Put your spending money to work.
If you’re a saver, Washington Federal is a great place to have a checking account. Our checking accounts all earn a competitive rate of interest on your liquid dollars.
Choose from:
Performance Checking – Our basic interest checking account.
Stellar Performance Checking – High-yield checking for higher balances.
Performance Checking
- Earn a competitive rate of interest on balances of $1,000 or more.
- Just $500 to open.
- The $8 monthly fee is waived when you maintain a $1,000 average balance in checking or $5,000 in any combination of Washington Federal savings accounts you own.
- Free debit card.
- This is a variable-rate account.
Stellar Performance Checking
- Earn a “stellar” rate on balances of $10,000 or more.
- Requires direct deposit of a monthly payroll or Social Security payment and a minimum $10,000 to open. Minimum balance must be maintained to qualify for additional benefits.
- Free of monthly service fees.
- Free debit card.
- Free Stellar Performance checks.
- Free bank checks and money orders.
- Free notary service.
- Free travelers cheques.
- Free annual waiver of IRA trustee fees.
- $500 off closing costs on your next home loan with Washington Federal Savings.
- This is a variable-rate account.
*Effective as of 9/11/09. Assuming a loan of $250,000, with a 20% down
payment ($62,500) and a purchase price of $312,500, the principal and
interest payment would be $1,459. Rate is available on owner-occupied
loans under $500,000. Rates subject to change.
FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee Program
Beginning January 1, 2010 Washington Federal Savings (and our wholly-owned divisions) will no longer participate in the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program. Therefore, after December 31, 2009, funds held in noninterest-bearing transaction accounts will no longer be guaranteed in full under the Transaction Account Guarantee Program, but will be insured up to $250,000 under the FDIC’s general deposit insurance rules. Please let us know if you have any questions regarding this change.
