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Chime Checkbook: While Chime doesn’t issue personal checkbooks to write checks, Chime Checkbook gives you the freedom to send checks to anyone, anytime, from anywhere. See your issuing bank’s Deposit Account Agreement for full Chime Checkbook details.
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1 Information from Bankrate’s “Survey: Nearly half of Americans are sacrificing recession preparedness by paying checking fees” as of December 9, 2024: https://www.bankrate.com/banking/checking-fees-survey/
2 Information from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s “CFPB closes overdraft loophole to save americans billions in fees” as of December 9, 2024: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-closes-overdraft-loophole-to-save-americans-billions-in-fees
3 Data from a survey conducted by FactWorks on behalf of Chime, from August 23 to September 2, 2024, with a panel of 2000 Americans aged 18+ with a checking account, savings account, debit card, or financial app, representative of the US census (ACS 2022) for age, gender, region, income, and race and ethnicity.
4 Information from Bankrate’s “Survey: ATM fees reach 26-year high while overdraft fees inch back up” as of December 9, 2024: https://www.bankrate.com/banking/checking/checking-account-survey/
5 SpotMe® for Credit Builder is an optional, no interest/no fee overdraft line of credit tied to the Secured Deposit Account; SpotMe on Debit is an optional, no fee service attached to your Chime Checking Account (individually or collectively, “SpotMe”). Eligibility for SpotMe requires $200 or more in qualifying direct deposits to your Chime Checking Account each month.
Qualifying members will be allowed to overdraw their Chime Checking Account and/or their Secured Deposit Account up to $20 in total, but may be later eligible for a higher combined limit of up to $200 or more based on member’s Chime account history, direct deposit frequency and amount, spending activity and other risk-based factors. Your SpotMe Limit will be displayed to you within the Chime mobile app. You will receive notice of any changes to your SpotMe Limit. SpotMe for Credit Builder and SpotMe on Debit share a single SpotMe limit. Your SpotMe Limit may change at any time, at Chime or its banking partners’ discretion. Although there are no overdraft fees, there may be out-of-network or third party fees associated with ATM transactions or OTC cash withdrawal fees at retailers. SpotMe won't cover non card transactions, including ACH transfers, Pay Anyone transfers, or Chime Checkbook transactions. SpotMe Terms and Conditions.
6 The Annual Percentage Yield (“APY”) is variable and may change at any time. The disclosed APY is accurate as of January 28, 2025. No minimum balance required. Must have $0.01 in savings to earn interest. The national average rate can be found on the FDIC's National Rates and Rate Caps website here.
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