BankFirst 2% APY Checking on Balances up to $10,000

Offer at a glance

  • Interest Rate: 2.02% APY
  • Maximum Balance: $10,000
  • Availability: Nationwide
  • Direct deposit required: No  (does require ACH)
  • Additional requirements: 18 debit transactions
  • Hard/soft pull: Unknown
  • Credit card funding: Unknown
  • Monthly fees:  None
  • Household limit: No (it’s one per SSN)
  • Insured: FDIC

The Offer

Direct Link to offer

  • BankFirst offers 2.02% APY on up to $10,000 with their Kasasa checking account; the interest is deposited into the linked Kasasa Saver account.

To be eligible for the 2% interest rate, the following qualifying activities are necessary:

  • Have at least one direct deposit or ACH payment transaction post and settle (tip: automate this by setting up a recurring transfer from another checking account)
  • Have at least 18 debit card purchases post and settle

The account requires e-statements. It also comes with up to $25 of ATM fee waivers, nationwide.

Avoiding Fees

There aren’t any monthly fees on this account.

The Fine Print

  • Minimum to open is $100 for Kasasa Cash and $100 for Kasasa Saver
  • For Kasasa Cash, if qualifications are met each monthly qualification cycle: (1) Domestic ATM fees incurred during qualification cycle will be reimbursed up to $25 and credited to account on the last day of monthly statement cycle; (2) balances up to $10,000.99 receive APY of 2.02%; and (3) portion of balance over $10,000.99 will earn 0.15% APY depending on the balance.
  • If qualifications are not met on Kasasa Cash all balances earn 0.10% APY
  • Qualifying transactions must post to and settle Kasasa Cash account during monthly qualification cycle; “Monthly Qualification Cycle” means a period beginning one day prior to the first day of the current statement cycle through one day prior to the close of the current statement cycle
  • Interest earned in Kasasa Cash is automatically transferred to Kasasa Saver each statement cycle and does not compound;  the Kasasa Saver APYs may be less than Kasasa Cash APYs
  • ATM receipt must be presented for reimbursement of an individual ATM fee of $10.00 or higher
  • Direct Deposits include payroll, Social Security, and other government benefits, and tax refunds
  • Limit one account per Social Security Number (SSN)

Our Verdict

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Larry
Larry (@guest_448719)
July 28, 2017 16:59

This might be a stupid question, but could somebody please explain what’s ACH payment transaction?

Avi
Avi (@guest_449041)
July 29, 2017 11:14
Dean
Dean (@guest_448493)
July 28, 2017 11:34

Kasasa? Don’t care for that hippie name. Or spending money to make money.

Jhali
Jhali (@guest_448483)
July 28, 2017 11:24

Isn’t remarkable? Really?

caveman
caveman (@guest_448470)
July 28, 2017 11:03

I would rather go with Northpointe 5% on $10,000 maximum than this one