Free, Rewards-Based Checking Accounts Level the Playing Field for Local Credit Unions Competing with Megabanks

According to a recent Kasasa/Harris Poll study1, more than half of Americans (55%) would be most likely to consider opening a new checking account at a local community bank or credit union, while only about three in ten (29%) would consider opening with a national megabank. Still, megabanks maintain a larger market share than community…