1 Refer a friend using your personal referral code assigned to your membership. Your referral MUST use your code to become a member and open a new checking account by July 31, 2025 at any Patelco branch or online and meet the qualifications outlined here to earn up to $200. To qualify for the first $100 bonus, the following criteria must be met: 1) new member must join Patelco by opening a Free Checking or Interest Checking account with the referral code provided 2) sign up for eStatements 3) have a minimum of two (2) consecutive qualifying monthly direct deposits of $500 or more into the new Patelco checking account totaling $1,000 or more within 90 days of new membership.
Qualifying direct deposits are electronic deposits of payroll (paycheck), government benefits payments, Social Security, pension or other income received through the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) Network. Deposits that do not qualify include, but are not limited to, internal Patelco account to account transfers, check deposits, peer-to-peer transfers (e.g., transfers from Zelle®, PayPal, Venmo, etc.), ATM or branch deposits, ATM transfers, or remote deposits.
For the new member, who has met the above-stated criteria, to earn up to an additional $100, they must complete the following activities within 90 days of their new membership: 1) open a Money Market Plus or Money Market Select account to earn an additional $50, 2) sign up and use RoundUp at least once for debit card purchases to earn another $50.
Referring members can earn $100 for each referral that meets the qualifications for the first $100 bonus and can earn up to $500 total in Refer a Friend bonus per year. The referral bonus will be credited to your Patelco savings account. The cash bonus for new members will be credited to their new Patelco checking account after qualification criteria are met, on or before 90 days from the date the new membership is opened. Accounts must be open and in good standing at the time of bonus credit. Patelco employees are not eligible. If you receive $600 or more in prizes from Patelco throughout the year, we’ll send you an IRS Form 1099.
2 APY=Annual Percentage Yield. Rates are effective as of 03/01/2025 and are subject to change before or after account opening without notice. Rates vary by tier and apply to the full balance.
The following variable interest rates will apply to your account balance: 4.00% APY on balances of $250,000.00 or greater, 4.00% APY on balances between $100,000.00 and $249,999.99, 3.51% APY on balances between $50,000.00 and $99,999.99, 3.00% APY on balances up to $49,999.99.
In order to attain higher interest rates the account must meet the eligibility requirements, that is a Patelco checking account (opened under the same Member Number) with a total monthly deposit of $500 or more. If the account fails to meet eligibility, the lower interest rate of 0.05% APY will be defaulted. Qualifying deposit transactions include: Payroll direct deposits, Social Security (or other government benefit) direct deposits, ACH transfers, Zelle®, Venmo, PayPal or other similar deposits, cash deposits, check deposits (except checks written from another Patelco account), wire transfers, multiple deposits (of the types listed above) that add up to at least $500 in a calendar month. Qualifying deposit transactions do not include Patelco account-to-Patelco account transfers, chargebacks or promotional incentive payments from Patelco.
For more details, read our Money Market Plus Account Overview.
3 APY=Annual Percentage Yield. Rates are valid as of 12/01/2022 and are subject to change after account opening without notice. Interest is paid at tier rates on balances within each tier. Total interest paid is the sum from each tier. Blended APY shown assumes the amount entered is held in the account for one year. Withdrawing funds before one year will result in a different realized rate. No minimum deposit required to open an account. Limit one Money Market Select account and one Money Market Select IRA account per account number.
4 Early access to direct deposit funds depends on the timing of the submission of the payment file from the payer. We generally make these funds available on the day the payment file is received, which may be up to 2 days earlier than the scheduled payment date.
5 You must enroll in Instant BackUp on your checking account to receive overdraft coverage up to $500. You’ll pay interest only on the amount you borrowed for the amount of time it’s outstanding. Talk to our Patelco team for assistance and learn more here. No overdraft fees applies to checking accounts opened after 04/05/2023.
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