14.29% of rating)Ultimately, we review checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and business checking accounts to help you understand how a particular bank's accounts compare to those of other financial institutions.