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Checking Accounts

Banking. Made. Easy.


Day–to-Day Banking
At Pacific Service Credit Union, we’ve made day-to-day banking easy with our checking accounts. But who needs checks? We offer state-of-the art online banking and our mobile banking app. Combine that with access to more than 5,000 shared branches and 30,000 free ATMs in Northern CA and nationwide and you’ve got market-leading banking.

Get Paid Early with Early Direct Deposit
Simply establish direct deposit of your paycheck and we’ll deposit the funds to your account as soon as we receive them…sometimes up to two days early.

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Stack Checking
 
 
Perfect for: People who don’t have direct deposit People with direct deposit Students or young adults age 23 or younger People with high balance checking accounts People wanting to earn higher dividends on everyday checking balances
Monthly fee: $0 $0 with direct deposit or $25,000 in combined deposit and loan balances; otherwise $10 $0 $0 with a $7,500 average monthly balance; otherwise $10 $0
Minimum balance: $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Earn dividends: No No No Yes
1.00% APY with $2,500 in monthly direct deposit and 10 debit card purchases
 
1.25% APY with $5,000 in monthly direct deposit and 15 debit card purchases
Checks: First box of logo checks free Free logo checks First box of logo checks free Free logo checks First box of logo checks free
ATM fee reimbursement: None ATM fee reimbursement up to $3 per transaction and $15 per month ATM fee reimbursement up to $3 per transaction and $12 per month None ATM fee reimbursement up to $3 per transaction and $15 per month
Perks: Free cashier’s checks
0.25% APR discount on future vehicle loans
 
Free notary and signature guarantee
 
Free cashier’s checks
Free cashier’s checks
Free notary and signature guarantee
 
Free cashier’s checks
1% cash back* with $500 in monthly direct deposit
 
Tip yourself savings 
 
Free notary and signature guarantee
 
No NSF fees
 
Free cashiers checks
 
 
Northern CA Branches and Nationwide ATMs
Your nearest branch is at your fingertips. Our online and mobile banking platforms use state-of-the-art technology allowing you to verify balances, pay bills, pay other people, transfer money, and apply for a loan in a safe and secure environment.

We have six CA branch locations in Concord, Clovis, Fresno, Livermore, Pleasant Hill, and San Ramon and more than 5,000 shared branch locations for your convenience. Shared branch locations are in partnership with other credit unions that allow you to use their branch to perform basic transactions. Find a shared branch location near you. Enter your ZIP code in the search bar and use the search option toggle to ensure the shared branch option is selected. Or, text 91989 with your ZIP code to receive a list of branches and ATMs near you.

Our partnership with the CO-OP network provides access to over 30,000 surcharge-free ATMs nationwide making it one of the largest free ATM networks in the country. You can make withdrawals, deposits or transfer money. Find the nearest ATM with our branch and ATM Locator.

Checking Account Protection
Sometimes life happens and there may not be enough money in your account to cover transactions. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Both overdraft protection and courtesy pay are designed to prevent checking account transactions from being declined due to non-sufficient funds (NSF).

Overdraft protection allows funds to be transferred from a designated credit union account to pay otherwise rejected items. This is a free service.

Courtesy pay allows your account to go negative in order to pay otherwise rejected items. There is a fee for this service, but we do not return the item to the merchant or biller or reject your point-of-sale purchase with the merchant. This service automatically covers checks, bill payments and electronic payments. If you would like to cover ATM and debit card transactions you must opt-in. Simply login to online or mobile banking and select Overdraft Protection from the dropdown menu, then select Courtesy Pay to enroll. 

Open an account online, give us a call, or visit one of our six CA branch locations in Concord, Clovis, Fresno, Livermore, Pleasant Hill, and San Ramon to learn more.


 
Final checking account establishment and Visa debit card are subject to approval through ChexSystems. Minimum age to open a checking account is 13. Members under age 18 require a joint owner 18 or older. No minimum opening deposit required. Free overdraft protection transfers available from established savings, money market or Visa accounts. Courtesy pay fee is $10 per item when you overdraw your account by check, ACH, ATM or debit card transactions. Repayment is required within 30 days. Whether your overdrafts will be paid is discretionary and we reserve the right not to pay. For example, we typically do not pay overdrafts if your account is not in good standing, or you are not making regular deposits, or you are delinquent or in default in any other respect on any loan or obligation. Courtesy pay protection for debit and ATM transactions requires member consent. Some restrictions apply.
 

Early deposit: Early availability of funds is not guaranteed and may vary from deposit to deposit. Certain restrictions and limitations may apply.    

Stack Checking and Stack Savings: Subject to all terms, conditions, and eligibility requirements applicable to membership and account ownership. Visit www.pacificservice.org for complete membership eligibilityproduct details, and current rates. Some restrictions apply. Membership requires the opening of a primary savings account with a minimum balance of $5.00. Final checking account establishment and Visa debit card are subject to approval through ChexSystems®. Minimum age to open a checking account is 13. Members under age 18 require a joint owner 18 or older. ATM fee reimbursement limited to $3 per transaction and $15 per month. All rates, annual percentage yields (APYs), terms, and account features are accurate as of January 2, 2026, and are subject to change at any time without prior notice. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Credit Union reserves the right to change any term of the Stack checking or savings accounts as well as termination of all such accounts. This includes, without limitation, making changes to the accounts and related benefits, fees, rates, balance and rate computation methods, as well as discontinuing or replacing such accounts and services at the Credit Union’s discretion, and making changes to further clarify the terms of products and services.

High-yield dividends: To qualify for the high-yield dividend rates associated with Stack checking and Stack savings, the account holder must satisfy all monthly activity requirements. Feature 1: Requirements include receipt of one or more qualifying government or payroll direct deposits totaling at least $2,500 per calendar month and completion of at least 10 qualifying debit card purchase transactions during the same calendar month. If the requirements to earn dividends are not met, dividends will be paid at the standard dividend rate in effect for the account during that month and at the applicable tier. Feature 2: Requirements include receipt of one or more qualifying government or payroll direct deposits totaling at least $5,000 per calendar month and completion of at least 15 qualifying debit card purchase transactions during the same calendar month. If all requirements are not met for a given month, dividends will be paid at the closest qualifying feature rate. Dividends will not be paid retroactively for months in which monthly qualification requirements were not met.

Only debit card purchases that have posted to the account during the same calendar month are counted toward qualification. Transactions that are pending, canceled, reversed, disputed, or that post in a different calendar month do not count. Direct deposit transactions must also post within the applicable calendar month to qualify.

Dividend rates for Stack checking and Stack savings are variable and may change at any time without notice. Dividends are calculated based on the daily balance method, which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Dividends will be compounded monthly and will be credited monthly. For these accounts, the dividend period is monthly. For example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the ending date of a dividend period, and for this example is January 31. Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you deposit non-cash items (e.g., checks) to your account if deposited before the close of business. If you close your Stack account(s) before dividends are credited, you will receive the accrued dividends. No minimum balance is required to earn dividends so long as the minimum requirements for high-yield rates above are met, although a minimum balance of $5.00 must be maintained in the primary savings account to retain membership.

*Cash back reward: To qualify for cash back rewards, a qualifying direct deposit of at least $500 each calendar month is required. When the requirement is met, 1% cash back will be earned on eligible debit card purchases, up to a maximum of $10 per month and $120 per calendar year. Cash back is calculated on posted debit card purchase transactions only. Transactions that are pending, reversed, canceled, disputed, or posted in a different month do not qualify. Cash back rewards will be deposited to the accountholder’s Stack checking account on the first business day of the following month. If the qualification requirements are not met for any month, cash back will not be earned for that month. Cash back rewards are not considered dividends and do not increase the stated APY for either account.

Tip Yourself: The Tip Yourself feature is optional and is available only on Stack checking and savings accounts. With each debit card purchase, the difference between that purchase amount and the next closest whole dollar amount greater than the transaction will be automatically transferred to the Stack savings account. Tip transfers are based solely on qualifying point-of-sale debit card transactions. ATM withdrawals, cash advances, refund transactions, and card-not-present transactions do not qualify. Transfers are processed on the business day following the date the eligible debit card transaction posts. Transfers will not occur on any day in which the checking account has a zero or negative available balance at the time the transfer is scheduled. If a qualifying purchase is subsequently returned or reversed, the associated transfer to the savings account will not be reversed. You must opt in to this service by logging in to online or mobile banking or calling a member service representative. Joint account holders are automatically enrolled in Tip Yourself savings unless the primary account holder requests otherwise. Additional limitations may apply.

Additional Benefits: With Stack checking, you will also receive the following additional benefits: (1) no NSF fees will be charged for transactions on the Stack checking account; (2) free cashier’s checks; (3) free box of logo checks; (4) reimbursement of ATM fees charged to your Stack checking account on a monthly basis up to $15; and (5) early direct deposit service provides you with early access to your direct deposit up to two days earlier than the scheduled date of your direct deposit, provided that you are responsible for reimbursement of the Credit Union if the direct deposit is not transferred by the payor for any reason.

Fees applicable to Stack accounts are shown in your current Fee Schedule.












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