Savings accounts

Today’s interest rates and APYs for the U.S. Bank Smartly Savings account, including the interest rate bump, are variable, determined at the bank’s discretion, and can change at any time, including after the account is opened. Today’s interest rates and APYs, including the rate bump, are accurate as of today’s date. A minimum opening deposit of $25 is required to open.  

The interest rates above are accurate for U.S. Bank Smartly Savings accounts opened on today’s date. If you are an existing U.S. Bank or U.S. Bancorp Advisors client, the advertised rates on the rate sheet may not apply. Log into your Online Banking or Mobile App to view your personalized account interest rate and interest rate bump or contact a banker. Select Products & Offers to see your personalized rates. Your personalized rates will also apply to any new U.S. Bank Smartly Savings accounts you open.

Eligibility for an interest rate bump: An interest rate bump is applied to a U.S. Bank Smartly® Savings account when at least one account holder maintains a valid and in-good-standing eligible product. U.S. Bank Smartly Savings accounts without a qualified and eligible associated denoted product will not receive an interest rate bump. The interest rate bump will vary based on Combined Qualifying Balances (CQB).  One of the following eligible and in-good-standing products must be maintained:

• U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking
• Safe Debit account
• U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card

What eligible products are included in your CQB: The following products offered by U.S. Bank and its affiliates are eligible for inclusion in your CQB:  

• Consumer checking, money market, savings, Certificate of Deposits (CDs), and/or Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
• Personal Trust accounts
• U.S. Bancorp Advisors brokerage accounts

Note: Business and commercial products are never eligible.

Qualified Balance: Funds on deposit in an eligible product, where you have ownership interest, are counted towards your CQB.

• Examples of eligible customer to account relationship types, include, but are not limited to: Individual owner, joint owner, principal non-signer. 

Conversely, funds on deposit in an eligible product that do not grant ownership interest, are not counted towards your CQB.

• Examples of ineligible customer to account relationship types, include, but are not limited to: Trustee (IFI), Grantor (GRT), all Irrevocable Trust roles, Payable on Death, Representative Payee, Guardian.

How is your CQB calculated: For jointly owned U.S. Bank Smartly Savings accounts, each owner’s qualifying balances will be reviewed. The interest rate bump and balance range information will be visible to all owners on the joint account.  There are two CQB calculations completed for every customer.

• Monthly – Upon the opening of your first account, and thereafter at the beginning of each calendar month, your historical average CQB is calculated by summing all available previous days qualified balances and dividing by the number of days since the first eligible product was opened (90 calendar day maximum).
• Daily – Each day your CQB is calculated by totaling your end of day qualified balance on deposit in an eligible product.

How is your Smartly Interest Rate Bump Tier determined: After the eligible product verification is completed, on the next business day we will determine your Smartly Interest Rate Bump Tier. Your tier is based on the better of your daily or monthly CQB calculation. Once a tier has been assigned to you, it will not be downgraded for the remainder of that calendar month. However, at any point during a calendar month, you may receive a tier upgrade based upon your daily CQB. Assignment of an initial tier, monthly tier upgrade or downgrade, and/or daily tier upgrades generally are applied within five business days. For your individual accounts, your interest rate bump tier will be your tier (as described above). For joint accounts, the tier is assigned the highest tier associated with any account owner, if applicable. From there, within five business days, the interest rate bump is added to the standard interest rate to calculate the interest rate that will be applied to the entire account balance in the eligible U.S. Bank Smartly Savings account.  If the U.S. Bank Smartly Savings account is closed, the interest rate bump will cease immediately, and accrued interest will not be paid. If the required eligible product (U.S. Bank Smartly Checking, Safe Debit account or a U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card) is closed but the U.S. Bank Smartly Savings account remains open, eligibility to receive an interest rate bump will remain valid until the end of the calendar month. Changes in the ownership structure of your U.S. Bank Smartly Savings account or the required eligible product may result in immediate loss of the interest rate bump.

Balance and interest information:

You must maintain the minimum balance needed for each tier in order to earn the Annual Percentage Yield (APY) disclosed. All rates and APYs are subject to change after the account is opened. Fees could reduce earnings on the account. Interest rates currently offered on applicable deposit accounts are determined at the bank's discretion and may change daily. The daily balance is the balance at the end of each business day, equal to the beginning balance for that day plus the current business day credits, minus the current business day debits. Business days are Monday through Friday; federal holidays are not included. We use the daily balance method to calculate interest on all deposit accounts. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. Interest on your check deposit begins to accrue on the business day we receive credit for your applicable deposit accounts. Interest will be compounded daily and credited to your account monthly for all savings accounts, except Standard Savings, which is paid quarterly. If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

Bank Smartly Savings account Monthly Maintenance Fee: The $5 monthly maintenance fee is waived when you are an owner of a Bank Smartly® Checking, Safe Debit account, Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card, or for accounts with a minor under the age of 18.

All interest rates and APYs for the U.S. Bank Elite Money Market account are determined at the bank’s discretion and are subject to change at any time, including after the account is opened, regardless of account balance. Fees will reduce your eligible balance, and deposits are needed to cover these fees to maintain the daily balance for this rate offer.

How to obtain the rate: This rate is valid on new U.S. Bank Elite Money Market accounts for clients who do not have any existing consumer savings or money market account or for clients with any existing consumer savings or money market account that has been open for less than 30 days. This rate is not valid for clients with any consumer savings or money market account closed within the last 30 days. Get the Annual Percentage Yield (APY) as noted above by depositing at least $25,000 within 30 days of account opening. A minimum opening deposit of $100 is required to open. If you do not deposit $25,000 within 30 days, the standard interest rate will be applied.

How to maintain the rate: Deposit at least $25,000 within 30 days of account opening and maintain a minimum daily balance of at least $25,000 each day thereafter. If the account balance falls below $25,000 the standard interest rate will be applied until the account balance is at or above $25,000 again.

The standard interest rate balance tiers and APYs are accurate as of today's date: Under $10,000: 0.01%; $10,000 to $24,999.99: 0.01%; $25,000 to $49,999.99: 0.05%; $50,000 to $99,999.99: 0.05%; $100,000 to $499,999.99: 0.05%; $500,000 and above: 0.05%.

Interest information: You must maintain the minimum daily balance needed for each tier in order to earn the Annual Percentage Yield (APY) disclosed. Interest will be compounded daily and credited to your account monthly. We use the daily balance method to calculate interest on all deposit accounts. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. Interest on your check deposit begins to accrue on the business day we receive credit for this account. If you close your account before interest is credited you will not receive the accrued interest. Fees could reduce earnings on the account. Other restrictions may apply.

Variable rate account – The interest rates and Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) are variable, determined at the bank’s discretion and can change at any time, including after the account is opened. Speak to a banker for current deposit rates, disclosures on rates, compounding and crediting, and other balance information.

The daily balance is the balance at the end of each business day, equal to the beginning balance for that day plus the current business day credits, minus the current business day debits. Business days are Monday through Friday; federal holidays are not included.

ATM Transaction Fee. U.S. Bank will assess this fee for each ATM Transaction conducted at the Non-U.S. Bank ATM. This means that you may be charged more than one ATM Transaction fee at a Non-U.S. Bank ATM during a single ATM session. 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.

This account requires an individual retirement account plan. Retirement Money Market accounts are only available at U.S. Bank branches. Personal Trust IRAs are excluded.

Personal Trust account balances are the current account balance as of close of the prior day for eligible trust account types that are held for your benefit: IRAs, Agency accounts, Revocable Trust accounts and Custody accounts.

For U.S. Bancorp Advisors: Brokerage and investment advisory products and services are offered by U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered broker-dealer, investment adviser, member FINRA / SIPC, and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and affiliate of U.S. Bank, N.A. Insurance services are offered by USBA Insurance Services, a dba of U.S. Bancorp Advisors, having a California domicile and principal place of business at 800 N. Brand Blvd., 16th Floor, Glendale, CA 91203, CA Insurance License #6011694. Products may not be available in all states.

U.S. Bank Smartly Savings qualifying balance information includes affiliated U.S. Bancorp Advisors (USBA) components, which is being translated for your convenience. USBA offers its products only in English and may not be able to offer certain products in a particular foreign language.

Trustee (IFI) - The person(s) or entity are serving in the capacity of trustee(s) but are not grantor(s). The trustee typically manages the assets of the trust account and distributes property according to the terms of the trust document. The IFI description applies to deposit accounts at U.S. Bank.

Grantor (GRT) - The individual(s) who created the trust. Grantors may also be referred to as the settlor or trustor. Grantors may also serve as the trustee(s) of the trust. The GRT description applies to deposit accounts at U.S. Bank.