APY

0.25%

As of Nov 8, 2026. Rates are variable.

Alliant · Checking account

Alliant High-Rate Checking

$0 a year for an everyday customer. No monthly fee.

Checked Nov 8, 2026Updated

A year, everyday customer
$0
APY
Monthly fee
To open
Not stated

Against the market

How it ranks

#185of 1043 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer

All 1043 checking accounts, ranked

Features

  • ATM fee rebates
  • Cash deposit ATM
  • Contactless card
  • Debit card
  • Early direct deposit
  • Interest bearing
  • Mobile check deposit
  • Mobile wallet
  • No minimum balance
  • No overdraft fees
  • Spending alerts

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

In the bank’s words

Terms

Rate conditions

To earn the APY
opt in to receive eStatements
  • have at least one monthly electronic deposit
alliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
APY when those aren’t met
0.00%alliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
Nonealliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
Overdraft fee
Nonealliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
Nonealliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
ATM network
80,000+ fee-free ATMsalliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
ATMs in the network
80,000alliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
Out-of-network ATM fee
Nonealliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
ATM fees refunded, up to
$20 a monthalliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
Foreign transaction fee (debit card)
1%alliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
Stop payment
Nonealliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
Card replacement
Nonealliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026

Who can open it

Membership
Membership required:
  • Living or working in any of the following communities in Illinois: Arlington Heights, Bensenville, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Franklin Park, Harwood Heights, Itasca, Mount Prospect, Niles, Norridge, NorthLake, O'Hare International Airport, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, River Grove, Rolling Meadows, Rosemont, Schiller Park, or Wood Dale.
alliantcreditunion.org, checked Nov 8, 2026

Insured through the NCUA, up to $250,000 per member, per ownership category: NCUA record.

Rates and fees change; the bank’s own page is the final word. Report a mistake · How we make money · Not stated: 1 item counted at typical fees

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