Product Terms and Conditions

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE YIELD AND ACCOUNT TERMS DISCLOSURE
EFFECTIVE DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2021

 
East West Bank
Premier Digital Checking
 
 
Interest Rates
Daily Balance Interest Rate Annual Percentage Yield
$0.00 to $9,999.99 0.025% 0.03%
$10,000.00 to $24,999.99 0.025% 0.03%
$25,000.00 to $49,999.99 0.025% 0.03%
$50,000.00 to $99,999.99 0.025% 0.03%
$100,000.00 to $249,999.99 0.045% 0.05%
$250,000.00 to $499,999.99 0.045% 0.05%
$500,000.00 to $999,999.99 0.045% 0.05%
$1,000,000.00 and above 0.045% 0.05%
Variable Rate Account
Your interest rate is variable and may be changed at any time, at our discretion and without prior notice.
Interest Accrual / Payment Frequency
Interest begins to accrue on the day you make your deposit, and is credited to your account on a monthly basis.
Interest Compounding / Computation
Your interest is compounded daily on an actual/365 day basis. We use the daily balance method, which applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.
Terms and Conditions
Minimum Opening Balance
$100

Account must be funded within 60 days of application approval with a single opening deposit of $100 or more.

Accounts that are not funded within 60 days, or that at any time maintain a $0 balance for 60 days or more, will be subject to automatic closure.

Minimum Average Balance Required to Avoid the Monthy Maintenance Fee

Your Monthly Maintenance Fee will be waived if you maintain a:

  1. $2,500 average balance in your account each monthly statement cycle

    OR

  2. $10,000 prior month-end combined average balance in the consumer deposit accounts you own at East West Bank

Monthly Maintenance Fee
$25

Charged per monthly statement cycle if the minimum average monthly balance maintained in the account during the statement cycle does not meet the required minimum.

Additional Terms and Conditions
Qualification Requirements
Limited to individuals 18 years of age or older. One account per customer. Availability of the Premier Digital Checking account may be limited based on your geographic location or mobile carrier country as determined by the Bank at the time you access our Mobile app.
Subject to Bank Approval
Account applications are subject to verification and approval. Submission of an application does not guarantee that East West Bank will open an account for you.
Account Title and Contact Information
By submitting an application you are requesting to open a Premier Digital Checking account at East West Bank, a United States financial institution. If approved, a Premier Digital Checking account will be opened in your name, as sole owner. Your contact e-mail address, mobile phone number, primary residence address and alternate account mailing address will be defined based on the information you agreed to share with us. If an alternate account mailing address was not provided, we will use your residence address as the mailing address for your account.
Check Orders
Your East West Bank account will NOT have checks automatically issued. If you would like to order checks you may contact us at (U.S.) +1.833.468.8356. 
Check Imaging

Check Imaging is a process of capturing, indexing, storing and retrieving electronic images of checks. Imaging systems replace the handling, distribution and storage of checks with electronic images. The images are retained by us for a period of seven years from the date of posting.

By using your account you agree to this procedure and authorize us to destroy the original items and check. You agree to allow any imaged document, or copy thereof, to serve as an original item for any and all purposes, including charging your account or determining the validity of any signatures or otherwise.

Debit Card Issuance / ATM Access

A Debit Card will NOT be automatically issued. If you would like to request a Debit Card you may request a card in the mobile app or contact us at (U.S.) +1.833.468.8356. 

If requested, your Debit Card will be issued in your name and mailed to the address associated with your Premier Digital checking account. For shipments to China, your Debit Card will be mailed to the one-time shipping address you provided and verified at the time of request. For cards delivered to an international address, a shipping fee will apply. Please refer to the East West Bank Fee Schedule for additional details.

Your Premier Digital Checking account will be linked as the primary account that can be accessed using the Debit Card.

ATM Withdrawal Fees
There is no charge for using a proprietary East West Bank ATM.

East West Bank will not charge you for the first two non-proprietary ATM withdrawals per statement cycle, but will assess a $1.00 fee for each withdrawal thereafter. Additionally, 3rd party ATM usage fees may be charged to your account at the request of the provider operating the non-proprietary ATM.
Other Fees and Services
Additional fees may apply. Please refer to the East West Bank Fee Schedule, which has been provided with this disclosure, for additional fee information.
 
PREMIER DIGITAL CHECKING
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT ADDENDUM

Effective June 1, 2020

This Deposit Agreement Addendum amends and supersedes, where applicable, the Bank’s Deposit Agreement dated 6/18/2015 and applies specifically to accounts opened using the East West Bank mobile banking application.

 
  1. Holds for Uncollected Funds / Delayed Funds Availability

    The below revised information amends the “Ability to Withdrawal Funds”, “Longer Delays May Apply” and “Special Rules for New Accounts” information contained in the Holds for Uncollected Funds / Delayed Funds Availability section of the Bank’s Deposit Agreement. All other information contained in the Holds for Uncollected Funds / Delayed Funds Availability section of the Deposit Agreement remains the same.

    Effective April 16, 2020

    “Ability to Withdrawal Funds”- Our policy is to delay the availability of funds from your check deposits. During that delay, you may not withdraw the funds in cash and we will not use the funds to pay checks that you have written.

    For determining the availability of your deposits, every day is a business day, except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. If you make a deposit in person at one of our branch locations before the close of business on a business day that we are open, we will consider that day to be the day of your deposit. If you use our mobile banking remote deposit capture service to deposit a check before 9:00 p.m. (Pacific Time), we will consider that day to be the day of your deposit.

    NOTE:
    Generally, our close of business is 5:00 p.m. (local time zone), Monday – Friday, however most of our locations close at 6:00 p.m. (local time zone) on Friday. (Note: These times may vary by location.)

    If you make a deposit into one of our automated teller machines before 3:00 p.m. (local time zone) on a business day we are open, we may consider that day to be the day of deposit. However, if you make any of the above mentioned deposits after the cut-of time or on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open.

    The length of the delay varies depending on the type of deposit and is explained below.

    Same-Day Availability

    Funds from electronic direct deposits to your account will be available on the day we receive the deposit.

    Next-Day Availability

    Funds from the following deposits are available on the first business day after the day of your deposit:

    • U.S. Treasury checks that are payable to you.
    • Wire transfers.
    • Checks drawn on East West Bank.

    If you make the deposit in person to one of our employees, funds from the following deposits are also available on the first business day after the day of your deposit:

    • Cash.
    • State and local government checks that are payable to you.
    • Cashier's, certified, and teller's checks that are payable to you.
    • Federal Reserve Bank checks, Federal Home Loan Bank checks, and postal money orders, if these items are payable to you.

    If you do not make your deposit in person to one of our employees (for example, if you mail the deposit or use our remote deposit capture service), funds from these deposits will be available on the second business day after the day we receive your deposit.

    Other Check Deposits

    Our policy is to make funds from local and nonlocal checks available as follows.

    • The first $225 from a deposit of local checks will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit. The remaining funds will be available on the second business day after the day of your deposit.

      For example, if you deposit a local or nonlocal check of $700 on a Monday, $225 of the deposit is available on Tuesday. The remaining $475 is available on Wednesday.

    Updated November 6, 2021

    Longer Delays May Apply- In addition, funds you deposit by check may be delayed for a longer period under the following circumstances:

    • We believe a check you deposit will not be paid.
    • You deposit checks totaling more than $5,525 on any one day
    • You redeposit a check that has been returned unpaid.
    • You have overdrawn your account repeatedly in the last six months.
    • There is an emergency, such as failure of communications or computer equipment.

    Effective June 1, 2020

    Special Rules for New Accounts- If you are a new customer, the following special rules will apply during the first 30 days your account is open.

    Funds from electronic direct deposits to your account will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Funds from deposits of cash, wire transfers and the first $5,525 of a day’s total deposits of cashier’s, certified, teller’s, traveler’s and federal, state and local government checks, will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks must be payable to you. The excess over $5,525 will be available on the ninth business day after the day of your deposit. If your deposit of these checks (other than a U.S. Treasury check) is not made in person to one of our employees, the first $5,525 will not be available until the second business day after the day of your deposit.

    Funds from all other check deposits will be available on the ninth business day after the day of your deposit.

    NOTE:

    The forgoing rules do not apply to deposits of foreign items (items drawn on or payable through or at an office of a depository institution not located in the U.S.).

  2. State Law Applicability for Digitally Acquired Consumer Customers

    Effective April 16, 2020

    Accounts opened by consumers that become a Bank customer using the East West Bank mobile banking application will be established at a California location and be subject to California state specific laws, unless they used or entered an “invite link” provided by an East West Bank branch located in another state, in which case their account(s) will be established at that branch location and subject, where applicable, to that state’s specific laws as defined in the Bank’s Deposit Agreement.