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Checking and Savings Account Comparison Chart

 

  Minimum to open Monthly Service charge Balance Needed to Waive Monthly Service Charge Interest
Bearing?
Special Features
FREE
Checking
$50.00 None None No

$300 Bounce Protection
limit available

     

 

 

 

Payroll
Advantage
Checking
$50.00 None None  Yes

Higher yield Interest paid monthly
if you are an employee
of a participating business1

Up to $10 of non-First American Bank
ATM fee reversals per month2

Unlimited check writing ability

 
FREE first order of
standard checks

$300 Bounce Protection
limit available

FAB Rewards Checking $50.00 None None  Yes

Higher yield interest paid monthly1
IF BOTH the following criteria are met: 

(1) you conduct 10 signature debit card
transactions during the statement cycle, 

AND
(2)
you elect to receive statement only via
 e-statement within online banki
ng.

Up to $10 of non-First American Bank
ATM fee reversals per month2


Unlimited check writing ability

$500 Bounce Protection
limit available

Limited to one account per person, please

Premium Plus Checking

$50.00

$12.00

Service Charge Waived
if you maintain
a minimum daily balance
of at least $2,500

OR

an average collected balance
during the statement cycle
of $5,000

 Yes Unlimited check writing ability

 $1,500 Bounce Protection
limit available
Investment Checking $50.00 $12.00  No Service Charge
if you maintain
a $10,000 minimum daily balance
during the statement cycle
Yes

Higher yield Interest is tiered
based on the monthly balance
in the account.

Earnings rates tier
at the $10,000, $50,000, $100,000
and $150,000 balance levels3.

The interest rate on the
Investment Checking Account
changes at the beginning
of each month
and is based on percentages of
the 3-Month Treasury Bill rate
.3  

Unlimited non-First American ATM
withdrawals for no fee
at any machine within
the continental United States

FREE incoming and Outgoing
Domestic Wire Transfers

$1,500 Bounce Protection
limit available
 

Savings $50.00 $6.004 Service Charge Waived
if you maintain
a minimum balance
of $50 during
the statement cycle
 Yes Excellent "starter" account
for children.
Presidential Money Market $50.00 $5.005 Service Charge Waived
if you maintain
a minimum balance
of $1,000 during
the statement cycle
Yes

Earnings rates are tiered and
increase at the
$10,000, $25,000, and
$50,000 balance levels.

 

Benefits of All First American Bank Accounts:

  • Free Internet Banking
  • Free Online Bill Payment
  • Free FinanceWorks personal financial management tools
  • VISA debit card with no annual fee
  • 24/7 Automated Phone Access line
  • Free Online Statements
  • Free Notary Service
  • Check Images in all statements

1Higher yield paid on balances between one penny and $25,000 and .15% APY paid on all amounts above $25,000 each cycle the minimum account requirements are met.  If you do not meet the requirements per cycle, your account will still function as a free checking account earning .15% APY.  Rates guaranteed through 12/31/09 but are subject to change thereafter.

2First American does not charge a fee to its customers to use another company's Automated Teller Machine (ATM).  First American will automatically reverse  fees charged by non-First American Bank ATM owners each statement cycle up to the limit speficied by account type.

3Effective 02/25/09, First American will implement a minimum earnings rate of .750% on all tiers of its Investment Checking Accounts which is subject to change without notice.  Effective 04/01/09, First American will implement a maximum earnings rate of 4.000% on all tiers of its Investment Checking Accounts which is subject to change without notice.

4With a Savings Account, withdrawals in excess of six per month are $2.00 each

5With a Presidential Money Market Account, transfer transactions are limited to no more than six per month. There is a $5 fee per item for excess transactions.

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