APY

4.00%

As of Nov 8, 2026. Rates are variable.

Lake Michigan · Checking account

Lake Michigan Max 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

#460of 1043 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer

All 1043 checking accounts, ranked

Features

  • Bill pay
  • Debit card
  • Interest bearing
  • Mobile check deposit
  • Mobile wallet
  • No minimum balance
  • Online opening

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

Balance needed for the APY
$0lmcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
To earn the APY
Make a direct deposit or ACH deposit into Max Checking
  • Complete at least 10 debit or credit card purchases
  • Log in to online or mobile banking at least 4 times
  • Stay enrolled in eStatements
lmcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
APY when those aren’t met
0.00%lmcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
APY paid on balances up to
$15,000lmcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
Nonelmcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
ATM network
Allpointlmcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
ATMs in the network
55,000lmcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
ATM fees refunded, up to
$10 a monthlmcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026

Who can open it

Where
Michigan, Floridalmcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
Membership
Open to anyone who qualifies through one of these:
  • People who live, work, worship or attend school anywhere in Michigan's lower peninsula or Florida
  • Family members of existing LMCU members are also eligible. The page lists father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, or spouse as immediate family.
  • Join from anywhere if you contribute $5 to the ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Foundation ($5)
lmcu.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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