Reading your bank app home screen
Find your balance and your recent charges without guessing.
The screen looks busy, but most of it is decoration.
At the top is the account name, like Checking. Under it is a number, the balance. Below that is a list of recent charges, newest first.
Everything else is a button offering a service. You can ignore all of it today. Nothing on the screen charges you for looking.
Key points
- Account name sits at the top of the screen.
- The balance is the number right under it.
- The list underneath is your recent charges.
- Newest charges are at the top of that list.
- Looking at anything costs you nothing.
What to remember
- Balance on top, charges underneath. Same on every bank app.
- Your balance is always near the account name, not in the busy parts.
- Reading top to bottom means walking backward in time.
Try this
Open your bank app today and say out loud the account name, the balance, and the store on the very first line of the list.
Practice: Reading your bank app home screen. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.