Wells Fargo offers an Opportunity Checking account. This account is for those who do not qualify for a regular checking account. It offers checks, a debit card, bill pay, and mobile banking. With the Opportunity account, there is a $10 monthly fee. There are options to waive the fee.

Many business accounts are available through Wells Fargo. Business savings and checking accounts are available. They offer CDs, loans, and credit cards. Commercial finance options are available. Wells Fargo offers retirement and investment options for businesses, along with payroll options.

Wells Fargo offers a checking account specifically for kids 13-17 years old. A parent must open the account with the child. There are no monthly fees and it offers a debit card and mobile banking. Parents can set limits on the number of purchases and withdrawals made from the account.

To open a Wells Fargo checking and savings requires a low opening deposit. The savings and checking accounts only need $25 to open. The accounts may require more money to earn interest, but to open the account only requires $25.

The interest rates for Wells Fargo accounts are low. They are not competitive with other online-only accounts. Even the highest interest rates offered are low compared to other online accounts.

Most Wells Fargo accounts have a monthly fee. The fees range from $10-30, depending on the account. Ways to waive the fees include:

• Signing up for electronic statements
• Having an average daily balance above a set amount
• Setting up a reoccurring savings deposit
• Account holder is between a certain age
• Having a direct deposit over a certain amount
• Combined account balances are above a set amount
• Making a set number of debit card transactions

Wells Fargo does not offer many CD term lengths. There are only four CDs with an opening amount of $2,500. Those terms are three-month, six-month, and one-year CDs. The 9, 29, and 39-month CDs require $5,000 to open. The Step Rate CD is a 24-month term. To open requires $2,500 and must be done in a branch location.

Wells Fargo does not offer a money market account. They offer a basic and a Platinum savings account. Neither account offers interest rates competitive to online accounts.

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Langley Federal Credit Union offers a wide variety of accounts. They have an MMA, savings accounts, youth accounts, and a holiday savings account. They offer four checking accounts and a variety of CD terms. The CD terms range from three months to five years. Langley also offers loans, credit cards, and business accounts.

The accounts offered through Langley have competitive interest rates. The rates are competitive with other online account rates. The CDs, money market account, and platinum checking account earn competitive rates. The Langley Saves account earns competitive rates for the first $1,000.

Most Langley accounts have low opening required amounts. The savings accounts each only require $5 to open. Only the Platinum checking account has a set amount required to open the account. That account requires $10,000 to open. The regular CDs require $1,000 to open. The promotional CDs require more. The MMA does not have an amount required to open the account.

Only the Langley Essential checking account has a monthly fee. This checking account is for those with bad or no credit. This account offers a debit card, online and mobile banking, and bill pay. The monthly fee is $5. The other Langley accounts do not have fees.

Some Langley accounts have tiered interest rates. The Platinum MMA requires a balance of $250,000 to earn the most competitive rate. Traditional money market accounts require $100,000 for the best rate. The Platinum checking account requires $10,000.

Langley offers promotional CDs with more competitive interest rates. Two of these terms have high opening required amounts. The 11-month CD requires $100,000 to earn interest and the 29-month CD requires $50,000. The other promotional CDs only require $1,000 to open, but they are for new deposits only.

To open accounts with Langley FCU, you must first become a member of the credit union. You are eligible for membership if you work for a specific company. Member of certain organizations or that attend certain schools are eligible. Family members of other members are eligible. You can also join an organization to become a member of Langley FCU.

Langley has a daily withdrawal limit. Members can withdraw up to $600 per day, per account, if your account has sufficient funds. There is also a $600 limit with point-of-sale transactions.

Read the full Langley Federal Credit Union review.