Personal Checking Services


Banking with Busey is now easier than ever. Busey offers a variety of checking account options – find the account that fits your unique needs. 









Pillar Banking includes:

Surcharge-free access to approximately 40,000 ATMs
Busey's top rated online & mobile banking with free mobile deposit & bill pay.
  Free contactless Busey Debit Mastercard®
Our flagship checking account that actually pays you. Earn a competitive interest rate and enjoy free or discounted banking services including free Specialty Blue consumer checks, free Official checks, 25% off of annual safe deposit box fees, free paper statements and special rate increases on eligible CD and IRA products!

Earn a competitive interest rate on your personal checking account balance and enjoy free or discounted banking services.
Foundation Checking includes:

No monthly maintenance fee, no minimum balance and no direct deposit requirement
Busey's top rated online & mobile banking app with free mobile deposit & bill pay
  Free contactless Busey Debit Mastercard® and surcharge-free access to to approximately 40,000 ATMs
A simple, straightforward checking option with everything you need while helping you avoid fees. Add a savings account and BIG CHANGE, and watch your savings grow every time you use your Busey Debit Mastercard®







Pillar Banking Foundation Checking
Minimum Opening Deposit $100 $100

No monthly maintenance fee if you maintain a combined balance of $15,000 daily in any combination of eligible accounts for the Pillar Banking statement cycle. Eligible balance includes checking, savings, money market accounts,  CDs and IRAs, making it even easier to maintain the minimum balance and better representing your deposits with Busey. If the combined minimum balance requirement is not met, there will be a $15 monthly maintenance fee. 
No monthly maintenance fee, no minimum balance, no direct deposit requirement
Interest Yes; earned daily when minimum balance of $3,000 to earn interest is maintained; interest paid monthly.* No
eStatements
Included; paper statements available at no charge
Included; otherwise pay a $4 paper statement fee

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If your request for a checking account has been declined because of your prior banking history, Busey's Bridge Checking could give you a second opportunity for a checking account. Visit our Community Banking page for more details.

*We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This method applies the daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest is compounded and credited on the last day of the statement cycle. If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest. 






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