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State Employees'Savings accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

State Employees' Share Account

0.10%APY on $10,000 · as of Oct 10, 2026
A year on $10,000
$10 after fees
Monthly fee
$1 a month
To open
$250 to open
On our list
#139 of 234 savings accounts, by a year’s value on $10,000
Visit State Employees'The bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

What it earns in a year

Interest at the APY for each balance, minus any monthly fee you’d pay. Rates are variable; these are today’s.

BalanceAPYA year, after fees
$1,0000.10%$1
$5,0000.10%$5
$10,0000.10%$10
$25,0000.10%$25
$50,0000.10%$50
$100,0000.10%$100

Rate conditions

Balance needed for the APY
$250Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
To earn the APY
The minimum balance to earn dividends on Money Market Share accounts is $250Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Interest compounds
Dividends are compounded daily and paid monthly into your Money Market Share Account.Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$1 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
No monthly fee, unless balance falls below $250Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$250Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
$12Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft transfer fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming domestic wire
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing domestic wire
$15Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming international wire
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing international wire
$35Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Cashier’s check
$2Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Who can open it

Membership
Membership required:
  • Employees of the state of North Carolina, employees of North Carolina public boards of education, employees of North Carolina county departments of Social Services, Health, Mental Health, and Civil Defense, employees of associations formed for the benefit of state of North Carolina employees, employees of agencies or departments whose employees are otherwise subject to the North Carolina State Personnel Act, and employees of federal agencies assigned to North Carolina state agencies.
  • Members of the North Carolina National Guard.
  • Individuals retired from the above employment or service as pensioners and/or annuitants, including former employees who are “vested” and have not withdrawn or terminated future eligibility to be a pensioner and/or annuitant.
  • Immediate family of an existing member, including spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, and adoptive relationships.
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

Branch accessInterest bearingOverdraft protection transfer

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