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The Education Credit Union -
Amarillo, Canyon, & Bushland Tx.
806.358.7777 | 800.687.8144

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ECU has a checking account to fit your personal needs. Any account you choose will have the benefit of 24 hour access with TouchTone Teller, e-Branch, and PULSE ATM networks. Plus, all checking accounts have accessibility to Online Bill Pay, Direct Deposit, Payroll Deduction, eDocs, Visa Check Card, and Overdraft Protection (upon approval of ECU requirements).

NO SERVICE CHARGE (FREE): Open a free checking account with as little as $25. After your account has been opened, ECU does not require a minimum balance. Monthly statements are mailed at the end of each month or retrieved through e-Statements, a secure way to receive your statement via ECU's web site. Free checking accounts do offer Online Bill Pay, Direct Deposit, Payroll Deduction, Visa Check Card, and Overdraft Protection (upon approval of ECU requirements). See Fee/Disclosure Schedules.

Free Checking Benefits

  • No Monthly Service Charge
  • No Minimum Balance Required
  • Unlimited Check writing
  • Free TouchTone Teller
  • Free e-Branch
  • Free VISA Check Card/ATM Card
  • Free Web Bill Pay with eDocs

DIVIDEND INTEREST-BEARING:With dividends paid on every dollar, Dividend Interest-Bearing Checking is one of the most competitive anywhere. Open this account with as little as $25. Dividend checking accounts require a minimum balance of $900 in order to earn the stated APY* or a service charge of $6 will be applied. You may write a limit of 40 checks or a "per check" of each month or retrieve through e-Statement, a secure way to receive your statements via ECU's web site. Dividend checking accounts do offer Online Bill Pay, Direct Deposit, Payroll Deduction, Visa Check Card, and Overdraft Protection (upon approval of ECU requirements). See Fee/Disclosure Schedules. *APY is Annual Percentage Yield.

RED APPLE CHECKING:With Red Apple Checking, members have access to all of the free checking benefits, but have added extra financial services, security benefits, and discounts on shopping, travel and prescriptions. All age groups are eligible and have access to the entire array of products including the $100,000 Common Carrier Insurance, the Prescription Program, and the Vision Program. All levels of Red Apple Checking can earn dividends on balances of $900* or more.

*When you maintain an average daily balance of $900 or more, your account will earn interest.

We have replaced Identity Theft Insurance with two products that will better protect you against identity theft. Identity Watch® program provides you with a copy of your credit report, ongoing credit file monitoring and comprehensive victim assistance benefits. Identity Theft 911 provides members, who have become a victim of identity theft, a single source of contact in helping you resolve your problem from start to finish. We believe these two programs offer better protection than our previous identity insurance.

Types of Accounts:
Free
Interest-Bearing
Red Apple

Golden Apple
Golden Red Apple

GOLDEN APPLE CHECKING: With the Golden Apple Checking, members must be 55 or older. You can open a Golden Apple Checking with as little as $25. After your account has been opened, ECU does not require a minimum balance. You can earn dividends when you maintain a daily balance of $900, plus receive .10% basis points above our current rate when you open a CD with a minimum balance of $10,000. With Golden Apple Checking Account, you will receive free personalized Golden Apple Checks. Also, you will enjoy several ECU services with no additional charge. These services include:

Golden Apple Checking Benefits

  • Personalized Golden Apple Checks
  • Notary within the Texas Notary Regulations
  • Two Signature Travelers Cheques
  • Money Order
  • Web Bill Payment (up to 15 bill a month - 30¢ per bill over 15)
  • Teller Checks – payable to 3 rd parties
  • Fax (in same area code)
  • Photocopies (limits apply)
  • Shredding (Member checks and statements only, limits apply)

Higher interest earned on CD's with a minimum deposit of $10,000

  • Minimum balance of $900 required to earn stated APY
  • +.10 Basis point on CD of $10,000 or more

GOLDEN RED APPLE CHECKING: Golden Red Apple Checking accounts are simply the Golden Apple Account that includes the Red Apple Benefits. With the Golden Red Apple Account, members must be 55 or older. Sign up for Red Apple Benefits for a monthly fee of $6.59 or if a minimum balance of $100 is maintained, then the benefits are free. This account gives members all the excellent benefits of both Golden Apple and Red Apple Checking Accounts.


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