Your First Account
Learn the basics, like how to open a checking account
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Banking Basics
You’re opening your first bank account! Excited and slightly disoriented at the same time? You’re not alone. This is new territory, after all. To help you get the lay of the land, we pulled together some answers to a handful of questions new customers typically have.
Banking Basics FAQs
You can help lay the groundwork with everyday activities like earning an allowance or sharing in the cost of the latest “it” sneakers. And by all means, talk about the family budget and open a checking account or savings account, both of which can go a long way toward building basic financial literacy skills. Consider our Dream Builder Account, a combination checking and savings account that grows with your kids from birth to age 21. In addition to perks like a $25 opening bonus* and a wealth of financial knowledge.
*Initial account opening bonus will be deposited during account opening and is provided once during the Dream Builder account lifetime. The initial account opening bonus is subject to tax reporting requirements. You will receive a $25 bonus within 30 days after the opening deposit has been made.
CHECKING
Cash checks, score rewards, protect your identity or just get the not-so-basic basics.
MOBILE BANKING
Put your checking account in the palm of your hand with our free Mobile Banking app.
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