Let Your Money Work for You with our High-Yield Checking Account
Performance Checking from Communication Federal Credit Union is the ideal account for members with high cash-flow needs who carry a larger checking account balance. It’s free to open, has $0 in monthly service fees, and offers 1.25% APY^ in interest on balances up to $30,000.*
No Monthly Fees
No Minimum Balance Requirement
Earn 1.25% APY^ on Balances up to $30,000*
Free 1st Box of Checks
Free Online & Mobile Banking
Free TransFund ATM Access – Over 16,000 ATMs!
$0 Out-of-Network ATM Fee2 + up to $25/Month in ATM Fee Refunds3
Available with Honor Pay & Overdraft Protection
How Does Your Bank Compare?
Communication Federal Credit Union’s Performance Checking account has no monthly fees, and rewards you every month with dividends of 1.25% APY on balances up to $30,000 with qualifying activities.* Dividends are paid on the first business day of each month!
CFCU Perfornance Checking |
Bank of America Core Checking |
Chase Total Checking® |
Monthly Service Fee | ||
$0 | $121 | $121 |
Balances Earn Interest? | ||
Yes – 1.25% APY^ on Balances up to $30,000!* | No | No |
Opening Deposit | ||
$25 | $25 | $25 |
Out-of-Network ATM Fee | ||
$0 – Free!2 | $2.50 Min. Fee | $2.50 Min. Fee |
ATM Fee Refunds | ||
Up to $25/Month!3 | None | None |
Free Box of Checks | ||
Yes – 1st Box Free | No – Fee Varies | No – $18.95 / Box |
Free Online & Mobile Banking | ||
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Free Bill Pay & eStatements | ||
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Foreign Transaction Fees | ||
$0 – None! | 3% of Amount in USD | 3% of Amount in USD |
Send Money to Friends & Family | ||
Yes – Free with Zelle | Yes | Yes |
Overdraft Protection Transfer Fee | ||
$2 / Transfer | $12 / Day 4 | $0 / Transfer 5 |
Information for the above comparison table was obtained January 1st, 2019 from the aforementioned bank’s websites. Information is subject to change without notice.
1 Monthly Fee can be waived with qualifying account activities or if you are under 24 years old and enrolled in school. 4 Overdraft protection transfer from a linked Bank of America savings account or line of credit. 5 Overdraft protection transfer from a linked Chase savings account. |
* Performance Checking Disclosures:
^ APY = Annual Percentage Yield
Reward Rate Qualifications:
- Minimum of 12 check card transactions, excluding ATM transactions, totaling at least $100. (Posted during each qualification cycle.)
- Minimum direct deposit of $500. (Posted during each qualification cycle.)
- One ACH automatic debit or one online bill payment (posted during each qualification cycle)
- Enroll in and receive eStatements
(1) Balances up to $30,000 receive APY of 1.25%; and (2) balances over $30,000 earn 0.10% interest rate on portion of balance over $30,000, resulting in 1.25% – 0.10% APY depending on the balance.
If qualifications are not met, all balances earn 0.10% APY.
Qualifying transactions must post to and settle account during monthly qualification cycle. Transactions may take one or more business days from the date transaction was made to post to an account. ATM-processed transactions do not count towards qualifying debit card transactions.
“Monthly Qualification Cycle” means a period beginning on the 25th day of the month and ending on the 24th day of the following month. Transfers between accounts do not count as qualifying transactions. Fees may reduce earnings. Limit one account per tax ID number.