Checking, the Credit Union Way
At UFCU, you’re a partner, not an account number. Excellent service for our Members is the cornerstone of all our checking accounts, along with free features and benefits:
- Get paid up to 2 days early with direct deposit
- Instant-issue contactless VISA® Debit Card
- 24/7 account access with secure digital banking services
- Worry-free banking with account alerts
- Free, easy bill pay with Online Banking
- Automated eStatements
- Access to UFCU’s network of fee-free ATMs
More UFCU Member Services
Know Where Your Money Is
Stay on top of spending and keep your accounts secure. Register your Visa Debit Card for Visa Purchase Alerts. These free services could not be simpler: You provide your contact information. You define the criteria that triggers an alert. You stay informed. It’s banking on your terms.
Instant Card-Carrying Membership
Get your Visa Debit Card issued on the spot when you open a checking account with UFCU.
- Accepted everywhere Visa Debit Cards are accepted
- Use at non-UFCU ATMs for a minimal $1 fee
Branch Out with Online Banking
View and download account info and transactions, pay bills for free, and transfer money, 24/7.
Learn more (For terms and conditions, refer to the Digital Service Account Disclosures)
Stay Covered for the Unexpected
We offer a few different options to help you manage your account in the instance it lacks funds to cover a transaction. Manage your account with added peace of mind through our available Overdraft Service options:
Explore Overdraft Services
* Fee Waived Requirements. Your $10 monthly service fee will be waived if your combined month-end balances are $10,000 or more, or if your monthly qualifying electronic deposits are $4,000 or more. A qualifying electronic deposit is a deposit of funds, such as your salary, government benefit payment, or other income, that has been posted to your account and is made through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network. Transfers from one account to another, mobile deposits, instant payments processed through the RTP® network (real-time payment system) or FedNowSM Service, an electronic credit from a third-party service that facilitates payments to your debit card using the Visa® or Mastercard® network, or deposits made at a branch or ATM are not considered a qualifying electronic deposit. See full Plus Checking Terms & Conditions (PDF).
† APY = Annual Percentage Yield. Bonus Dividends on Plus Checking. As of October 1, 2024, a Bonus Dividend of 2.25% APY will be paid on balances up to $10,000 in a Plus Checking share. Balances more than $10,000 will earn dividends at the current available rate. Rate is variable and subject to change after account is open. Fees could reduce earnings
Dividends are credited monthly. To receive this benefit, the following qualifications apply:
- Have at least twenty (20) eligible card transactions a month – the 20 eligible transactions can be a combination of debit card transactions on the Plus Checking share and credit card transactions on the same account in which the Plus Checking share resides. The eligible transactions must fully post within the month (i.e. pending transactions that have not fully posted are not counted).
- Eligible card transactions include purchases or spend transactions (exclude transactions such as cash withdrawals, transfers, cash advances or balance transfers).
- There must be a balance greater than the par value of one share to earn Bonus Dividends on a Plus Checking Share.
- Limit of one qualifying plus checking share per account can qualify for the bonus dividend. See full Plus Checking Terms & Conditions (PDF).
‡ Auto Loan Rate Discount. A Plus Checking account can receive a 0.25% discount on a consumer auto loan (excluding internal refinances). The discount would take a quarter of a point (0.25% or 25 Bps) off the standard auto loan rate the member qualified for.
To receive the Auto Loan Rate discount, the following apply:
- A Plus Checking share must be open on the same account (i.e. the same UFCU share account number) in which the consumer auto loan resides at the time of loan origination.
- The discount can only be applied to a consumer auto loan opened after 12:01 AM on 10/1/2024.
- The discount only applies to a new-to-UFCU consumer auto loan, which includes the following loan types:
- Purchase (purchase of an auto)
- External Refinance (purchased with dealer and member refinances with UFCU)
- The discount is not available on:
- Existing auto loans funded prior to opening the Plus Checking share
- Loans already financed with UFCU (e.g. an internally refinanced auto loan)
- Any other loan balance at UFCU
- Commercial or Business auto loans
- The member must qualify for the auto loan to receive the discount.
- Having a Plus Checking account does not guarantee loan approval.
- All the standard qualifications for obtaining the loan must be met. See full Plus Checking Terms & Conditions (PDF).
With approved credit.
Some restrictions apply.