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You may have noticed the recent headlines, or maybe you learned about it through your own bank: The end of free checking appears to be near. Still, it's not quite time for free checking's death-knell just yet. Despite the flood of questioning from news publications -- "Is free checking over?" --...

Most of the data on bank "stress tests" has already been leaked to the press, which could prompt an investigation into why such sensitive information about public companies was disclosed early. But whether the figures were in the press early or released later today, when they are expected to be...

As banks receive their stress test results, some are finding that their only choice for survival could be converting TARP preferred shares to common shares, similar to what Citigroup (C) was forced to do. While banks were given three options -- sell shares, convert shares, or get more federal aid...