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Business Checking Plus

Business Checking Plus
As part of the Sovereign Business Premier banking package, Business Checking Plus is designed for businesses with higher transaction volumes, higher deposit levels, and a need for credit.

Sovereign Business Premier

A package of robust banking products and services that a business needs to manage its cash flow, Sovereign Business Premier comes with additional benefits, including lower rates on business loans and lines of credit.

Included in Sovereign Business Premier are:

Business Checking Plus
Business Debit Card
Business Online Banking with BillPay
Business Money Market Savings account
Lower Rates and Fees on Credit Solutions

Time Saving Features
and Money Saving Services

You can also add these services to your Sovereign Business Complete package:

Onsite Check Deposit
Online Wire Transfers
Online ACH
Merchant Services
Payroll Services
American Express® Business Cards

Other Checking
and Professional Services Solutions

Business Interest Checking
Commercial Cash Management Checking
Solutions for Professional Services

Benefits for You and Your Employees

Business Owner Premier Banking
Partnership Banking
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* Business Checking Plus accounts avoid monthly maintenance fees by maintaining an average daily ledger balance in the checking account itself or a combined daily average balance in additional checking accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts with the same owner as the Business Checking account. Only balances in these combined, same-owner business deposit accounts can be considered when calculating the combined balance.
** Transactions include checks paid, teller deposits, ATM deposits, deposited items, and ACH items (electronic debits and credits not originated by customer, Onsite Check Deposit batch deposits, Onsite Check Deposit items processed, and Onsite Check Deposit ACH converted transactions). Sovereign Merchant Services (credit and debit card payment processing), Sovereign Payroll & HR Services, and ACH debit items are not included.

In the case of excessive cash deposits, Sovereign reserves the right to transfer you to an account with more appropriate cash handling services.
*** Each month, up to $40,000 in cash may be deposited to Business Checking Plus at no charge. Cash Deposits exceeding the monthly threshold will be assessed a charge of $0.22 per $100 for Express Pack® deposits and $0.27 per $100 for non-express Cash Pack deposits.
Cash back is earned on purchases made at participating online retailers through the Sovereign Cash RewardsSM Program Website or in-store at participating national and local retailers when using your Sovereign Business Debit Card. Participating retailers are subject to change.
†† To qualify for the 1% discount, customer must, as of the date of the loan closing, either have a Business Checking Plus account or otherwise have a qualifying business checking account relationship with Sovereign Bank. To qualify for the .5% discount, the borrower must sign up for automatic payment deductions from a Sovereign business demand deposit account at loan closing. The continuation of such discounts is subject to the terms of the loan documentation. Other terms and conditions may apply.
††† Sovereign Bank will waive the one-time, up-front origination fee of $250 for a Business Advisor Line of Credit for an amount not exceeding $500,000. Other fees may apply for lines up to and including $500,000.
^ Online Wire module monthly fee and Online ACH module monthly fee is $40 and Business Checking Plus customers may use this module at no monthly fee.
^^ Combined balance of deposits, loans, and investments of $15,000. Mortgages, student loans, credit card balances, unsecured personal loans and lines if credit issued by FIA Card Services, NA, and the unused portion of any Sovereign credit line are not counted as part of the combined balance.
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