Money Market Accounts

Want to earn more without giving up access to your money? Our money market accounts do just that. With competitive rates and the freedom to withdraw when you need to, they’re the kind of savings accounts that respect both your short-term needs and long-term goals.

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Open a PACU Money Market Account with a minimum deposit of $1,000 and maintain this balance or more to start earning dividends.

As with all of our savings accounts, your savings grow with daily compounding dividends, credited monthly, so you can earn interest on your interest.

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You can also choose the PACU Money Market Plus, available when you maintain a $100,000 minimum balance of new money to unlock this account’s highest dividend rates.

Why new money? You’ll have an avenue to diversify your savings without tying them to a long-term investment or certificate. There are no early withdrawal penalties, no maturity dates and no complicated terms, just a simple, flexible way to grow your money with competitive rates.

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Your deposits are federally insured by NCUA up to $250,000, giving you security and stability as you build your savings, just like banks, which are federally insured by the FDIC, up to the same amount of $250,000.

Opening your new money market account is quick and easy. To keep your information secure, we’ll need just a few essential details to verify your identity. This is all part of how we protect you and ensure your account is set up safely and accurately from day one. Below is a checklist of documents you should have before opening the account.

It’s another practical way to keep your funds liquid while putting your savings to work.

Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and founded in 1949 within the aviation industry, Piedmont Advantage Credit Union (PACU) serves member-owners, who reside, work, worship, attend school or operate a business in one of the six counties it serves in North Carolina or who are employed by one of its many employer companies. These six counties are Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg and Rockingham.