EH National Bank offers an ATM/debit card with their accounts. There is no fee to withdraw money from an EH National Bank ATM. If you withdraw money from a different ATM, they will reimburse the fees. EH National Bank reimburses up to $25.00 toward ATM fees each month.
There are a variety of different business accounts offered through EH National Bank. Checking, savings, and money market accounts are offered. CDs for businesses are also available. Each of these accounts offers online banking and remote deposit.
Most of the EH National Bank accounts do not have a required opening deposit. The checking, money market, and savings accounts do not have set amount to open the account. Only the CDs and retirement accounts have a required opening deposit.
The savings and money market accounts with EH National Bank do not have a monthly fee. The CDs only have a fee if you withdraw to money before the CD reaches maturity.
To open a CD through EH National Bank requires a large opening deposit. Each CD requires $10,000 to open. There are only four different CD terms offered. Those terms are three-month, six-month, 12-months, and 24-months.
The interest rates for EH National Bank are not listed on the website. To find out the rates you must call and speak with a customer service representative. You must also contact a representative to see the disclosure forms on the accounts. It is not listed how much money is required to keep in the money market, savings, or interest-bearing checking account.
EH National Bank checking accounts do not have a regular monthly fee. The fee comes if you make more than a set amount of withdrawals or deposits each month. After the allowed number, you will be charged for each additional transaction. EH National Bank allows 150 checks or debit transaction per month. If you make more, you are charged $0.30 per item. They allow 100 deposited items each month. After that, it is $0.10 per transaction.
EH National Bank interest rates are low. They are not competitive with other online-only accounts. One EH National Bank checking account earns interest. The rates for the accounts are slightly higher than your typical brick and mortar banks. Their rates are lower than online-only accounts.
The interest rates for most Connexus accounts are competitive. The CDs and checking accounts offer rates competitive with other online accounts. The HSA and money market account also offer competitive rates. These rates are higher than typical brick-and-mortar bank rates. The Connexus regular saving account does not offer rates competitive with other online accounts.
The personal deposit accounts with Connexus do not have monthly maintenance fees. There are no required amounts to keep in accounts to avoid fees. The checking, money market, and savings accounts are completely free. The HSA account has a fee and the business checking account does as well, if your balance falls below $200.
The Connexus Xtraordinary checking account offers ATM fee reimbursements. ATM transactions are free at any Connexus, CO-OP, and MoneyPass ATMs. The Xtraordinary checking allows up to $25 in ATM fee refunds. You must meet the account requirements to earn the ATM refund.
Connexus Credit Union offers a good variety of personal deposit accounts. They offer:
To open Connexus accounts, you must first become a member of the credit union. Employees of certain businesses or residents of certain cities qualify to become members. Relatives of members also qualify. You can become a member with a one-time $5 donation to the Connexus Association. Just because you apply does not mean you qualify to become a member. It can take up to three business days to hear if you receive approval.
The CDs through Connexus Credit Union all have high opening balances. Each of the CD terms requires $5,000 to open. Their CDs include 12, 24, 36, 42, or 60-month terms. The interest rates are competitive for each term length.
The Connexus money market account has tiered interest rates. To earn the most competitive rates requires an account balance of $100,000. Balances below $100,000 still earn interest, just not the most competitive rate.
The Connexus checking accounts have requirements you must meet to earn competitive rates. Those include eStatements, one direct deposit, and one online bill payment each month. You must also make a set amount of debit card transactions each month. If you meet these requirements, you earn the competitive rates. If you do not meet them, you are not charged a fee, but you do not earn the best rates.