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SchoolsfirstChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Schoolsfirst Investment Checking

$3monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
$0 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
On our list
#401 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit SchoolsfirstThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Rate conditions

Interest compounds
Dividends are compounded daily and paid to your account monthlySource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$3 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
Any one of these:
  • Direct deposit of at least $1 and a daily minimum combined share balance of $1,000
  • Direct deposit of at least $1 and a daily minimum combined share balance of $1,000
  • Daily minimum combined share balance of $2,500
  • Age 62 or older
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft fee
$22Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
$22Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Most overdraft fees in a day
3Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM network
SchoolsFirst FCU or CO-OP Network ATMsSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Out-of-network ATM fee
$2Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing domestic wire
$20Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing international wire
$45Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Paper statements
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Inactivity fee
$2Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Cashier’s check
$5Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Stop payment
$15Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Card replacement
$5Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Who can open it

Membership
Membership required:
  • A current or retired school employee of an eligible school.
  • An immediate family member of a SchoolsFirst FCU Member, including spouse, domestic partner, parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild.
  • A college student enrolled in an eligible education program with a student teaching requirement.
  • An employee of a company whose primary business is to provide a direct service to an eligible school or district in California.
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

Bill payBranch accessCheck writingDebit cardInterest bearingOverdraft protection transfer

From the bank’s own pages. A feature not listed may still be offered: we list only what the bank states.

Rates and fees change; the bank’s own page is the final word. Report a mistake · How we make money · Not stated: 2 items counted at typical fees