Reward Checking Rates as High as 6.00%
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Reward checking accounts are online checking accounts which pay a high-yield for customers who meet monthly banking requirements. The accounts are now available from banks in all 50 states. Each individual bank has their own tiered-rate schedule and unique monthly requirements. Some of the banks offering reward checking accounts today include:
Crossroads Bank
Illinois
6.10% APY on balances up to $30,000
Requirements: 20 VISA debit card transactions excluding ATM transactions, receive electronic statements
TriStone Community Bank
North Carolina
6.05% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 12 VISA debit card transactions excluding ATM transactions, receive electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
Orange Savings Bank
Texas
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, access online banking at least once, sign-up for direct deposit or receive a recurring ACH
The First National Bank of Dieterich
Illinois
6.01% APY on balances
up to $25,000
10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, access online banking at least once
Rocky Mountain Bank
Montana
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements:
electronic statements, use your free debit card, at least one direct deposit or automatic payment
Page Valley Bank
Virginia
6.01% APY up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 VISA check card transactions, electronic statements, access online banking at least once, at least one direct deposit or direct debit
Tri-County Bank and Trust
Iowa
6.01% APY up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit
First Banking Center
Wisconsin
6.01% APY up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit
First Clover Leaf Bank
Illinois
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit, 3 online bill payments
Charter Bank
New Mexico
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10+ check card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit, access online activity at least once
The First National Bank of Wynne
Arkansas
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 VISA check card transactions, electronic statements, one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
Summit Bank
Colorado
6.01% APY on balances up to $20,000
Requirements: 12 signature-based debit card transactions, electronic statements, one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
Kansas State Bank
Kansas
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 check card transactions, electronic statements, one direct deposit or ACH auto debit, access online activity at least once
Arizona Bank and Trust
Arizona
6.01% APY on balances up to $20,000
Requirements: 12 debit card transactions, electronic statements, make and automatic payment or direct deposit
1st National Bank Henning
Minnesota
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, access online activity at least once
Coulee Bank
Wisconsin
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit
Focus Bank
Missouri and Arkansas
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, access online banking
West Bend Savings Bank
Wisconsin
6.01% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit
Citizens Bank Minnesota
Minnesota
6.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 check card transactions, receive electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or one automatic payment
Southern Community Bank and Trust
North Carolina
6.00% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least direct deposit or automatic draft
Marlborough Co-Operative Bank
Maine, Massachusetts
5.51% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 12 signature-based debit card transactions, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
Bank of Blue Valley
Kansas
5.51% APY on balancesup to $25,000
Requirements: 12 signature-based debit card transactions, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
NewPortFed
Rhode Island
5.51% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 check card transactions, electronic statements, access online banking at least once, at least one for direct deposit or ACH
RCSBank
Missouri
5.37% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 8 check card transactions, one direct deposit or auto ACH debit, electronic statements
New Frontier Bank
Colorado
5.26% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 12 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or automatic payment, access online banking at least once
Cumberland County Bank
Tennessee
5.26% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 check card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit
Bank of Putnam County
Tennessee
5.26% APY up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 check card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit
All America Bank
Oklahoma
5.25% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10+ check card transactions, electronic statements
MidwestOne Bank
Iowa
5.25% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit
Community First National Bank
Missouri, Arkansas
5.10% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit
Heartland Community Bank
Arkansas
5.06% APY on balances up to $30,000
Requirements: 10 check card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit, access online banking once
BankNewport
Rhode Island
5.05% APY on balances up to $100,000
Requirements: 12 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit
Heritage Bank
New Jersey
5.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit, access online banking
Noble Bank and Trust
Alabama
5.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 12 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit
Peoples Bank
Tennessee
5.01% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
Opportunity Bank
Texas
5.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto-debit, log-in at least once
Bank of Little Rock
Arkansas
5.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
Monroe Bank and Trust
Michigan
5.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 15 debit card transactions, electronic statements, receive e-mail reminders, at least one direct deposit of a payroll check or retirement check
Capital Bank
North Carolina
5.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto-debit
State Bank of Texas
Texas
5.01% APY on balances up to $100,000
Requirements: 15 check card transactions, electronic statements, at least one ACH or direct deposit , at least one online bill payment
Legacy Bank
Oklahoma
5.00% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 12 check card transactions, $100 opening deposit, electronic statements, sign up for direct deposit
Community West Bank
California
5.00% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 check card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH, log-in at least once
Home State Bank
Colorado
4.56% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements:10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit
Rollstone Bank and Trust
Massachusetts
4.51% APY on balances up to $100,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, receive electronic statements, direct deposit either payroll, pension, or social security payments
Haverhill Bank
Massachusetts
4.50% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
Bank of Fayetteville
Arkansas
4.51% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 VISA check card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH payment, sign on to online banking
Bank of Hiawassee, Bank of Blairsville, Bank of Blue Ridge
Open to all states
4.51% APY on balances up to $99,999
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit, at least one online bill payment
Clinton Savings Bank
Arkansas
4.51% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit
Sutton Bank
Ohio
4.51% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 11 check card transactions, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto-debit, electronic statements
Community West Bank
California
4.50% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit
Butler Bank
Massachusetts
4.50% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit
M&F Bank
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee
4.50% APY on balances up to $25,000
Requirements: 12 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or auto ACH debit, log-in to online banking at least once
First Arkansas Bank & Trust
Arkansas
4.44% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit, auto ACH debit, or online bill payment, at least one log-in to online banking
Southbridge Savings Bank
Massachusetts
4.25% APY up to $50,000
Requirements: 10 debit card POS transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
North Middlesex Savings Bank
Massachusetts
4.08% APY on balances up to $50,000
Requirements: 12 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit
Bank of Idaho
Idaho
4.01% APY on balances up to $25,000
10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit, Idaho residents only
State Bank of Toledo
Ohio
4.01% APY on balances up to $70,000
10 debit card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit
Wilson Bank and Trust
Tennessee
4.00% APY on balances up to $50,000
10 check card transactions, electronic statements, at least one direct deposit or ACH auto debit
First National Bank
Nebraska
4.00% APY on balances up to $25,000
15 VISA check card transactions, electronic statements, ACH or direct deposit
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