Safe Checking: Four Policy Recommendations

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Safe Checking: Four Policy Recommendations

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Checking accounts are critical to the financial well-being of American families, but many bear hidden risks. Susan Weinstock, director of the Safe Checking in the Electronic Age project at the Pew Center on the States, offers four policy recommendations to make accounts more transparent and fair for consumers.

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