1Smart Checking: Minimum to open the account is $50. If the qualifier is met each monthly statement cycle, earn refunds up to $10.00 in nationwide ATM Fees assessed by our bank and other banks during the Monthly Statement Cycle. ATM fee refunds will be credited to the account the next business day after the qualifiers have been met for each month. The Smart Checking qualifier is enrollment in eStatements via Online Banking and must be met to earn ATM Fee refunds. When the Smart Checking qualifier is not met, ATM fees are not refunded. A Monthly Statement Cycle runs from the day after the last business day of the month to the last business day of the following month. This checking account is for the occasional check writer and is intended to be used as the accountholder’s primary checking account in which payroll transactions and day-to-day spending activities are posted and settled. The account’s debit card is expected to be used frequently throughout each month and for transactions and amounts to reflect a wide dollar range. The bank reserves the right to determine if this account is being maintained for a purpose other than primary, day-to-day use. Requires a valid e-mail address. This account is not to be used for commercial purposes. There is a limit of one (1) Smart Checking account per household. At our discretion, rewards may change at any time after account is opened. Account approval, conditions, qualifications, limits, timeframes, enrollments, log-ons and other requirements apply.
2Loyalty Rewards Checking earns the following:
Tier 1 – If your daily balance is $25,000.00 or less, the account is enrolled in eStatements via Online Banking, and you have met a minimum of 1 qualifier, the interest rate paid on the entire balance will be 0.05% with an annual percentage yield of 0.05%.
Tier 2 – If your daily balance is $25,000.00 or less, the account is enrolled in eStatements via Online Banking, and you have met a minimum of 2 qualifiers, the interest rate paid on the entire balance will be 0.20% with an annual percentage yield of 0.20%.
Tier 3 – If your daily balance is $25,000.00 or less, the account is enrolled in eStatements via Online Banking, and you have met a minimum of 3 qualifiers, the interest rate paid on the entire balance will be 0.35% with an annual percentage yield of 0.35%.
Basic Tier – An interest rate of 0.01% will be paid only for that portion of your daily balance that is greater than $25,000.00. Depending on the balance in the account, the annual percentage yield for this tier will be 0.01%, assuming a maximum account balance of $100,000.
Annual Percentage Yields accurate as of 02/01/2021. Rates may change after the account is opened. To earn interest, you must be enrolled in eStatements and meet a minimum of one qualifier during the monthly statement cycle. Minimum to open a Loyalty Rewards Checking account is $50. There is no minimum balance requirement to earn interest or receive ATM Fee refunds. If enrolled in eStatements and a minimum of one (1) qualifier is met each monthly statement cycle, Nationwide ATM fees incurred during the monthly statement cycle will be reimbursed up to $10 and will be credited to your account on the last business day each month. A Service Fee of $5.00 will be charged each monthly statement cycle unless the account is enrolled in eStatements and a minimum of one qualifier has been met. Qualifying transactions must post and settle to the account during the monthly statement cycle. Transactions may take one or more business days from the transaction date to post and settle to an account. A Monthly Statement Cycle runs from the day after the last business day of the month to the last business day of the following month. Fees may reduce earnings. Personal accounts only. Limit one Loyalty Rewards account per household.
3Bucks Back Checking: Minimum to open the account is $50. No minimum balance is required to qualify for bucks back and ATM fee refunds. If qualifiers are met each monthly statement cycle: (1) Earn $5.00 during the Monthly Statement Cycle and (2) Receive refunds up to $10.00 for nationwide ATM Fees assessed by our bank and other banks during the Monthly Statement Cycle. Cash back payments will be credited to the account at the end of the Monthly Statement Cycle. ATM fee refunds will be credited to the account the next business day after the qualifiers have been met for each month. When Bucks Back Checking qualifiers are not met during a Monthly Statement Cycle, no cash back payments are made on debit card point of sale purchases and ATM fees are not refunded. A Service Fee of $5.00 will be charged each monthly statement cycle when qualifiers have not been met. A Monthly Statement Cycle runs from the day after the last business day of the month to the last business day of the following month. This account is intended to be used as the accountholder’s primary checking account in which payroll transactions and day-to-day spending activities are posted and settled. The account’s debit card is expected to be used frequently throughout each month and for transactions and amounts to reflect a wide dollar range. The bank reserves the right to determine if this account is being maintained for a purpose other than primary, day-to-day use. Requires a valid e-mail address. This account is not to be used for commercial purposes. There is a limit of one (1) Bucks Back account per household. At our discretion, rewards may change at any time after account is opened. Account approval, conditions, qualifications, limits, timeframes, enrollments, log-ons and other requirements apply.
4Secure Checking: Minimum to open this account is $50. A monthly Service Fee of $4.95 will be assessed. Includes the added benefit of IDProtect® Identity Theft Monitoring and Resolution Services. Contact a F&M Bank Personal Relationship Banker for additional details on IDProtect® Identity Theft Monitoring and Resolution Services features.
5Dream Builder Checking: 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.6
Annual Percentage Yield (APY) subject to change.7 This is a variable rate that is subject to change after the account has been opened. Fees may reduce the earnings on the account. Interest rate and APY are accurate as of 3/1/2023 and calculated on an account balance of $1,000. Account balance must be $0.01 or greater to earn interest.
Tier 1 – If your daily balance is $500 or less, the interest rate paid on the entire balance in your account will be 5.00% with an APY of 5.12%.
Tier 2 – If your daily balance is greater than $500, the interest rate paid on the balance greater than $500 in your account will be 0.01% resulting in APYs ranging from 2.56%-5.12% (assuming a maximum account balance of $1,000).
Birthday reward will be deposited the first business day of the month following when the birthday occurred. One birthday reward per account per calendar year. Account balance must be $0.01 or greater to receive the birthday reward.8
Only parents/guardians can register for Online and Mobile Banking in the Building Blocks benefit category. Message and data rates may apply. Parents/guardians cannot register for Bill Payment until the minor is of the age of 16.9
Debit Card POS is limited to $250/day in the Building Blocks Benefit Category and is limited to$3,000/day for account holders age 18+ and $500/day for account holders ages 16 and 17 in the Building Steam and Building Opportunity benefit categories.10
Mobile Deposit Limits change based on the benefit category.11
- Building Know-how: our current daily deposit limit is $5,000 per day and no single check exceeding $250 with a maximum number of ten checks. The current multi-day check deposit limit is currently 15 check deposits and $1,000 over a five-day period;
- Building Steam: our current daily deposit limit is $5,000 per day and no single check exceeding $1,000 with a maximum number of ten checks. The current multi-day check deposit limit is currently 15 check deposits and $5,000 over a five-day period;
- Building Opportunity: our current daily deposit limit is $5,000 per day and no single check exceeding $2,500 with a maximum number of ten checks. The current multi-day check deposit limit is currently 15 check deposits and $10,000 over a five-day period.
