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If you’re looking for a great rewards checking rate, Keystone Bank in Alabama is offering 4.04% APY on its Rewards Checking Account. The following rates and features are available if you meet the account’s requirements:

• 4.04% APY on balances up to $25,000
• 1.15% APY on balances over $25,000
• 0.25% APY base rate if requirements aren’t met
• ATM fees nationwide automatically refunded

Here are the account’s monthly requirements:

• 10 Mastercard debit card transactions
• Set up 1 direct deposit or ACH debit from your account
• Enroll and receive e-Statements

There is no minimum balance required to open the account. There are also no monthly fees. Apply online.

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Texas residents can take advantage of a 5.01% APY on the Kasasa Cash rewards checking account from Founders Bank. Here are the requirements that must be met to qualify for this great rate:

• 10 debit card purchases
• 1 direct deposit or automatic payment
• Participate in online banking
• Receive e-statements

If you meet the requirements each month, you will receive the following perks:

• 5.01% APY on balances up to $10,000
• 2.25% APY on balances over $10,000
• 0.05% APY base rate if qualifications aren’t met
• Refunds on all ATM fees nationwide

A few benefits of the account regardless of meeting qualifications include no monthly service charge, no minimum balance requirement,and free online bill pay.

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AmericaNet Bank is offering a rewards checking account with 4.00% APY interest on balances up to $10,000. This interest checking rate is current as of 8/26/2009.

In order to earn this rate, you must fulfill the following:

• Make 10 AmericaNet Bank VISA CheckCard sales transactions
• Opt in to electronic statements

The AmericaNet rewards checking account also features:

• Balances over $10,000 will earn 1.00%
• If requirements are not met the interest rate drops to .25%
• FREE Online Banking
• FREE Checking
• FREE AmericaNet Bank® VISA® CheckCard
• FREE Customer Service
• FREE Daily Email Notification if Overdrawn
• FREE ATM Transactions Worldwide

In addition to the checking account, AmericaNet also offers a mega money market account with 2.00% APY interest on balances up to $35,000.

Some additional details of this account include:

• Earns interest of 2.00%  APY calculated on your daily balance of up to $35,000.
• Amounts over $35,000 earn 1.00%  APY
• Includes 6 FREE withdrawals per month
• $5 fee for each additional withdrawal

AmericaNet Bank is a division of All America Bank, a small FDIC-Insured bank headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK. The

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