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Make shopping a whole lot more fun and rewarding with free checking that pays you back.

Key Features

  • Cash Back on Debit Card Purchases
  • No Monthly Maintenance Fees
  • Refunds on ATM Withdrawal Fees*
  • Digital Banking
  • Free checking that pays you back
  • 3.00% cash back on debit card purchases*
    • No category restrictions on purchases
    • Cash back earned on up to $250 in purchases monthly
    • Earn up to $90 cash back per year, $7.50 per month
  • Refunds on ATM withdrawal fees, nationwide (up to $25 monthly)*
  • No monthly maintenance fees
  • No minimum balance to earn rewards
  • Free digital banking
  • $25 minimum deposit to open

Earning cash back is easy.

So easy, in fact, we bet you’re already doing it. Enrollments must be in place and all of the following transactions and activities must post and settle to your Debit Reward$ account during each Monthly Qualification Cycle: 

  • At least 1 direct deposit or ACH payment transaction
  • At least twelve (12) $5.00 minimum PIN-based, or signature-based debit card purchases, post and settle
  • Be enrolled in and agree to receive e-Statements
  • Be enrolled in and log into online banking

But if you don’t meet these qualifications, don’t worry — your account is still free.

And you can get right back to earning your cash rewards the very next cycle that you qualify.

For Debit Reward$ checking accounts, a "monthly qualification cycle" starts on the first day of a month and ends on the last day of the month. All requirements must post and settle your account* by 10:00 pm CST on the final calendar day of the month. They may not be in a pending state to qualify as one of the transactions. Transactions may take one or more business days from the transaction date to post to an account from the date the transaction is made. Intra-bank transfers (transfers between two Chemcel FCU accounts) do not count as qualifying ACH transactions. Interest is calculated and paid through the last calendar day of the month.

   

2024 QUALIFICATION DATES

January:            01/01/2024 - 01/31/2024

February:          02/01/2024 - 02/29/2024

March:                03/01/2024 - 03/31/2024

April:                  04/01/2024 - 04/30/2024

May:                   05/01/2024 - 05/31/2024

June:                  06/01/2024 - 06/30/2024

July:                   07/01/2024 - 07/31/2024

August:              08/01/2024 - 08/31/2024

September:        09/01/2024 - 09/30/2024

October:             10/01/2024 - 10/31/2024

November:         11/01/2024 - 11/30/2024

December:         12/01/2024 - 12/31/2024

*Monthly Qualification Cycle: period corresponds to the monthly statement cycle. The monthly statement cycle begins on the first day of a month and ends at 10:30 pm CST on the last day of the month. Account transactions may take one or more days to post and settle to the account. All transactions must do so during the Monthly Qualification Cycle in order to qualify for the account's rewards.

Cash back payments and ATM fee reimbursement will be credited to your Debit Card Reward$ account on the last day of the current statement cycle.

Debit Reward$ Qualifications:

  • At least 1 direct deposit or ACH payment transaction
  • At least twelve (12) $5.00 minimum PIN-based, or signature-based debit card purchase, post and settle
  • Be enrolled in and agree to receive e-Statements
  • Be enrolled n and log into online banking

Reward information When your Debit Reward$ qualifications are met during a Monthly Qualification Cycle, you will receive (1) 3% cash back on up to a total of $250.00 PIN-based/signature-based debit card purchases that post and settle to the account during that cycle period. A maximum of $7.50 cash back may be earned per Monthly Qualification Cycle. You will also receive up to an aggregate total of $25.00 (max. $4.99 per single transaction) for nationwide ATM withdrawal fees imposed by other financial institutions and incurred during the Monthly Qualification Cycle in which you qualified.

An ATM receipt must be presented for reimbursements of individual ATM withdrawal fees of $4.99 or higher. Reimbursed ATM withdrawal fees based on estimates when the withdrawal information received does not identify the ATM fee. If you have not received an appropriate reimbursement, we will adjust the reimbursement amount if we receive the transaction receipt within thirty (30) calendar days of qualification cycle.

Non-Qualifying Transactions: Certain transactions or activities do not count toward earning account rewards: debit transactions less than $5.00, ATM-processed transactions, transfers between accounts, debit card purchases processed by merchants and received by our credit union as ATM transactions, PIN-based, signature-based transactions, non-retail payment transactions, and purchases made with debit cards not issued by our credit union. Transactions bundled together by merchants and received by our institution as a single transaction count as a single transaction for the purpose of earning account rewards.

When Debit Reward$ qualifications are not met, no cash back payments are made and ATM fees are not refunded.

Additional Information: Account approval, qualifications, limits, timeframes, enrollments, log-ons and other requirements apply. $25.00 minimum deposit is required to open the account. Monthly Direct Deposit/ACH credit, enrollment in online banking, receipt of electronic online statements are conditions of this account. Limit one account per household. There are no recurring monthly maintenance charges or fees to open or close this account. Contact one of our credit union service representatives for additional information, details, restrictions, processing limitations and enrollment instructions. Federally insured by NCUA.

Rates and rewards are variable and may change after account is opened. Fees may reduce earnings.