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Preferred Checking & Savings Account Package

Convenience for Your Busy Life
Our Preferred Banking package offers timesaving and moneysaving features perfect for people on the go.


Manage Your Day-to-Day Banking
Get interest-bearing checking, easy access to your funds, and convenient features designed for the way you live.


Sovereign Preferred Banking includes:

Preferred Checking
  • Interest-bearing checking
  • No monthly fee with direct deposit or qualifying balances1 (otherwise, $15)
  • Free Graystone-style checks2
  • No monthly fee/No minimum balance with a Sovereign Preferred Checking Account3
  • Special Money Market Savings rates
  • FDIC-insured account4





Not sure which package is right for you? Call a dedicated product specialist at 877-860-9753 between the hours of 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. or use our Account Selector tool.


     
Additional Benefits/Features
  • Your Sovereign Preferred Checking account comes with a Sovereign Debit MasterCard. Use it anywhere MasterCard Debit Cards are accepted and at more than 2,300 Sovereign ATMs.
  • No fee to use other banks' ATMs located in the United States5
  • Earn up to 20% in Sovereign Cash RewardsSM at participating retailers when you use your debit card6
  • Online Banking with BillPay is 100% GUARANTEED7 against fraud and late bill payments
  • 24/7 access to account balances, transaction history and more through Online Banking with BillPay
  • Available Sovereign Easy Access Line of Credit (subject to credit approval)
  • Sovereign Account Protector Program8
  • .25% rate discount on Home Equity Loans, Home Equity Lines of Credit and Auto Loans with automatic payment from a qualifying Sovereign account


 
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1 Monthly fee waived when you receive a direct deposit, or maintain a $2,500 average daily balance in your checking account, or maintain a $7,500 combined, average daily balance in your checking, savings, or money market savings accounts.
2 Free Graystone checks, or $15 discount toward alternate designs.
3 If your Sovereign Preferred Checking account is closed, there is a $10 monthly fee when your average daily balance falls below $2,000.
4 Please visit www.fdic.gov for details.
5 ATM owner may charge a separate fee.
6 Cash rewards are 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 Debit Card. Look for terms of the participating retailers' offers on the Sovereign Cash RewardsSM Website. Participating retailers are subject to change.
7 Please refer to the Online Banking Agreement for details on guarantees and your responsibilities for promptly reporting unauthorized transactions.
8 Even if you enroll in Sovereign Account Protector, there is no guarantee that all overdrafts will be paid. We charge a fee of $35 for each item that overdraws your account. An additional one-time fee of $35 will be charged on the 6th consecutive business day your account is overdrawn. This one-time charge only applies to checking accounts; the fee for consumer savings and money market savings accounts will be $5 per day, beginning on the 6th consecutive business day the account is overdrawn. If we do pay an overdraft on your account, the overdraft must be promptly repaid.
Access Your Accounts
2 Easy Ways to Open
1 Online: Open Now
2 Call a dedicated product specialist
at 877-860-9753
(7 a.m. - 8 p.m.)

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