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Important Notice regarding Updated Terms to PACU Accounts:

Banking transformation ahead as final phase of core banking system upgrade nears. For details, click here.

Unlock effortless banking with everything you need rolled all into one checking account. 

No matter what stage in your life, whether you are looking for a free1 checking account or looking to earn more interest, this is the account for you.

 

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Keep more of your money

money bag clock handEarly Direct Deposit

Get funds up to two days early

checkFree Checks

Free for individuals 50+ years old

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Network of 30k fee-free ATMs

 

 

Use your Piedmont Advantage Debit Mastercard® with confidence for all your daily transactions needs! 

 

 

 

If you do the following, automatically earn up to 2.00% APY2 on your checking account balance.

circle 1Maintain a balance of $100 or more

Circle 2Set up a monthly direct deposit of $100 or more

Circle 3 Enroll in eStatements

Use your debit card at least 15X per month

 

Plus, Receive a Free Alfresco Cooler BagWhile Supplies Last

Ready to make the switch to a more rewarding checking account? It only takes $25 to open your account and take advantage of these incredible rewards.

OPEN ONLINE

To schedule an appointment with a branch representative to assist you with the account opening process, please select the appointment type that best suits your needs.

Click to View Checklist. 
Documents to bring to open account.

 

1Free checking account with eStatement enrollment. Without eStatement enrollment, Paper Statement Fee of $3 is charged monthly.

2APY is annual percentage yield. Simple+ Checking is a tiered rate checking account. Dividend rates and annual percentage yields for Simple+ Checking are stated in Piedmont Advantage Credit Union’s Truth-In-Savings Disclosure (“TISD”). Minimum to open checking account is $25. Minimum account balance of $100 required to earn the dividend and annual percentage yields stated in the TISD. If minimum qualification requirements are met during a monthly qualification cycle, the first dividend rate and annual percentage yield stated in the TISD will apply up to the first $20,000 of your account balance, and the second dividend rate and annual percentage yield listed in the TISD will apply to any remainder of your account balance. To meet minimum qualification requirements for a monthly qualification cycle, you must: 1) make 15 debit card purchases that post and settle your account; 2) be enrolled to receive e-statements; and 3) have one direct deposit of $100 or more settled to your account. The monthly qualification cycle is defined as the period beginning with the last day of a given month through the next to last day of the following month. If minimum balance requirements are met but you do not meet all of the minimum qualification requirements during a monthly qualification cycle, the third dividend rate and annual percentage yield listed in the TISD will apply to your entire account balance. As of 1/17/2024, the TISD states the following annual percentage yields for Simple+ Checking: First annual percentage yield, 2.00%; second annual percentage yield, .50%; and third annual percentage yield, 0.10%. Dividend rates and annual percentage yields are subject to change and may change after account opening.

3Welcome gift promotion only applies to new Piedmont Advantage Credit Union (“PACU”) checking accounts opened and funded with a minimum of $25. Must be or become a member of PACU to open a checking account. For accounts opened in a PACU branch, an Alfresco Cooler Bag will be provided at the PACU branch upon successful opening and funding of your checking account. For checking accounts opened by phone or online, a cooler bag may be picked up at any PACU branch following opening and funding of the checking account. PACU reserves the right to substitute another gift of equal or greater value for the cooler bag. Failure to claim cooler at a PACU branch location within 90 days of notification of eligibility will result in forfeiture of the cooler bag or any substitute gift of equal or greater value.

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.

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