yes as long as you are a signer. Www.bank-credit-tip.info
with a Checking account, you can withdraw money, pay bills or make a purchase easily, using checks.
Not unless the parents are a party to the agreement such as a co-signer.
The best type of account for money you use to pay regular bills is a checking account.
A standard checking account at most banks is an account where a person puts money in, and then they can write checks to pay their bills or get cash. A standard checking account might have a minimum balance the account holder has to maintain, without being charged a service fee.
An online checking account allows you to view your balance and pay bills from your account. Some banks are starting to implement systems where you take a photo of your check and send it to your online account to deposit it.
A standard checking account at most banks is an account where a person puts money in, and then they can write checks to pay their bills or get cash. A standard checking account might have a minimum balance the account holder has to maintain, without being charged a service fee.
automatic billing
It isn't an absolute necessity to have a checking account, but as far as paying your monthly bills, any other way of doing it is extremely "clumsy". You cannot send cash through the mail, and getting separate money orders for every bill, every month - as I said - clumsy. You'd get sick of that in a hurry.
If your name isn't on the account a fraud alert will come up. So, if you're trying to do something illegal, a sure fire way to get caught is to try to pay your own bills with someone's stolen account information. Have fun in jail!
Sounds like Karma to me.....
There are quite a few benefits to having an online checking account. For one, there is no need to balance your check book because all transactions are displayed in real time online. Also, one can use an online checking account to pay all monthly bills or send checks to people without have to be physically present or having to pay postage.
my income tax return was to be deposited to my checking account but the account number was wrong so they[re rerouting it to my old address. I need to pay some bills but will have to wait until two weeks until my return comes in. My account is currently overdrawn and I need to know how much will the bank allow me to overdraw on my checking account.