Enjoy checking reimagined with ProtectPlus.
Protect Yourself
Ensure you're always protected with 24-hour roadside assistance2, rideshare protection coverage2 and 24/7 telehealth3† with zero copays. Plus, get access to better banking1 benefits!
Protect Your Finances
Save money and prosper financially with cell phone protection2, 5c/gal fuel savings4, travel and leisure discounts† and our digital Financial Wellness 360 program.
Protect Your Identity and Reputation with IDProtect®5
Take advantage of a full suite of identity theft protection services, including monitoring†, identity theft resolution, ID theft expense reimbursement coverage2 and more.
Experience Better Banking
You'll receive unlimited free cashier's checks, one monthly wire transfer and NSF fee waiver, earn dividends on checking, an additional 10 basis points on certificates and more.
Already a member? Open new accounts in online banking or the app.
Open a checking account that checks all your boxes.
Early Payday
Set up direct deposit in online banking or the app and get paid up to 2 days early!6
No-fee ATMs Nationwide
Access over 85,000+ fee-free ATMs7, which are often located in popular locations such as Target, Walgreens, CVS, 7-Eleven, Costco and many more.
Hassle-Free Direct Deposit Setup
Switching your direct deposit has never been easier with our convenient tool in digital banking or the mobile app.
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Convenient banking features in one highly rated mobile app2
Mobile deposits
There’s no need to visit a branch or ATM to make a deposit — simply take a picture on the app.
Account balances and transactions
Stay in control of your finances with quick account access and recent transaction history.
Live support
Access live chat, send a secure message or schedule an appointment.
Zelle®
A fast, safe and easy way to send money to friends, family and other people you trust, wherever they bank9.
Digital investing10
Automated or self-directed investment options with an opening deposit as low as $100.
Credit score
Get your complimentary credit score and monitoring alerts.
Two ways to manage your finances like a pro
ProtectPlus1
- Enjoy checking with all the bells and whistles
- Exclusive benefits to boost protection and financial prosperity
- Earn dividends on checking, get a boost on eligible certificates and more
Already a member? Open new accounts in online banking or the app.
Classic Checking11
- Fewer fees than many other checking accounts
- Pay bills, make deposits and transfer funds
- Mastercard® debit card with a chip, security features and tap-to-pay
Already a member? Open new accounts in online banking or the app.
Overdraft protection when you need it.
- Overdraft coverage on certain debit card transactions
- Make pre-authorized transfers from your savings account to your checking account
- Helps you avoid bounced checks and banking penalties
- If you’re approved for a line of credit overdraft protection, your credit limit can be utilized to cover overdrafts
Book an appointment to open a line of credit to cover overdraft charges
Open a ProtectPlus checking account today!
It's time for you to experience the benefits of better banking.
Insured to at least $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. Government Agency
ProtectPlus Terms and Conditions:
Membership requirements apply. Refer to the Agreements & Disclosure booklet for terms and conditions applicable to specific accounts.
†Registration/activation required
1ProtectPlus benefits are available only under the same membership. ProtectPlus Checking accounts are dividend-bearing accounts. For the current dividends and corresponding Annual Percentage Yield (APY), refer to the Dividend Rate Sheet. Only one (1) Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) fee and one (1) Domestic Wire fee may be waived monthly. An NSF fee is assessed for item(s) returned unpaid due to insufficient/uncollected funds including, but not limited to checks and Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions (per presentment). New or renewing certificates are eligible for a rate increase, excluding all other promotions including, but not limited to, promotional certificates. ProtectPlus benefits cannot be combined with other relationship benefits and benefits do not roll over. Refer to Kinecta Federal Credit Union’s Agreements and Disclosures booklet and Consumer Schedule of Fees and Charges for additional terms and conditions such as fees, payment of dividends and other details applicable to your specific account. Terms and conditions subject to change.
2Special Program Notes: The descriptions herein are summaries only and do not include all terms, conditions and exclusions of the Benefits described. Please refer to the actual Guide to Benefit for complete details of coverage and exclusions. Coverage is provided through the company named in the Guide to Benefit. Guide to Benefit can be found through Kinecta Online Banking or Mobile App. Insurance Products are not insured by the NCUA or any Federal Government Agency; not a deposit of or guaranteed by the credit union or any credit union affiliate.
3Available for the account holder and their spouse/domestic partner and up to six (6) dependent children age 2 and older. This is not insurance.
4Restrictions apply. See Kinecta Online Banking or Mobile App for details.
5Benefits are available to personal checking account owner(s) and their joint account owners subject to the terms and conditions for the applicable Benefits. Some Benefits require authentication, registration and/or activation. Benefits are not available to a “signer” on the account who is not an account owner or to businesses, clubs, trusts, organizations and/or churches and their members, or schools and their employees/students.
6Early access to direct deposit payroll funds is dependent on timing of the submission of the payment file from the payer. When received, Kinecta makes these funds available on the day the payment file is received, which may be up to 2 days earlier than the effective payroll payment date.
7ATM fees No-surcharge fee for Kinecta and affiliated credit union CO-OP and Allpoint ATMs. Unaffiliated ATM owner/operators may assess a fee.
8Mobile banking. Message and data rates may apply.
9U.S. checking or savings account required to use Zelle®. Transactions between enrolled users typically occur in minutes. Zelle® and the Zelle® related marks are wholly owned by Early Warning Services, LLC and are used herein under license.
10Automated Investing. Kinecta Financial Insurance Services (“Promoter”) is considered a third-party promoter for IQvestment, LLC (“IQvestment”) and is not a current client or investor of IQvestment. The Promoter has a fee arrangement with IQvestment which is described in more detail here. We are confident in the exceptional quality of IQvestment's advisory services. Besides our standard compensation, there are no other material conflicts of interest to consider.
Not Insured by NCUA or Any Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union Guaranteed
Not Credit Union Deposits or Obligations
May Lose Value
Kinecta Federal Credit Union (“Promoter”) is a third-party promoter for Arete Wealth Management, LLC (“Arete”). Arete is a broker-dealer registered with the United States Securities Exchange and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Promoter is not a client or investor of Arete. The Promoter has a fee arrangement with Arete which is described in more detail here. Besides our standard compensation, there are no other material conflicts of interest to consider.
11Classic Checking. Fee waived in any month with 1) aggregate direct deposit or mobile check deposit in the amount of $250.00 per month. 2) $1,500 average monthly balance, or 3) 10 or more debit card purchases per month posted to account, or 4) an active Kinecta credit card in good standing, or 5) an auto or mortgage loan in good standing, or 6) the primary owner is either age 26 or under, or is age 62 and over, or 7) active duty military, or 8) during the first three months of a new account.
Mastercard and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated.