The number of households without bank accounts fell to its lowest level since the FDIC first began conducting its biannual survey in 2009. Seven percent of U.S. households were unbanked last year, according to the FDIC’s 2015 National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, released Oct. 20. That percentage dropped from 7.7 percent in 2013 and 8.2 percent in 2011. … Continue reading PayBefore.com – FDIC Study: Unbanked Rate Drops; Prepaid, Mobile on Rise