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Clear Access Banking

Everyday Checking

Prime Checking

Premier Checking

  • Checkless banking with no overdraft fees
  • People who want help with managing money including teens and students
  • Most flexible banking options with check writing and digital payments
  • Standard bank account features – also great for college-age students
  • Discounts on many banking services, including ATM fee waivers
  • Interest rate discounts on select new loans
  • Premier level of relationship banking benefits and discounts
  • Access to Premier Client Service and 24/7 phone support for all your banking needs
Monthly service fee
$5

Avoid the $5 fee each fee period with one of the following:

$10

Multiple ways to avoid the $10 fee with one of the following each fee period:

$25

Only one way to avoid the $25 fee each fee period:

$35

Only one way to avoid the $35 fee each fee period:

Minimum opening deposit
$25 to open $25 to open $25 to open $25 to open
Minimum age to open
13 or older 17 or older 18 or older (19 in AL) 18 or older (19 in AL)
Checking basics
Interest-bearing account
No No Yes Yes
Overdraft Services
No Yes Yes Yes
Early Pay Day
Checks
Can't write checks — but you can deposit them Check prices vary No fee for Wells Fargo Personal Wallet Checks No fee for Wells Fargo Personal Wallet Checks
Access to Premier Client Service
No No No Yes
ATM fees and Debit Card fees
Wells Fargo ATM withdrawals
$0 $0 $0 $0
Non-Wells Fargo ATM withdrawals in the U.S.
$3.00 $3.00 $0, $0,
Non-Wells Fargo ATM withdrawals outside the U.S.
$5.00 $5.00 $0, $0,
Reimbursements for non-Wells Fargo ATM fee
N/A N/A One U.S. and one international per fee period, Unlimited, worldwide,
International debit card purchase transaction fee
3% of transaction amount 3% of transaction amount 3% of transaction amount 0%
Other fees
Cashier's checks
$10 each $10 each $0 $0
Money orders
$5 each $5 each $0 $0
Stop payment
$0 $0 $0 $0

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If you convert from a Wells Fargo account with check writing ability to a Clear Access Banking account, any outstanding check(s) presented on the new Clear Access Banking account on or after the date of conversion will be returned unpaid. The payee may charge additional fees when the check is returned. Make sure that any outstanding checks have been paid and/or you have made different arrangements with the payee(s) for the checks you have written before converting to the Clear Access Banking account.

Other fees may apply, and it is possible for the account to have a negative balance. Please see the Wells Fargo Consumer Account Fee and Information Schedule and Deposit Account Agreement for details.

(A) If your Prime Checking or Premier Checking account is converted to another checking product or closed by us or you, all linked accounts are delinked from the Prime Checking or Premier Checking account and effective immediately, benefits no longer apply, including benefits to your now delinked accounts. You'll no longer receive discounts, options to avoid fees on other products or services, or the Relationship Interest Rate; for time accounts (CDs), this change will occur at renewal. Your delinked accounts will revert to the Bank's current applicable interest rate or fee at that time. (B) If you or we delink an account from your Prime Checking or Premier Checking account but other accounts remain linked, the loss of all benefits and the other consequences described above in (A) will immediately apply to the delinked account. Benefits available to your Prime Checking or Premier Checking account and any remaining linked accounts will continue.

All loans are subject to application, credit qualification, income verification and, if applicable, collateral evaluation. Programs, rates, terms, and conditions are subject to change without notice. The interest rate discount requires a qualifying Wells Fargo consumer checking or savings account and automatic payments set up from qualifying Wells Fargo checking or savings account. If automatic payments are canceled, for any reason at any time, after account opening, the interest rate and the corresponding monthly payment may increase. Only one interest rate discount may be applied per application. Talk with your banker, or refer to product information online at wellsfargo.com/relationshipdiscount, to learn what requirements apply to your specific loan.

When the primary account owner reaches the age of 25, age can no longer be used to avoid the monthly service fee. Customers between 13 and 16 years old must have an adult co-owner.

Eligibility in the Wells Fargo Campus CardSM program is based on customer’s current enrollment or employment at a participating university or college. Ask a banker or visit wellsfargo.com/campuscard for additional details.

You will receive your Worldwide Military Banking program benefits 45 days after your qualifying non-civilian military direct deposit is deposited into your eligible Wells Fargo checking account. For more information on the qualifying non-civilian military direct deposit, program qualifications and benefits, please visit wellsfargo.com/military/worldwide-military-banking or wellsfargo.com/depositdisclosures.

A qualifying electronic deposit is a deposit of funds, such as your salary, government benefit payment, or other income, that has posted to your account and is (1) a direct deposit made through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, (2) an instant payment processed through the RTP® network (real-time payment system) or FedNowSM Service, or (3) an electronic credit from a third party service that facilitates payments to your debit card using the Visa® or Mastercard® network (e.g., an Original Credit Transaction). Transfers from one account to another, mobile deposits, Zelle®, or deposits made at a branch or ATM are not considered a qualifying electronic deposit.

When the primary account owner reaches the age of 25, age can no longer be used to avoid the monthly service fee.

Our overdraft fee for Consumer checking accounts is $35 per item (whether the overdraft is by check, ATM withdrawal, debit card transaction, or other electronic means), and we charge no more than three overdraft fees per business day. Overdraft fees are not applicable to Clear Access Banking accounts.

The payment of transactions into overdraft is discretionary and we reserve the right not to pay. For example, we typically do not pay overdrafts if your account is overdrawn or you have had excessive overdrafts. You must promptly bring your account to a positive balance.

With Early Pay Day, the Bank may make incoming electronic direct deposits made through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) available for use up to two days before the scheduled payment date. Not all direct deposits are eligible for Early Pay Day. Early availability of direct deposits is not guaranteed and may vary from deposit to deposit. Whether we make funds available early depends on when we receive the payor’s payment instructions, any limitations we set on the amount of early availability, and standard fraud prevention screening. Available for personal accounts only. See our Deposit Account Agreement for more details.

Unless otherwise noted, stated benefits apply only to the Prime Checking or Premier Checking account and not other linked accounts.

Non-Wells Fargo ATMs are ATMs that are not owned or operated by Wells Fargo or are not prominently branded with the Wells Fargo name and logo. Wells Fargo may charge a fee for each inquiry or transaction made at a non-Wells Fargo ATM. The non-Wells Fargo ATM operator or network may also charge a fee.

Fees charged by non-Wells Fargo ATM operators or networks may apply. For Prime Checking and Premier Checking accounts, Wells Fargo will waive its non-Wells Fargo ATM cash withdrawal transaction fee (U.S. and international) when you withdraw cash from a non-Wells Fargo ATM. In addition, for Prime Checking Wells Fargo will reimburse one fee charged by a non-Wells Fargo ATM operator located in the U.S. and one fee charged by a non-Wells Fargo ATM operator located outside the U.S. per fee period. For Premier Checking, Wells Fargo will reimburse all fees charged by non-Wells Fargo ATM operators. When the amount of the fee charged by the non-Wells Fargo operator or network is not provided to Wells Fargo, Prime Checking and Premier Checking customers will receive a $4.00 reimbursement per cash withdrawal.

For each debit card purchase in a foreign currency converted to a U.S. dollar amount by a network.

Outstanding Cashier's checks are subject to state or territorial unclaimed property laws.

If the cashier's check is lost, stolen, or destroyed, you may request a stop payment and reissuance. A stop payment and reissuance can only be completed within a branch location. As a condition of stop payment and reissuance, Wells Fargo Bank will require an indemnity agreement. In addition, for cashier's checks over $1,000.00, the waiting period before the stop payment and reissuance of an outstanding cashier's check may be processed is 90 days (30 days in the state of Wisconsin and 91 days in the state of New York). The waiting period can be avoided with the purchase of an acceptable surety bond. This can be purchased through Wells Fargo's approved insurance carrier or through an insurance carrier of the customer's choice. The cost of a surety bond varies depending on the amount of the bond and the insurer used. Surety bonds are subject to the insurance carrier's underwriting requirements before issuance. If the surety bond is not provided, the waiting period applies.

Zelle® and the Zelle® related marks are wholly owned by Early Warning Services, LLC and are used herein under license.

See the Consumer Account Fee and Information Schedule and Deposit Account Agreement for additional consumer account information.

Deposit products offered by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Member FDIC.

Investment and Insurance Products are:

  • Not Insured by the FDIC or Any Federal Government Agency
  • Not a Deposit or Other Obligation of, or Guaranteed by, the Bank or Any Bank Affiliate
  • Subject to Investment Risks, Including Possible Loss of the Principal Amount Invested

Investment products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (WFCS) and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, Members SIPC, separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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