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Depositing a check to an online bank is easier than you think. Here's how mobile check deposits really work.

As mobile banking has taken off, many people never visit a bank, and online banks with no physical branches have opened their virtual doors. One of the most convenient developments in mobile banking ...

Bank customers are discovering a new way their accounts can get nickeled and dimed: a "remote" fee just to deposit checks through a phone or scanner. It is landing on top of a pile of other charges ...