Depositing more than $5,000 in cash is routine. Here's what banks look for and what happens after your deposit clears.

A reader emailed that she walked into her bank with a little over $5,000 from selling her car. She expected a quick deposit. Instead, the teller hesitated and asked a few extra questions. It wasn't ...

Depositing money into your bank account safeguards the funds and makes them available for you to spend or withdraw when you need it. Deposits are an essential banking task, and there’s more than one ...

Small cash deposits feel like the safest, most boring thing you can do with your money. Yet the way you space out those deposits, and the amounts you choose, can quietly trip alarms inside your bank's ...

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Online banks like Capital One, Axos Bank and Alliant Credit Union offer multiple ways to deposit cash through ATMs and retail partnerships. Most cash deposits at bank ATMs are free, while retail ...

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