ChexSystems is a consumer reporting agency that runs reports on your savings and checking account history. It is commonly used by banks and credit unions to screen applicants before approving new ...

A bad ChexSystems score may not scar you for life, but it does severely limit your choice of banks for those 5 years that your banking record remains tarnished. A little over 80% of banks you apply to ...

You're probably familiar with your FICO credit score. You might even know about your Chexsystems score. It turns out, there's another financial score that can affect your money goals. Insiders call it ...

ChexSystems, as Downey would soon find out, is a national consumer reporting agency — abbreviated CRA — that specializes in gathering data on how Americans use checks and bank accounts. It distills ...

The “financial surveillance” state is here, and your credit score is just the tip of the iceberg. Liam Downey remembers the first time he heard about ChexSystems. It was December 2021, not long after ...