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Checking Accounts

Value Now Checking: Free & convenient

  • Everything you need in a checking account — with no minimum balance requirement and no monthly maintenance fee!
  • Perfect for anyone, any age, including a young adult's first checking account!2

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​Advantage Checking: Highest interest, low balances

  • Earn 1.00% APY* on all balances up to $7,500
  • Pay no monthly maintenance fee1 with minimum average daily balance of $750, and 10+ signature-based Visa® Debit Card transactions per month, and direct deposit of any amount
  • Receive up to $25 annual ATM surcharge rebates for fees you may be charged at other institutions' ATMs with online bill payment and estatement enrollment
  • Get a 0.25% APR* rate discount on First Northern auto loans and fixed-rate Home Equity Loans with direct deposit of any amount3

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Preferred Checking: Earn interest on high balances

  • Earn interest on balances of $250+ 
  • Pay no monthly maintenance fee with a minimum average daily balance of $2501
  • Get a 0.25% APR* rate discount on First Northern auto loans and fixed-rate Home Equity Loans with direct deposit of $500/month3

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All checking accounts come with:

HOW TO Switch TO FNCU

1: Other fees and conditions may apply and may reduce earnings. See fee schedule for details. 2: Joint ownership for parent/legal guardian required if under age 18 3: Some restrictions apply. Does not include discounts on promotional rates. 

Checking Accounts
Account Type APY*
Advantage Checking 1.00%**
Preferred Checking 0.05%***
Value Now Checking N/A
CreditSense Checking (contact us to open) N/A

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*APY=Annual Percentage Yield. Rates subject to change. Interest will be compounded and credited to your account monthly. If you close your account before interest is paid, you will not receive accrued interest.  Other fees and conditions may apply and may reduce earnings. See fee schedule for details. **1.00% APY on average daily balances of $7,500 or less; 0.01% APY on portions over $7,500. ***On average daily balances over $250