Personal & Business Checking

Regular Checking

This account has unlimited check-writing privileges.
Minimum Opening Deposit: $200.00
Account Fees: The service charge we assess depends upon the balance you maintain in your account:

  • $0 to $299.99 - $7.00
  • $300 to $399.99 - $6.00
  • $400 to $499.99 - $5.00

You may avoid these fees if you maintain a daily balance of at least $500.
Statement Period: Monthly
With this account you receive the first box of single or duplicate personal checks at no charge. Cost of other check printing varies on the style of checks ordered.

Free Checking

This account has unlimited check-writing privileges.
Minimum Opening Deposit: $200.00
Limitations: At least one deposit each month must be Direct Deposit payroll.
Account Fees: None
Statement Period: Monthly
Cost of checks may vary depending on style.

Platinum Checking (50+)

This account has unlimited check-writing privileges.
Minimum Opening Deposit: $200
Account Fees: There is no service charge and no monthly minimum balance on this account.
Statement Period: Monthly
With this account you receive one box of single or duplicate personal checks per year at no charge. Cost of other check printing varies on the style of checks ordered.
Rate/Balance Information: Same as NOW Account Checking

Club Checking

This account has unlimited check-writing privileges, with interest if a $500 daily balance is maintained, and other club account benefits.
Minimum Opening Deposit: $200.00
Rate Information: This account is an interest- bearing account. The interest rate and APY may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue on the first business day of your deposit for either cash or noncash items (checks) if received by 5:00 p.m. Interest will be accrued on the daily balance, compounded monthly and credited to your account monthly. If you close the account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.
Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum daily balance of $500 to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
Account Fees: Each month you will be assessed a service charge of $4.00. The service charge is $9.00 for customers under 50 years of age.
Statement Period: Monthly
With this account all club checks are free.

 

Student Checking

This account has unlimited check-writing privileges.
Minimum Opening Deposit: $100.00
Account Fees: None
Cost of checks may vary depending on style.

 

NOW Account Checking

This account is an interest-bearing account with unlimited check writing privileges.
Minimum Opening Deposit: $1,000.00
Rate Information: The interest rate and APY may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue on the first business day of your deposits for either cash or noncash items (checks) if received by 5:00 p.m. Interest will be compounded monthly and credited to the account monthly. If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.
Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account which applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum daily balance of $1,000 to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
Limitations: This account is limited to individuals, including sole proprietorships, and non-profit organizations.
Account Fees: Each month you will be assessed a service charge of $8.00. You may avoid this fee if you maintain a daily balance of $1,000. Businesses (i.e. sole proprietorships) will be assessed a $10 monthly maintenance fee.
Statement Period: Monthly
With this account you receive the first order of personal checks at no charge. Cost of other check printing varies on the style of checks ordered.

 

Money Market Account

This account is an interest-bearing account with limited check writing privileges.
Minimum Opening Deposit: $2,500.00
Rate Information: The interest rate and APY may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue on the first business day of your deposit for either cash or noncash items (check) if received by 5:00 p.m. Interest will be compounded monthly and credited to the account monthly. If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.
Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account which applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum daily balance of $2,500 to obtain the disclosed APY. If your account falls below $2,500 anytime during the month, the rate paid is equal to the NOW Account rate.
Limitations: The account is limited to six preauthorized transfers per month of which no more than three may be by check. Types of transactions which fall within the six per month limitation are ACH debits, transfers from a customer’s account pursuant to a preauthorized agreement to cover overdrafts on a transactions account, and a transfer from an account at the telephoned request of the customer. Transfers or withdrawals made in person at the bank are permissible in unlimited numbers. If the account exceeds the limitations stated above more than three times in a rolling 12-month period, the account will then be converted to another type of checking or non-interest bearing deposit account.
Account Fees: We will charge $5.00 for each check beyond three and any transaction beyond six per month.
Statement Period: Monthly
Additional special checks may be ordered with cost deducted from your account.

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