Flagstar Bank offers a variety of personal deposit and business accounts. There are three checking accounts to choose from and three savings accounts. They offer a money market account and many CD terms. Lending options are available for personal accounts as well as business. Flagstar offers business checking, savings, money market accounts, and credit cards.

The amounts required to open Flagstar accounts is low. The checking accounts all require $50 to open. The savings accounts and money market account all only require $1 to open. All CD terms only require $500 to open.

Flagstar offers three CDs with competitive interest rates. Those CD terms are a 13-month, 19-month, and 25-month. Each term requires $500 to open. These CDs must be opened in a branch location. They are only available for Michigan residents.

Flagstar offers promotional savings accounts. The interest rates for these three accounts are competitive. They offer a SimplySavings, MaxSavings, and High Yield Promo account. They guarantee the competitive rate for the first 12 months. There is no minimum balance or checking account required during the promo period. After the promotional period, you can choose which account fits you best. Monthly fees apply after the 12 months. These accounts are only for Michigan residents.

The interest rates for Flagstar Bank accounts are low. They are competitive with other brick and mortar bank rates. Most account rates do not compare with interest rates for online accounts. Only a few interest rates are competitive.

Along with being low, the interest rates for Flagstar accounts are tiered. To earn the most competitive rates for the high yield savings account requires $1 million. To earn a good rate requires $50,000. The SimplyMax savings and checking account earns the best rate for balances over $25,000. The money market and SimplyPlus checking account requires $10,000 to earn the best rate.

Flagstar Bank accounts have monthly fees. Checking account fees range from $10 to $25 a month. Waive those fees by keeping a balance of $1,000 to $5,000 in the checking. Alternatively, waive fees by having $5,000 to $25,000 between multiple accounts. Savings and money market account fees range from $3 to $35 a month. To waive those fees requires a $300 to $50,000 balance, depending on the account. Having a checking account will also waive the savings account fees.

At this time Flagstar Bank personal deposit accounts cannot be opened online. You must visit a branch location to open a checking, savings, or money market accounts, and CDs. You can apply for a mortgage online. The option to apply online may be available in the future.

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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.

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