To open Mutual of Omaha Bank accounts requires low amounts. The online checking account only requires $100 to open. The other checking accounts require from $100 to $1,000 depending on the account. The savings and money market accounts require $100 or $1,000. The online money market requires $1,000 to open.

Mutual of Omaha Bank offers a variety of personal deposit and business accounts. They offer six personal checking accounts. A basic savings account and two money market accounts are offered. CD terms vary from 1-month to 60-months; fixed rates and standard rate CDs offered.

Mutual of Omaha Bank offers an online checking and money market account. The online checking account only requires $100 to open. There is not a monthly fee if your balance is above $100. Balances over $1,500 earn interest. The money market account requires $1,000 to open, waive the fee, and earn interest. These accounts are available in all states.

To earn the most competitive rates for the online accounts does not require a large sum. The online money market account only requires $1,000 to earn the best rate. The online checking requires $1,500. Amounts over $250,000 earn much lower rates.

Mutual of Omaha Bank checking and savings accounts have monthly fees. Those fees range from $3 to $15 depending on the account. Waive the fees by keeping a set balance in the account. Those balances range from $100 to $10,000 depending on the account.

Not all accounts are available in all states. Mutual of Omaha limits the accounts to specific states. The online money market and checking account are available in all states. Most accounts must be opened at a branch location.

Not all Mutual of Omaha Bank accounts offer competitive rates. The online accounts offer rates competitive with other online accounts. The CDs and other accounts offered through branch locations are not as competitive. The rates may change based on the state you open the account in.

To earn the most competitive interest rates requires a large sum. The Mutual of Omaha Bank money market account requires $250,000 to earn the highest rate. The investment checking requires $50,000.

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Ally accounts offer competitive interest rates. The interest rates for the Ally savings account is 2.20% for all balances. The checking account earns 0.60% on balances over $15,000. The money market account and CDs also earn competitive rates.

Ally accounts do not have required opening amounts. You can open their accounts with any amount. There are no monthly fees for Ally accounts. They do not have set amounts required to keep in the account to avoid a monthly fee. The CDs have a fee if you withdraw money before the maturity date.

There are a good variety of personal accounts offered through Ally. These accounts include:

• Savings and money market account
• Interest checking account
• High yield CD
• Raise Your Rate CD
• No Penalty CD
• IRA CDs

When you open a CD with Ally, they offer a ten-day Best Rate Guarantee. For the first ten-days after opening your CD, Ally will watch the interest rates. If the rates increase during that time, the interest rate for your CD will increase. This guarantee is for new CDs as well as CD renewals.

Some Ally accounts have tiered interest rates. To earn the highest rates requires high account balances. The money market account requires $25,000 to earn the most competitive rates. The checking account requires $15,000.

There are limited ways to fund your Ally accounts. The easiest way to fund your account is through electronic transfers. Once your account is open, you can set up direct deposit with your employer. You can mail in a check or deposit a check through Ally eCheck Deposits. You cannot deposit cash into Ally accounts.

To make electronic transfers, Ally suggests linking an external account. You can then transfer money electronically between the linked account and Ally accounts. You can transfer money electronically between Ally accounts.

The standard time to transfer money from Ally to an external account is three business days. This time does not include weekends or holidays. If you need the money the next day, you must request the transfer before 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Transfers between Ally accounts are immediate.

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