Teen checking account

Jumpstart your teen’s financial education.

Open a U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking joint account with your teen (age 13 to 17) and get access to tools and resources that can help them learn independence and how to manage their money. You’ll enjoy these added benefits:

  • Waiver of the $12 monthly maintenance fee1
  • Waiver of the first four non-U.S. Bank ATM transaction fees per statement period2, 3
  • Additional benefits through our Smart Rewards® program, which is included with your Bank Smartly Checking account

Find out what you’ll need.

Minor savings account

It’s never too early to start saving.

Teach your child the value of saving with a U.S. Bank Smartly® Savings account. Visit a branch with a minor of any age to open an account together. You’ll enjoy these benefits:

  • Competitive interest rates across all balance levels4
  • Powerful digital tools like automated savings, goal setting, savings tracking and more

Find out what you’ll need.

Checklist to open teen bank accounts

Reap the benefits of opening both accounts.

With Bank Smartly, your accounts work together to give you competitive rates and rewards. Open both a Bank Smartly® Checking and a Bank Smartly® Savings account with one application – it takes five minutes or less. You’ll get:

  • Higher interest rates on your savings account that grow with your deposits.4
  • Waiver of the $5 monthly maintenance fee for the Bank Smartly® Savings account.5
Optional debit card with a teen checking account

Debit card option for teen checking account

Make learning fun with Greenlight.

Open a U.S. Bank checking account – with or without your child – and enjoy a complimentary family Greenlight account.

  • Give your teen a safe way to pay for things with a debit card you manage.
  • Easily transfer funds from your checking account to your teen’s debit card.
  • Enjoy fun, interactive goal-setting games and videos.
  • Set flexible controls and get real time notifications.
  • Help them learn financial basics so they can earn, save and spend wisely.

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Frequently asked questions

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Disclosures

  1. Members of the military (requires self disclosure) and clients ages 24 and under and those 65 and over pay no monthly maintenance fee. All others can have it waived by meeting any one of the following criteria: Have combined monthly direct deposits totaling $1,000 or more; or keep a minimum average account balance of $1,500 or more; or presence of an eligible personal U.S. Bank credit card; or qualify for one of the four Smart Rewards® tiers (Primary, Plus, Premium or Pinnacle).

    The average account balance is calculated by adding the balance at the end of each calendar day in the statement period and dividing that sum by the total number of calendar days within the statement period. Other fees may apply.

    Please refer to the Consumer Pricing Information (PDF) disclosure for more details.

  2. ATM Transaction Fee. U.S. Bank will assess this fee for each ATM Transaction conducted at the Non-U.S. Bank ATM. Non-U.S. Bank ATMs are defined as any ATM that does not display the U.S. Bank logo in any manner, physically on the ATM or digitally on the screen.

    ATM Surcharge. Non-U.S. Bank ATM owners may apply a surcharge fee on ATM transactions at their ATMs.

    U.S. Bank participates in MoneyPass®, an ATM surcharge free network. To find MoneyPass ATM locations, select “visit the MoneyPass locator” at the bottom of our ATM locator search results to be taken to the MoneyPass website. If you use an ATM that uses the MoneyPass® Network and are charged a surcharge fee, please call us at 800-USBANKS (872-2657) for a refund of the surcharge fee. However, a Non-U.S. Bank ATM Transaction Fee may be assessed on transactions at a MoneyPass ATM.

    Please refer to the Consumer Pricing Information (PDF) disclosure section titled Miscellaneous Checking, Savings or Money Market Fees for a summary of ATM transaction fees.

  3. When changing checking account types, corresponding Non-U.S. Bank ATM transaction fee waivers will become available on the first day of the next statement cycle. ATM transaction fee waivers are only applicable for your U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking accounts.

  4. The interest rates and Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) for the Bank Smartly® Savings account are variable, determined at the bank's discretion, and can change at any time.

  5. The $5 monthly maintenance fee is waived with the presence of a Bank Smartly® Checking, Safe Debit account, Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® card, or for accounts with a minor under the age of 18.

  6. U.S. Bank customers are eligible to receive the Greenlight Select plan complimentary when an eligible U.S. Bank checking account (excludes Safe Debit and Electronic Transfer accounts) is added as a funding source. You are required to be an authorized transactor on the U.S. Bank account, be at least 18 years of age, and be enrolled in online banking. Your U.S. Bank checking account(s) must be the preferred funding source for your Greenlight account for the entirety of the partnership. If your U.S. Bank checking account(s) cease to be the preferred funding source for your Greenlight account or you add a funding source that is not an eligible U.S. Bank checking account, you may be charged a monthly fee by Greenlight. In-app upgrades will result in additional fees. Subject to Greenlight identity verification. See greenlight.com/terms for additional information. Offer subject to change. Greenlight is a financial technology company, not a bank. The Greenlight app facilitates banking services through Community Federal Savings Bank (CFSB), Member FDIC. The Greenlight Mastercard is issued by Community Federal Savings Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard International.

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Deposit products are offered by U.S. Bank National Association. Member FDIC.

The U.S. Bank Visa® Debit Card is issued by U.S. Bank National Association, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.

Refer to Your Deposit Account Agreement (PDF) and the Consumer Pricing Information (PDF) disclosure for a summary of fees, terms and conditions that apply.

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