Best Online Bank 2022 | Techy Kings

Associated Credit Unions

Products offered: Checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• Competitive APY on savings and checking accounts
• No monthly maintenance or overdraft fees
• Low minimum deposit requirements to open an account
• Up to $20 in ATM rebates every month
• A fee-free network of 80,000 ATMs

Cons

• No support for peer-to-peer payment tools

Membership is open to current or former employees of Alliant partner businesses in the US. No monthly fees are assessed on the account when you choose to receive e-statements. Alliant Credit Union offers a variety of CD terms from 12 to 60 months.

Ally

Products offered: Checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• Competitive APY on deposit accounts
• No monthly maintenance or overdraft fees
• Fee-free network of 43,000 Allpoint ATMs
• There is no minimum deposit requirement
• 24/7 customer support

Cons

• No cash deposit accepted

Ally offers a robust set of deposit products, loans and other financial services. The bank also offers bump-up CDs (which automatically adjust to a higher APY when available) and no-penalty CDs. There are no fees for any account and 24/7 customer support is available via phone, chat or email.

Bask Bank

Products offered: Savings account, CD

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• High APYs for savings and CDs
• Low minimum deposit requirements for savings accounts
• Low fees
• Various CD terms are available

Cons

• No checking account
• High minimum deposit requirements for CDs
• Limited number of products available

Bask Bank offers competitive APYs on savings accounts and CDs. There is no minimum balance required to open or maintain a savings account. With a deposit of $25,000, you can earn American Airline miles. CD tenures range from six months to one year.

Bread Finance

Products offered: Savings account, CD

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• High APYs for savings and CDs
• A low deposit is required to open a savings account
• Low fees
• Various CD terms are available

Cons

• No checking account
• High minimum deposit to open a CD
• Limited number of products available

As the online banking arm of Bread Financial, Bread Savings offers competitive rates on savings and CDs and accounts with minimal fees.

BrioDirect

Products offered: Savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• Competitive APY on savings accounts
• Low deposits are required to open savings and CD accounts
• No account fees

Cons

• A longer term is required to earn the highest APY CD
• No checking for money market accounts
• Checking account is not available

BrioDirect is the online arm of Webster Bank. It offers savings accounts, CDs — with terms ranging from 30 days to 5 years — and money market accounts. The checking account is “under maintenance” for an unspecified period and is currently unavailable.

Discover

Products offered: Checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• Competitive APY on savings accounts
• No monthly maintenance or overdraft fees
• There is no minimum deposit requirement to open an account
• A fee-free network of 60,000 ATMs
• Direct deposit can be accessed two days in advance
• Cash back rewards when checking out

Cons

• High minimum deposit to open a CD
• No cash deposit accepted

Discover Bank offers deposit accounts, credit cards, personal loans and student loans. It eliminated fees on deposit accounts in June 2019. The Discover Cash Back Debit Account is a completely free checking account that pays 1% cash back on debit card purchases up to $3,000 per month.

LendingClub

Products offered: Checking accounts, savings accounts, CDs

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• High APYs for savings and CDs
• A low deposit is required to open a savings account, no minimum balance is required
• Low fees
• Cash back rewards on eligible purchases with a debit card
• Unlimited ATM fee rebate

Cons

• APY is paid on higher checking balances
• A high deposit is required to open a CD

LendingClub offers a complete range of banking products and services. Unlimited ATM fee rebates give customers unhindered access to a wide ATM network. And low fees and competitive APYs make LendingClub’s savings and CD accounts very attractive.

Products offered: Savings account, CD

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• Competitive APY on deposit accounts
• No monthly maintenance fees
• Low minimum deposit requirements
• Automated 24/7 customer support

Cons

• No cash deposit accepted
• No checking account
• There is no ATM network
• Limited account types

Launched in 2016, Marcus is the online-only banking arm of Goldman Sachs, which is one of the 10 largest banks in the US. Bank savings and CD accounts offer competitive yields and low fees.

See our full review of Marcus by Goldman Sachs for more details.

SoFi

Products offered: Checking account, savings account

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• Competitive APY on checking and savings accounts
• Low deposits are required to open savings and CD accounts
• No monthly maintenance or overdraft fees
• Fee-free network of 55,000 Allpoint ATMs
• Direct deposit can be accessed two days in advance

Cons

• Fees charged for depositing cash

SoFi (Social Finance Inc.) is the brainchild of Stanford Business School graduates who created an alumni-funded lending resource that initially focused on student loan refinancing. Since then, SoFi has expanded into various loan categories and now offers online checking and savings accounts. Some applicants may be eligible for a new account bonus.

Synchronous Bank

Products offered: Savings accounts, money market accounts, CDs, IRA money market accounts, IRA CDs

Monthly fees: none

Benefit

• Competitive APY on deposit accounts
• No monthly maintenance or overdraft fees
• Up to $5 out-of-network rebate per month
• There is no minimum deposit requirement

Cons

Synchrony takes advantage of its limited overhead to offer competitive rates on deposit accounts. In addition to a wide variety of financial products such as IRA CDs and IRA money market accounts, Synchrony offers specialized CD types including bump-up (which automatically adjusts to a higher APY when available) and no-penalty types.