3.50% Reward Checking Account at Kemba Credit Union in Ohio - Local Only

Kemba Credit Union is offering a high-yield reward checking account called Get Green Checking. It has the following rates and features if certain monthly requirements are met:

• 3.50% APY on balances up to $25,000
• 0.25% APY on portion of balance over $25,000
• 0.15% base rate if requirements are not met
• ATM fee refunds up to $20 per month

The monthly requirements include:

• 12 debit card 'credit' purchases
• 1 direct deposit or automatic payment
• Access online banking
• Receive E-statements

Additional features of the account regardless of the monthly requirements include:

• No minimum opening balance
• No minimum balance requirement
• No monthly service charge
• One Get Green Checking account per Tax ID

Membership is open to those who live, work, worship or attend school in one of the following Ohio counties: Brown, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Warren. Refer to the credit union's eligibility page for the full details. Membership requires a minimum balance of $5 in the savings account.

Branches are located in Ohio cities of Cincinnati, Amelia, Harrison, West Chester and the Indiana city of Bluffton.

The credit union's ratings for safety and soundness are strong: 5 stars (superior) at BauerFinancial (based on 9/30/09 data) and 4 stars (sound) at Bankrate.com (based on 6/30/09 data). The credit union is federally insured by the NCUA (Charter # 61810).

Other Reward Checking Accounts

To find reward checking accounts in other areas of the nation, please refer to the reward checking section of DepositAccounts.com. To learn more about reward checking, please refer to this reward checking overview.

Edit 12/15/11: Multiple accounts can no longer be opened.

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