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Earn more when you open Bank Smartly Checking and Savings accounts together. Apply for both in under 5 minutes.
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Open a Bank Smartly® Checking account to access easy money-management tools and simple ways to waive fees. Plus, you automatically get our new Smart Rewards®.
Enjoy simple ways to waive account fees and manage your money with easy-to-use digital tools and dashboards.
Easily get your Monthly Maintenance Fee1 waived with any one of these:
Smart Rewards® is complimentary with your Bank Smartly® Checking account, and you’re eligible for benefits like:
Plus, get even more perks as you automatically level up in the Smart Rewards® program.
Overdrawn $50 or less? You won't have any overdraft fees. Also, if you have overdraft protection set up on your account, there are no Overdraft Protection Transfer Fees.8,9
Overdrawn more than $50? Our U.S. Bank Overdraft Fee Forgiven9 program lets you waive the fee when you make a qualifying deposit(s).
Set up account alerts to help you avoid overdraft fees.
Quickly link all your accounts, even ones at other banks, using our mobile app.
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Capture a clear picture of your finances with the personalized dashboard included complimentary with your checking account. Learn more about mobile banking
Plan your financial future with your checking account's included money tracker and budgeting tools. Learn about our personal spending tracker
Complimentary access to Greenlight10 lets you:
Bank Smartly® Checking helps you easily and securely manage your cash flow. Get it setup in a snap.
Apply for a new checking account online in under 5 minutes with just $25.
Fund using an internal or external transfer or your credit, debit or prepaid card.
Switch your direct deposit in minutes with our do-it-yourself automated setup.

Checking + Savings
Open a Bank Smartly® Savings and Bank Smartly® Checking account together to:
Earn faster. Unlock higher savings rates.11
Minimize fees. Waive your Bank Smartly® Savings $5 Monthly Maintenance Fee.12
Save time. Apply for both in under 5 minutes.
Yes. Bank Smartly® Checking offers multiple ways to waive overdraft fees.
Our Overdraft Fee Forgiven9 program is your backup plan when your available balance is overdrawn $50.01 or more. Get your Overdraft Paid fee waived when you make a qualifying deposit(s) before 11 p.m. ET on the day you are charged the fee.
Learn about our Overdraft Fee Forgiven program
Overdraft protection lets you link eligible accounts so you can transfer funds to your checking account if a check, debit card or ATM transaction exceeds the Available Balance in your account.
Yes! Our U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking Account gives you the option to use your account with or without checks. If you prefer a checking account with checks, you may place a check order when you open your account.
Bank Smartly® Checking offer special benefits to Young Adults ages 18 to 24 and Youth ages 13 to 17. Young Adults may apply for an account individually or jointly. Youth must apply jointly with an adult.
For seniors, we recommend our Bank Smartly Checking Account. As one of our customer groups, seniors (age 65 or older) are automatically eligible for additional services and bank rewards tailored to meet their needs.
Yes, if you are a member of one of our eligible customer groups, you automatically qualify for additional services and rewards tailored to meet your needs.
Not all checking accounts earn interest, but some do. Our U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking Account is an interest-bearing checking account.15
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Bank Smartly Checking account Monthly Maintenance Fee: For newly opened U.S. Bank Smartly Checking accounts, the Monthly Maintenance Fee is waived for the first 2 statement periods from the account open date. Members of the military (requires self-disclosure), Workplace-Financial Wellness Program, U.S. Bank Global Transition Solutions, clients age 13-24 or clients 65 and over, pay no monthly maintenance fee. State Farm Alliance customers can waive the monthly maintenance fee as an owner of an eligible personal State Farm credit card. All others can have it waived by meeting any one of the following criteria: Have combined monthly direct deposits totaling $1,500 or more; or keep a minimum average account balance of $1,500 or more; or owner on a U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card; or owner of an eligible U.S. Bank small business checking account; or qualify for one of the three Smart Rewards® tiers (Gold Tier, Platinum Tier or Platinum Plus Tier).
The average account balance is calculated by adding the balance at the end of each calendar day in the statement period and dividing that sum by the total number of calendar days within the statement period. Other fees may apply.
Please refer to the Consumer Pricing Information (PDF) disclosure for more details.
The average account balance is calculated by adding the balance at the end of each calendar day in the statement period and dividing that sum by the total number of calendar days within the statement period.
The Bank Smartly® Checking Account Monthly Maintenance Fee will be waived if the account holder also has a qualifying credit card account. Qualifying credit card accounts include the U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card and personal State Farm credit cards for Alliance customers. Cards must be open and in good standing (not past due or overlimit) and you are the account owner. If a qualifying credit card is closed at any time, you will no longer be eligible for the monthly maintenance fee waiver associated with this card. No limitation on the number of U.S. Bank Smartly Checking accounts that can receive this benefit.
Eligible small business checking accounts include business Silver, Gold, Platinum, Premium, Non-Profit Checking accounts and U.S. Bank Business Essentials® Checking. The Monthly Maintenance Fee waiver is applicable when an account owner maintains an eligible small business checking account, open and in good standing (not in the process of closing).
Cash-back deals are currently available for personal debit and credit cards only. Business debit and credit cards are not eligible at this time.
ATM Transaction Fee. U.S. Bank will assess this fee for each ATM Transaction conducted at the Non-U.S. Bank ATM. This means that you may be charged more than one ATM Transaction fee at a Non-U.S. Bank ATM during a single ATM session. Non-U.S. Bank ATMs are defined as any ATM that does not display the U.S. Bank logo in any manner, physically on the ATM or digitally on the screen.
ATM Surcharge. Non-U.S. Bank ATM owners may apply a surcharge fee on ATM transactions at their ATMs. U.S. Bank participates in MoneyPass®, an ATM surcharge free network. To find MoneyPass ATM locations, select “visit the MoneyPass locator” at the bottom of our ATM locator search results to be taken to the MoneyPass website. If you use an ATM that uses the MoneyPass® Network and are charged a surcharge fee, please call us at 800-USBANKS (872-2657) for a refund of the surcharge fee. However, a Non-U.S. Bank ATM Transaction Fee may be assessed on transactions at a MoneyPass ATM.
Please refer to the Consumer Pricing Information (PDF) disclosure section titled Miscellaneous Checking, Savings or Money Market Fees for a summary of ATM transaction fees.
When changing existing checking options or customer group, check order discounts may not be immediately available, but will generally be available within five business days. Additional shipping fees may apply if expedited or shipped outside the continental United States.
Overdraft Protection Transfer Fees are waived on U.S. Bank Smartly Checking accounts. If you have linked eligible accounts, and the negative Available Balance in your checking account is $5.01 or more, the advance amount will transfer in multiples of $50. If, however, the negative Available Balance is $5 or less, the amount advanced will be $5. The Overdraft Protection Transfer Fee is waived if the negative Available Balance in your checking account is $50 or less. Please note, if you have Overdraft Protection and your account becomes overdrawn, Overdraft Protection funds will be accessed before the account is eligible for Overdraft Fee Forgiven. No Overdraft Protection Transfer Fee(s) will be charged for transfers from linked deposit accounts.
Refer to Your Deposit Account Agreement (PDF), section titled Overdraft Protection Plans, for additional information.
U.S. Bank Overdraft Fee Forgiven Program - Consumer checking accounts (excluding Safe Debit accounts) assessed an Overdraft Paid Fee may qualify for a fee waiver. The Overdraft Fee Forgiven period starts the first business day your Available Balance becomes negative and you were charged an Overdraft Paid Fee(s). U.S. Bank will review your account at the end of the Overdraft Fee Forgiven period (11 p.m. ET) and if your Available Balance (excluding the Overdraft Paid Fees and including immediate and same day deposits), is at least $0 we will waive Overdraft Paid Fee(s) charged. Deposits that generally will qualify for Overdraft Fee Forgiven include: ACH and electronic deposits, cash deposits, wire transfers, ATM deposits at U.S. Bank ATMs, check deposits in branch and internal transfers from another U.S. Bank account. Deposits that generally will not qualify for Overdraft Fee Forgiven include: Mobile check deposit, extended hold placed on a deposit and deposits into new accounts opened less than 30 days where funds are generally made available the fifth business day after the day of your deposit. Refer to the Determining the Availability of a Deposit – All Accounts section of Your Deposit Account Agreement (PDF) for full funds availability details.
U.S. Bank customers are eligible to receive the Greenlight Select plan complimentary when an eligible U.S. Bank checking account (excludes Safe Debit and Electronic Transfer accounts) is added as a funding source. You are required to be an authorized transactor on the U.S. Bank account, be at least 18 years of age, and be enrolled in online banking. Your U.S. Bank checking account(s) must be the preferred funding source for your Greenlight account for the entirety of the partnership. If your U.S. Bank checking account(s) cease to be the preferred funding source for your Greenlight account or you add a funding source that is not an eligible U.S. Bank checking account, you may be charged a monthly fee by Greenlight. In-app upgrades will result in additional fees. Subject to Greenlight identity verification. See greenlight.com/terms for additional information. Offer subject to change. Greenlight is a financial technology company, not a bank. The Greenlight app facilitates banking services through Community Federal Savings Bank (CFSB), Member FDIC. The Greenlight Mastercard is issued by Community Federal Savings Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard International.
The interest rates and Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) for the Bank Smartly® Savings account are variable, determined at the bank’s discretion, and can change at any time, including after the account is opened. For additional details about the U.S. Bank Smartly Savings Interest Rate Bump, see the U.S. Bank Smartly Savings Rate Sheet.
Bank Smartly Savings account Monthly Maintenance Fee: The $5 monthly maintenance fee is waived when you are an owner of a Bank Smartly® Checking, Safe Debit account, Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card, or for accounts with a minor under the age of 18.
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To send and receive money in minutes with Zelle®, both parties must have an eligible checking or savings account, and have a United States mobile number registered in your online and mobile banking profile for at least three calendar days. Transactions between enrolled customers typically occur in minutes.
Variable rate account – The interest rates and Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) are variable, determined at the bank’s discretion and can change at any time, including after the account is opened. Speak to a banker for current deposit rates, disclosures on rates, compounding and crediting, and other balance information.
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