Equity Bank is headquartered in ANDOVER and is the 4th largest bank in the state of Kansas. It is also the 270th largest bank in the nation. It was established in 1985 and as of June of 2024, it had grown to 792 employees at 72 locations. Equity Bank's money market rates are 7X the national average, and it has an A health rating.
I discovered their Luminary Money Market account and invested in 2023. It was quite easy to open the account and to set up online transfers; however each ACH transfer from their platform costs $2.55 which is quite unusual. I asked for a set of checks and they sent a very generous supply.
My wife and I agreed that all our accounts should be JOINT and there was no way to convert my MMA with them to a joint account, so I called to close it. I was told to move all the funds out and then call to close the account, which I did. However I got a letter in the mail that I had overdrawn by $2.55 - the ACH transfer fee - so I had to mobile deposit a check. I messaged them asking to close the account and was told they would. However the account stayed open with $1.73 interest added and a $10 monthly below-balance service charge added. Calling a 3rd time they waived the $8.27 deficit and finally closed the account!
If I had been able to make it a joint account, I would have kept it and enjoyed the flexibility of occasionally writing large value checks on it at times that I would not want to charge my regular checking account.
They now offer a Surge MMA with 5.35% APY which is quite good.
Overall | |
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FDIC Certificate # | 25858 |
Year Established | 1985 |
Employees | 792 |
Primary Regulator | FED |
Profit Margin | |
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Return on Assets - YTD | 1.14% |
Return on Equity - YTD | 11.02% |
Annual Interest Income | $146.5MM |
Assets and Liabilities | ||
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Assets | Q2 2024vs Q2 2023 | $5.24B$5.09B |
Loans | Q2 2024vs Q2 2023 | $3.41B$3.28B |
Deposits | Q2 2024vs Q2 2023 | $4.36B$4.25B |
Equity Capital | Q2 2024vs Q2 2023 | $533.1MM$497.7MM |
Loan Loss Allowance | Q2 2024vs Q2 2023 | $43.5MM$44.5MM |
Unbacked Noncurrent Loans | Q2 2024vs Q2 2023 | $19MM$12.5MM |
Real Estate Owned | Q2 2024vs Q2 2023 | $3MM$4.4MM |
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APY | MIN | MAX | ACCOUNT NAME | VIEW DETAILS |
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0.05% | $0 | - | Equity ECO Savings | |
0.05% | $0 | - | Health Savings Account | |
0.05% | $0 | - | Christmas Club Savings |
APY | MIN | MAX | ACCOUNT NAME | VIEW DETAILS | |
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0.05%* | $5k* | - | Community Checking | ||
OTHER TIERS: 0.03% → $0 - $5k | |||||
0.05% | $1k | - | Sole Proprietor Checking | ||
0.03% | $0 | - | Rewards Checking |