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Really Free Checking

Overview

No fees. No kidding!

Keep your hard-earned money with a free checking account that won’t hit you up for service fees, per-check charges, or other hidden costs.

(Of course, some fees are out of our control—like for other banks’ ATMs and any bounced checks.)

 

 Piggy Bank

Free means free

$0 minimum balance
$0 per check charge
$0 monthly service fees

Features & Benefits

No maintenance fees or hidden charges

  • Free online and mobile banking
  • Free SEFCU Debit Mastercard® with cash-back rewards
  • More than 100 SEFCU-owned ATMs throughout our communities
  • Also use your debit card fee-free* at 55,000+ Allpoint® Network ATMs (in CVS®, Walgreens®, Speedway®, and Target®, plus locations across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia, and United Kingdom)
  • If your debit card is lost or stolen, notify SEFCU (800-727-3328) and your liability for unauthorized use is $0**
  • Automatic overdraft protection available
  • Use ClickSWITCH to quickly and easily switch Direct Deposits and automatic bill payments!
 no fees

 

Fees

Current Rates

Minimum Opening Deposit Dividend Rate Annual Percentage Yield***
Free Checking - No Minimum 0.00% 0.00%

Service Fees Comparison

Click here for a full list of fees

Item SEFCU Fee New York State Bank/Credit Union average fee^
(as of May 2020)

Monthly Maintenance Fee

$0

$9.50

Counter Checks (4 per page)

$2 ($0.50/per)

$1.96 per

Teller Checks

$2

$6.53

Overdraft Transfer from Savings

$2.50

$7.90

Returned Checks - Deposited

$10

$14.79

Returned Checks - Insufficient Funds Charge****

$28

$33.63

Paid Checks - Insufficient Funds Charge

$28

$33.48

Stop Payment on Counter, Personal, or Teller Check (Official)

$10

$30.50

^New York bank/credit union average fees are accurate as of May 2020 and are published in New York Credit Union Association’s RateWatch.

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* SEFCU members are not required to pay a fee at Allpoint ATMs. If a charge screen appears during your Allpoint ATM transaction, enter “yes” to accept the charge and proceed with your withdrawal. The additional fee will not be deducted from your SEFCU account. The savings can be $3 or more per transaction. Please note, at international Allpoint ATMs, you will still be responsible for the Mastercard® Foreign Currency transaction fee.
** See mastercard.us/zero-liability for details.
*** Annual Percentage Yield. Minimum average daily balance to obtain APY is $250. Rate and APY are variable and are subject to change after the account is opened.  APY is accurate as of today - March 8, 2021. Fees may reduce earnings.
*****Items returned unpaid (e.g., checks, ACH, bill payments) that are re-presented again for payment will be charged additional insufficient funds fees if available funds in your account are still insufficient when re-presented.