The key to safe deposit boxes: To store or not to store - that is the question You should not put anything in the box that you may need to gain access to quickly or when the bank is not open.

A co-worker was moving her mother to a new apartment when she discovered the key to a safe deposit box that apparently belonged to her grandfather, who died in the 1980s.

Potential box of headaches: Keeping track of a safe-deposit box key and paperwork can save lots of paperwork and expense for your next of kin.

A Long Island couple’s safe deposit box is so secure, even they can’t get into it, they say in a lawsuit. Brenda and Robert Fox have kept $48,000 in jewel­ry in a box at a Chase Bank in ...

Consumers rent safe deposit boxes to keep important things safe -- but Prasad said the key didn't work, and when Chase drilled it open, her jewelry wasn't there.

My bank, KeyBank, drilled open my safe deposit box. I was never notified. I don't know of the whereabouts of the contents.