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Open a U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking account and get a U.S. Bank Visa® Debit Card branded with your university imagery. Use it anywhere Visa is accepted.

Parents, alumni, faculty and other fans can show their spirit, too. Log in to your account to get your card.

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Meet your new student ID.

Travel light. Link your campus card to your U.S. Bank checking account and use it as your ATM card.

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Build a strong financial future with Bank Smartly®.

Now is a great time to start building a solid financial foundation. Bank Smartly, a banking suite where accounts work together for competitive rates and relevant rewards from dollar one, can help you get on the right path with easy money management tools and simple ways to waive fees.

Checking + Savings

Boost your money-making potential.

Open a Bank Smartly® Savings and Bank Smartly® Checking account together to:

  • Earn faster. Unlock higher savings rates.9
  • Minimize fees. Waive your Bank Smartly® Savings $5 Monthly Maintenance Fee.11
  • Save time. Apply for both in under 5 minutes.

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Earn rewards while building credit.

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Earn cash back while building credit14 for the future – and you may be able to graduate to a traditional card over time.

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Set your sights on success with the help of a goals coach. Our goals coaches are available to help you prep for a lifetime of wise, informed decisions with free financial and non-financial goal setting strategies and budgeting tools.

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Financial future 101

Being smart about your finances starts right now, and changes what your future looks like. U.S. Bank is here to help you learn how to make the best choices for you.

Earning your trust is at the heart of all we do.

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Ranked top five for student banking

U.S. Bank received the 2023-2024 Money Best Banks for Students award in August 2023.

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The U.S. Bank Cash+® Visa Signature® Card was named as the Best-Of Awards Winner for Best 0% APR Credit Card by Nerdwallet.*

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One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies 202515

U.S. Bank has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute.

We earned our A+

More than one million customers have given the U.S. Bank Mobile App an overall rating of five stars.

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Frequently asked questions

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Disclosures

  1. U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking bonus: To be eligible, the Primary Signer on your new Bank Smartly Checking account cannot have an existing U.S. Bank consumer checking account, had a U.S. Bank consumer checking account in the last 12 months or received other U.S. Bank consumer checking bonus offers within the past 12 months. To receive the bonus, you must open a new U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking account with a minimum deposit of $25 either online through the U.S. Bank campus page or at a participating U.S. Bank campus location from December 16, 2025 through and including February 26, 2026. You must have a minimum of $1,000 or more in total new money deposit(s), complete 10 or more debit card purchases totaling $100 or more using your associated debit card as well as enrollment in online banking or the U.S. Bank Mobile App all within 90 days of account opening. Your promotional offer will be automatically applied if you open your account through the promotional offer web page, or if opening in a branch or via telephone, must be activated by your banker at account opening. New money is considered money that is new to the customer or new to U.S. Bank where funds are coming from outside U.S. Bank. Funds cannot be transferred from another U.S. Bank product. All transactions must be posted to the account within those 90 days. Pending transactions, ATM withdrawals and withdrawals at a branch using your debit card are not qualifying transactions. Your checking bonus (“adjusted interest”) will be credited to your new checking account within 60 days following the end of the calendar month during which you completed all the offer requirements. Account must be open and have a positive balance to receive the bonus. Bonus will be reported as interest earned on IRS form 1099-INT, and recipient is responsible for any applicable taxes. Offer may not be combined with any other checking account bonus offers.

    A rate of 0.001% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) applies to accounts with balances between $0-$24,999.99. A rate of 0.005% APY applies to accounts with balances of $25,000.00 or more. Bank Smartly Checking is a tiered-rate account. Advertised rates are variable and effective as of 10/30/2025. Rates in any tier are subject to change at any time before or after account opening. A minimum of $25 is required to open a U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking account. Fees could reduce earnings on the account.

    Additional Terms & Conditions: Limit one checking bonus per tax ID. Current U.S. Bank employees are eligible to participate. Offer may not be available if you live outside of the U.S. Bank footprint. Offer not available through Alliance partnerships. Offer not available with Trust Accounts. Other restrictions may apply. All standard account terms, conditions and opening procedures apply. For a comprehensive list of account pricing, terms and policies, see the Your Deposit Account Agreement (PDF) and the Consumer Pricing Information (PDF) disclosure. Deposit products offered by U.S. Bank National Association.

  2. Bank Smartly Checking account Monthly Maintenance Fee: For newly opened U.S. Bank Smartly Checking accounts, the Monthly Maintenance Fee is waived for the first 2 statement periods from the account open date. Members of the military (requires self-disclosure), Workplace-Financial Wellness Program, U.S. Bank Global Transition Solutions, clients age 13-24 or clients 65 and over, pay no monthly maintenance fee. State Farm Alliance customers can waive the monthly maintenance fee as an owner of an eligible personal State Farm credit card. All others can have it waived by meeting any one of the following criteria: Have combined monthly direct deposits totaling $1,500 or more; or keep a minimum average account balance of $1,500 or more; or owner on a U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card; or owner of an eligible U.S. Bank small business checking account; or qualify for one of the three Smart Rewards® tiers (Gold Tier, Platinum Tier or Platinum Plus Tier).

    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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Overdraft Protection Transfer Fees are waived on U.S. Bank Smartly Checking accounts. If you have linked eligible accounts, and the negative Available Balance in your checking account is $5.01 or more, the advance amount will transfer in multiples of $50. If, however, the negative Available Balance is $5 or less, the amount advanced will be $5. The Overdraft Protection Transfer Fee is waived if the negative Available Balance in your checking account is $50 or less. Please note, if you have Overdraft Protection and your account becomes overdrawn, Overdraft Protection funds will be accessed before the account is eligible for Overdraft Fee Forgiven. No Overdraft Protection Transfer Fee(s) will be charged for transfers from linked deposit accounts.

    Refer to Your Deposit Account Agreement (PDF), section titled Overdraft Protection Plans, for additional information.

  6. In the event the Available Balance at the end of the business day is or would be overdrawn $50.01 or more and the transaction paid is $5.01 or more, an Overdraft Paid Fee may be assessed for each item. In the event the Available Balance at the end of the business day is or would be overdrawn $50.00 or less, an Overdraft Paid Fee will not be assessed. U.S. Bank limits the number of charges to a daily maximum of three Overdraft Paid Fees per day, no matter how many items we pay on your behalf.

  7. U.S. Bank Overdraft Fee Forgiven Program - Consumer checking accounts (excluding Safe Debit accounts) assessed an Overdraft Paid Fee may qualify for a fee waiver. The Overdraft Fee Forgiven period starts the first business day your Available Balance becomes negative and you were charged an Overdraft Paid Fee(s). U.S. Bank will review your account at the end of the Overdraft Fee Forgiven period (11 p.m. ET) and if your Available Balance (excluding the Overdraft Paid Fees and including immediate and same day deposits), is at least $0 we will waive Overdraft Paid Fee(s) charged. Deposits that generally will qualify for Overdraft Fee Forgiven include: ACH and electronic deposits, cash deposits, wire transfers, ATM deposits at U.S. Bank ATMs, check deposits in branch and internal transfers from another U.S. Bank account. Deposits that generally will not qualify for Overdraft Fee Forgiven include: Mobile check deposit, extended hold placed on a deposit and deposits into new accounts opened less than 30 days where funds are generally made available the fifth business day after the day of your deposit. Refer to the Determining the Availability of a Deposit – All Accounts section of Your Deposit Account Agreement (PDF) for full funds availability details.

  8. For a comprehensive list of account pricing, terms and policies, see the Your Deposit Account Agreement (PDF) and the Consumer Pricing Information (PDF) disclosures. These documents can be obtained by contacting a U.S. Bank branch or calling 800-872-2657.

  9. 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, including after the account is opened. For additional details about the U.S. Bank Smartly Savings Interest Rate Bump, see the U.S. Bank Smartly Savings Rate Sheet.

  10. Cash-back deals are currently available for personal debit and credit cards only. Business debit and credit cards are not eligible at this time.

  11. 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.

  12. FDIC insured to the maximum allowed by law.

  13. Zero fraud liability – U.S. Bank provides zero fraud liability for unauthorized transactions. Cardholder must notify U.S. Bank promptly of any unauthorized use. Certain conditions and limitations may apply. See the Electronic Fund Transfers section in Your Deposit Account Agreement (PDF) for details.

  14. Late payments and going over the credit limit may damage your credit history.

  15. U.S. Bank named one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies®” Ethisphere Institute, February 2025 (also 2015–2024); for more information about the ‘World’s Most Ethical Company’ designation and scoring methodology, please visit www.worldsmostethicalcompanies.com.

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The creditor and issuer of this card is U.S. Bank National Association, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc., and the card is available to United States residents only.

Deposit products 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.

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