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Premium NOW Checking

Earn monthly compounded interest plus premium BaZing checking perks.3

Features & Benefits

  • Open a checking account with just $100
  • Enjoy premium BaZing savings you’ll use daily at local and national retailers and restaurants, plus insurance, travel, entertainment, and more1,2
  • Earn competitive interest on your balance, compounded and paid monthly3
  • Pay no monthly service charge when you maintain a $1,000 daily minimum balance ($10 monthly savings)4
  • Do the $mart thing and go paperless with free, clutter-free and secure e-statements ($2 for paper statements)5
  • Bank on the go with free and easy online and mobile banking

Rates

Rates for Personal checking and savings accounts

Effective Date: 7/29/2026

  • 0.50%
    Interest Rate
  • 0.50%
    Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
  • $100
    Opening Deposit
  • $0 ($10 if balance falls below $1,000)2
    Monthly Service Fee

1All products and services are subject to approval, including credit approval. Rates may change after the account is opened. Fees could reduce earnings on the account.

2Service charges based on the lowest monthly balance.

Account Features

All of our checking accounts come with convenient tools to make your life a little easier.

Open an account to start banking with First State Bank of St. Charles.

Frequently Asked Questions

A few common questions, answered.

Please present one of these items for proof of identification:
  • Driver’s license
  • State-issued ID card
  • Military ID card
  • Passport
Please present one of these bills for proof of address:
  • Recent utility bill
  • Real estate tax bill
  • Personal property tax bill
  • Credit card bill
Please present one of these items for proof of identification:
  • Driver’s license
  • State-issued ID card
  • Military ID card
  • Passport
In lieu of the above forms of identification, you may present one of these items along with an item containing your name and address, such as an organization membership card, voter registration card, utility bill or real estate tax bill:
  • Social Security card
  • Medicare or Medicaid card
  • Insurance card
If you have questions about BaZing benefits, please call BaZing Customer Service at (855) 822-9464 (8 – 5 p.m. CST, Monday – Friday).

Log in to Digital Banking. From the mobile banking app:

  1. Click “Move Money”
  2. Click “Send Money with Zelle®”
  3. Click “Send”
  4. Choose a recipient and click “Continue”
  5. Click “Limits?” under $0
  6. View your remaining limit

From your desktop computer:

  1. Click “Move Money | Zelle®”
  2. Click “Send Money with Zelle®”
  3. Click “Send”
  4. Choose a recipient and click “Continue”
  5. Click “Limits?” under $0
  6. View your remaining limit
It’s easy. Just go to Digital Banking and click “Enroll” to access your banking accounts online or with the First State Bank of St. Charles mobile banking app.

Disclosures

All products and services are subject to approval.

1Subject to the terms and conditions detailed in the Guide to Benefits. Participating merchants on BaZing are not sponsors of the program, are subject to change without notice, may not be available in all regions, and may choose to limit deals.

2Insurance products are: Not a deposit. Not FDIC-insured. Not Insured by any federal government agency. Not guaranteed by the bank.

3Interest rate and Annual Percentage Yield (APY) may change at any time, at our discretion. Fees may reduce earnings. Interest is calculated using the daily balance method and begins to accrue no later than the business day credit is received for deposit of non-cash items.

4Service fee based on lowest monthly balance.

5The paper statement charge is $2 per month. For free paperless statements (e-statements), you must activate Digital Banking and sign up for e-statements.

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