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Get more from your checking — tiered interest, ID theft protection, and more.

Key Features

  • Added Perks
  • Digital Banking
  • EMV Chip Debit Card w/Rewards

Do you currently have an account with West Shore Bank?

What is A Secure Interest Checking Account?

  • Checking that pays competitive interest on balances of $1,000 or more
    • Tiered interest, rewarding larger balances with higher rates
  • Includes a variety of added perks
  • Reduce the low $7.50 maintenance fee by $1.50 monthly with each qualifier:
    • Use your debit card 5 or more times in a statement cycle (PIN or signature)
    • Maintain at least one direct deposit or recurring ACH credit of $500 or more in a statement cycle
    • Maintain a $1,000 minimum daily account balance in a statement cycle
    • Process three or more bill payments/mobile deposits or ACH debits in a statement cycle
    • Receive monthly eStatements
  • Free digital banking services2
  • Free ATM/debit card with Extra Awards®
  • $100 minimum deposit to open

Benefits of a Secure Interest Checking Account

Enjoy the benefits and rewards of interest checking:

  • Free annual investment review
  • One free box of specialty checks at account opening
  • Refunds on withdrawal fees for non-West Shore Bank ATMs, nationwide (up to $7 per statement cycle)
  • IDProtect® – identity theft monitoring and resolution service1,3
  • Cellular telephone protection4
  • Debit and credit card registration – for one easy call to cancel and request replacement cards1
  • Debit Advantage™ buyer’s protection & extended warranty4
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance4
  • $hopping Rewards™1
  • Travel and leisure discounts1
  • Family health discounts1 (This is NOT insurance)

Open A Secure Interest Checking Account

West Shore Bank has been Making a Difference Since 1898. For over a century, we have remained committed to helping the people and businesses along the lakeshore to improve their financial well-being. Visit one of our nine Michigan locations in Ludington, Frankfort, Hart, Manistee, Onekama, Scottville, or Traverse City. 

Apply now to open a secure interest checking account and enjoy all the digital services you want with your checking, such as online banking, mobile banking, digital wallet, Zelle, and our MoneyTracker budgeting and financial planning tool. 

Calculate My Service Charge

Do you currently have an account with West Shore Bank?

1Registration/activation required.

2Standard text messaging and data plan rates may apply. Consult your mobile service provider for details on specific fees and charges that may apply.

3IDProtect service is a personal identity theft protection service available to personal checking account owners and their joint account owners. Service is not available to a “signer” on the account who is not an account owner. For revocable grantor trusts, the service is available only when a grantor is serving as a trustee and covers the grantor trustee(s). For all other fiduciary accounts, the service covers the beneficiary, who must be the primary member (Fiduciary is not covered). Simple Secure Checking is not available to businesses, clubs, organizations, churches, and schools.

4Special Insurance Program Notes: The descriptions herein are summaries only. They do not include all terms, conditions, and exclusions of the policies described. Please refer to the actual policies for complete details of coverage and exclusions. Insurance is offered through the company named on the certificate of insurance. Insurance products are not insured by FDIC or any Federal Government Agency: Not a deposit of or guaranteed by the bank or any bank affiliate.

Your service charge is estimated to be: $7.50

Enjoy the added perks:

  • One free box of specialty checks at account opening
  • Refunds on withdrawal fees for non-West Shore Bank ATMs, nationwide (up to $7 per statement cycle)
  • IDProtect — identity theft monitoring and resolution service
  • Cellular telephone protection
  • More Perks

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This is just an estimate. Please stop by your local branch for more information.