A safety deposit box, also known as a safe deposit box, is a secure storage container, housed within a bank or a financial institution’s vault. These boxes can provide you with a high level of ...

Dear Bruce: My sister lived many years in western Pennsylvania and then moved to Fort Myers, Fla., for about 1 1/2 years before she passed. As the executor going through her things, I found two safety ...

Safety deposit boxes offer enhanced security for valuables but aren't accessible outside bank hours. Items in safe deposit boxes are not FDIC insured; separate insurance is needed for coverage. Legal ...

Safe deposit boxes are a danger hidden in plain sight. It is tempting to think of them as an appropriate repository for all things valuable: jewelry, coins, cash, wills, powers of attorney. Cash is ...

As personal banking goes digital, safe-deposit boxes may seem a relic from the analog age. Yet some people still want the security of storage away from home for valuables, important papers and ...

Have you been considering getting a safe deposit box, but just don't know where to find one? Do you have important valuables ...

A home safe lets you keep your important information and small valuables in one convenient, private, burglar-proof location. Spend more for a fire- and water-resistant safe, and you can keep these ...

In Ohio, the contract between you and your bank "states the length of time the bank will hold your box after inactivity,” according to the state Department of Commerce. “After that time, certain ...