"Five Star Silver Checking" from U.S. Bank

The Basics

Minimum Opening Deposit
 
$50.00
A $50 deposit is required to open this account.
Monthly Service Fee $0.00

Debit Cards & Using ATMs

Debit Card with Rewards
 
$0.00/yr
This account includes many various Rewards Programs.
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
 
$2.00/per use
There is a $2.00 fee each time you use a ATM in another country. There is an additional international withdrawal fee of 3% the amount of the withdrawn.

Electronic & Telephone Banking

Online Banking Free
Email Alerts
 
Included with online banking
This Email Alert feature enables you to receive:
- Warnings when your balance falls below a certain threshold;
- Notice of deposits or withdrawals over a certain threshold;
- The bad news that your account balance is below $0.
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;
- Microsoft Excel.
Online Billpay Free
Mobile Banking
 
Free
This institution supports:
- A mobile-browser website to view account balances, view recent activity, transfer funds, locate ATMs;
- A downloadable mobile application to view account balances, view recent activity, transfer funds.
Automated Phone Banking Free
Direct Connect for Quicken
 
$3.95/month
You can access your transaction history directly through Quicken and MS Money.

Checks & Statements

Unlimited Check Writing Yes
Free or Discounted Checks No
Monthly Paper Statements Yes
Check Images with Statements
 
$3.00/month
There is a $3.00 monthly fee to receive images of canceled checks with monthly statements.
Electronic Statements Yes
Online Check Images
 
Yes
Images of canceled checks can be viewed online for 90 months.

Overdrawing the Account

Free Account Overdraft
 
Yes
One per year.
Initial Insufficient Funds Fee
 
$19.00/per item
No fee on your first overdraft each year. $19 for second overdraft $35 for 3rd-5th overdraft, and $37.50 for every overdraft after that in a 12 month period. Charge applies PER ITEM.
Overdraft Protection
 
Available
This checking account has 3 options for Overdraft Protection.
From a linked Savings Account or Alternate Checking Account:
- Transfer fee of $5.00. The transfer fee is charged for each transaction.
- Funds are transferred in fixed increments of $200.00.
From a linked Overdraft Line of Credit:
- Transfer fee of $2.00. The transfer fee is charged for each transaction.
- Funds are transferred in fixed increments of $200.00.

Savings and Money Market Accounts

Standard Savings
 
$4.00/month
'Standard Savings' requires $25.00 to open and $0.00 to earn interest.
Current APY Information:
- 0.10 % at minimum balance to earn interest;
- 0.10 % at minimum balance to avoid fees;
- 0.10% 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;
- Maintain a average balance of $1,000.00.
Money Market
 
Fee Waived
'Money Market' requires $100.00 to open and $0.00 to earn interest.
Current APY Information:
- 0.05% at minimum balance to earn interest;
- 0.15% at minimum balance to avoid fees;
- 0.25% at $25,000.00
The account has a monthly service fee of $10.00. This fee can be waived if you:
- Maintain a minimum balance of $1,000.00;
- Maintain a average balance of $2,500.00.

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