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When I bank online how often is my account updated?

More and more banking takes place in real time. This doesn’t mean that your paychecks will clear and be available the minute you deposit them, but it does mean that if you deposit the check at an ATM you may very well see a record of that deposit online by the time you get home. Banks traditionally update accounts overnight while most people sleep but online banking means that you can even see pending changes to your account on the day before it actually changes.

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