APY

0.10%

As of Nov 8, 2026. Rates are variable.

Cathay Bank · Checking account

Cathay Digital Personal Interest Checking

$1 a year for an everyday customer. $15 a month. $2,000 to open.

Checked Nov 8, 2026Updated

A year, everyday customer
$1
APY
Monthly fee
To open

Against the market

How it ranks

#39of 1043 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer

All 1043 checking accounts, ranked

Features

  • Bill pay
  • Check writing
  • Debit card
  • Free checks
  • Interest bearing
  • Zelle

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

Rates by balance

$2,000 to $9,999.99
0.05%
$10,000 to $24,999.99
0.05%
$25,000 to $99,999.99
0.10%
$100,000 and up
0.10%

The bank’s rates · as of Nov 8, 2026

In the bank’s words

Terms

Rate conditions

Balance needed for the APY
$2,000cathaybank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$15 a monthcathaybank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
Any one of these:
  • waived if you maintain a minimum daily balance of $2,000 in the account
  • or a combined balance of $10,000 in other consumer deposit accounts with us
cathaybank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026
Minimum to open
$2,000cathaybank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026
ATM network
PULSE Select / Money Pass surcharge-free ATM networkcathaybank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026

FDIC-insured, up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category: FDIC BankFind.

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