"College Checking" from Chase

The Basics

Minimum Opening Deposit
 
$25.00
A $25.00 deposit is required to open this account.
Account Restrictions
 
Students
You must be a student between 17 and 24 to open this account.
Monthly Service Fee $0.00

Debit Cards & Using ATMs

Chase VISA Extras
 
$0.00/yr
There are 3 debit card reward programs available with this account:
'Chase VISA Extras' allows you to earn points towards items in the VISA Extras Rewards Catalog. There is no annual fee for this card.
The Leisure Rewards program similarly allow syou to earn points for travel-related discounts and prizes. This program costs $25 annually.
The Continental Air Miles program allows you to earn miles towards flights. This program costs $25 annually
Non-affiliated ATM Usage Fee
 
$2.00/per use
There is a $2.00 fee each time you use a non-affiliated ATM.
International ATM Usage Fee
 
$3.00/per use
There is a $3.00 fee each time you use a ATM in another country. In addition, a 3% exchange rate adjustment fee applies to Debit Card purchases and cash withdrawals made outside the U.S. in a foreign currency.

Electronic & Telephone Banking

Online Banking Free
Email Alerts
 
Included with online banking
This Email Alert feature enables you to receive:
- Notice of deposits or withdrawals over a certain threshold;
- Update of daily account balance updates.
- Notice you've received a direct deposit.
Activity Download
 
Included with online banking
You can download 90 days of transaction history in the following formats:
- Quicken 2007 and above;
- MS Money for 2007 and above.
Online Billpay
 
Free
$3 for each ACH payment request.
Mobile Banking
 
Free
This institution supports:
- A text messaging service to view account balances, view recent activity and credit card due dates, and receive various alerts regarding your account status.
- A mobile-browser website to view account balances, view recent activity, transfer funds, pay bills and credit card payments, locate ATMs, and send a wire transfer.
- An iPhone application to view account balances, view recent activity, transfer funds, pay bills and credit card payments, locate ATMs, and send a wire transfer.
Automated Phone Banking Free
Direct Connect for Quicken
 
$9.95/month
You may access your account information through Direct Connect for both Quicken and MSMoney for $9.95 per month.

Checks & Statements

Unlimited Check Writing Yes
Free or Discounted Checks No
Monthly Paper Statements Yes
Check Images with Statements $3.00/month
Electronic Statements Yes
Online Check Images
 
Yes
Images of canceled checks can be viewed online for 7 years.

Overdrawing the Account

Initial Insufficient Funds Fee
 
$25.00/per item
The Insufficient Funds Fee is $25.00 for the first overdraft, $34.00 from 2 to 4 overdrafts and $35.00 for subsequent overdrafts.
FOR ACCOUNTS OPENED IN FL, GA, ID, OR, or WA, the fee is $34.00 for all insufficient funds.
Overdraft Protection
 
Available
This checking account has 3 options for Overdraft Protection.
From a Credit Card, Line of Credit, or linked Savings Account:
- Transfer fee of $10.00. The transfer fee is charged per day;
- Funds are transferred to bring the account balance to $0.00.

Savings and Money Market Accounts

Chase Savings
 
$4.00/month
'Chase Savings' requires $25.00 to open and $0.00 to earn interest.
Current APY Information:
- 0.01 % at minimum balance to earn interest;
- 0.01% at minimum balance to avoid fees;
- 0.01% at $25,000.00
The account has a monthly service fee of $4.00. This fee can be waived if you maintain a minimum balance of $300.00.
Chase Money Market Savings
 
$12.00/month
'Chase Money Market Savings' requires $25.00 to open and $0.00 to earn interest.
Current APY Information:
- 0.01% at minimum balance to earn interest;
- 0.01% at minimum balance to avoid fees;
- 0.01% at $25,000.00
The account has a monthly service fee of $12.00. This fee can be waived if you maintain a minimum balance of $1,500.00.
Chase Plus Savings
 
$20.00/month
'Chase Plus Savings' requires $100.00 to open and $0.00 to earn interest.
Current APY Information:
- 0.05% at minimum balance to earn interest;
- 0.10% at minimum balance to avoid fees;
- 0.25% at $25,000.00
The account has a monthly service fee of $20.00. This fee can be waived if you maintain a minimum balance of $15,000.00.

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