Bank Smartly® Checking
Apply in under 5 minutes.
Enjoy simple ways to waive account fees and manage your money with easy-to-use digital tools and dashboards.
Easily get your monthly maintenance fee 1 waived with any one of these:
Smart Rewards® is complimentary with your Bank Smartly® Checking account, and you’re eligible for benefits like:
Plus, get even more perks as you automatically level up in the Smart Rewards® program.
Overdrawn $50 or less? You won't have any overdraft fees. Also, if you have overdraft protection set up on your account, there are no Overdraft Protection Transfer Fees.89
Overdrawn more than $50? Our Overdraft Fee Forgiven9 program lets you waive the fee when you make a qualifying deposit(s).
Set up account alerts to help you avoid overdraft penalty fees.
Quickly link all your accounts, even ones at other banks, using our mobile app. Learn about linking bank accounts >
Capture a clear picture of your finances with the personalized dashboard included complimentary with your checking account. Learn more about mobile banking >
Plan your financial future with your checking account's included money tracker and budgeting tools. Learn about our personal spending tracker >
Complimentary access to Greenlight10 lets you:
Bank Smartly® Checking helps you easily and securely manage your cash flow. Get it setup in a snap.
Checking + Savings
Open a Bank Smartly® Savings and Bank Smartly® Checking account together to:
Earn faster. Unlock higher savings rates.11
Minimize fees. Waive your Bank Smartly® Savings $5 Monthly Maintenance Fee.12
Save time. Apply for both in under 5 minutes.
Yes. Bank Smartly® Checking offers multiple ways to waive overdraft fees.
Our Overdraft Fee Forgiven9 program is your backup plan when your available balance is overdrawn $50.01 or more. Get your Overdraft Paid fee waived when you make a qualifying deposit(s) before 11 p.m. ET on the day you are charged the fee.
Learn about our Overdraft Fee Forgiven program >
Overdraft protection lets you link eligible accounts so you can transfer funds to your checking account if a check, debit card or ATM transaction exceeds the Available Balance in your account.
Yes! Our U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking Account gives you the option to use your account with or without checks. If you prefer a checking account with checks, you may place a check order when you open your account.
Bank Smartly® Checking offer special benefits to Young Adults ages 18 to 24 and Youth ages 13 to 17. Young Adults may apply for an account individually or jointly. Youth must apply jointly with an adult.
For seniors, we recommend our Bank Smartly Checking Account. As one of our customer groups, seniors (age 65 or older) are automatically eligible for additional services and bank rewards tailored to meet their needs.
Yes, if you are a member of one of our eligible customer groups, you automatically qualify for additional services and rewards tailored to meet your needs.
Not all checking accounts earn interest, but some do. Our U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking Account is an interest-bearing checking account.15 View our current checking account interest rates >