APY
2.50%
As of Nov 8, 2026. Rates are variable.
Teachers · Checking account
Teachers High-Yield Smart Checking Account
$0 a year for an everyday customer. No monthly fee.
- A year, everyday customer
- $0
- APY
- Receipt · APYChecked Nov 8, 2026
Issuer's page · teachersfcu.org
The source states this figure; we have no exact sentence on file yet.
- Monthly fee
- Receipt · Monthly feeChecked Nov 8, 2026
Issuer's page · teachersfcu.org
The source states this figure; we have no exact sentence on file yet.
- To open
- Not stated
Against the market
How it ranks
#238of 1043 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
All 1043 checking accounts, rankedFeatures
- ATM fee rebates
- Bill pay
- Debit card
- Interest bearing
- ITIN accepted
- Live chat
- Mobile check deposit
- Mobile wallet
- Online opening
- Overdraft protection transfer
- Support 24/7
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
- Maintain direct deposits of at least $500.00 per month
- complete 10 debit card purchases
- Maintain an average monthly balance of at least $5,000.00 in the Smart Checking account
- Have $20,000.00 in combined end-of-month deposit balances
- Members must enroll in Online Banking and eStatements in order to remain eligible
- APY paid on balances up to
- $15,000teachersfcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
- Interest compounds
- daily balance methodteachersfcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
Fees
- Monthly fee
- Noneteachersfcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
- Overdraft transfer fee
- $8teachersfcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
- ATM fees refunded, up to
- $15 a monthteachersfcu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
Who can open it
- Membership
- Membership required:
- Join today by opening a Smart Checking account.
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