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.
Gateway First offers competitive interest rates on most accounts. The interest rates are much higher than typical bank rates. The online savings account and 12-month CD offers the most competitive interest rates.
The opening required amounts for Gateway First accounts are low. The online savings account requires $10 to open. The CDs need $1,000 to open. The checking accounts require either $50 or $1,000 to open. The money market account does require $2,500 to open.
Gateway First offers a good variety of accounts. These include:
Customers can send and receive money through Zelle. Gateway First Bank offers Zelle as a feature for each of their checking accounts. You can initiate Zelle payments through the mobile app or online.
Gateway First accounts have tiered rates. The CDs require $500 to open, but to earn interest requires a $25,000 balance. Each CD earns competitive rates if you have $25,000. You cannot add money to the CD after the opening amount. The money market account requires $100,000 to earn the most competitive rate. The checking account requires $50,000.
Not all Gateway First accounts can be opened online. The only accounts available online are the high yield savings account and CDs. The CD terms range from six-months to five-years.
Gateway First accounts are not currently available in all 50 states. If you live in the following states, you cannot open an account:
Some Gateway First Bank accounts have monthly fees. The fees for the checking accounts are between $7-8. There is a fee of $0.15 per debit item if you do not keep a set account balance. To waive the account fees, you must keep an account balance between $250 and $2,500.