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Keep your money – No monthly maintenance fees

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Earn a higher yield compared to many other institutions

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1. Gather Your Information

You will need your social security number to open an account. You can add a joint owner and up to two beneficiaries during the account opening. If you would like to have a joint owner, you will need your joint owner to enter their social security number and other personal details.

2. Open Your Account

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3. Fund Your Account

Enter your account and routing numbers for your account at another financial institution to fund your new PenFed account.

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A Premium Online Savings must be opened with a minimum balance of $5.

  1. Electronic Funds Transfer - You can send funds from your external bank account using your PenFed account number and the PenFed routing number: 256078446.
  2. Mobile Check Deposit - Download our mobile app.
  3. Internal Transfer – Use an existing PenFed account.
  4. Cash and Check Deposit – Visit a PenFed branch location or use a branch ATM.
  5. Mail a check – Follow the instructions below:
    • Print the following deposit voucher: (Form 451W.pdf)
    • Complete all fields in Section 1 and Section 2 and enter your account number in Section 3.
    • Mail the check with your voucher to:

PenFed Credit Union
Box 247009
Omaha, NE 68124-7009

Note: Please allow 5-7 business days for USPS mail delivery time.

  1. Log on to PenFed Credit Union or the PenFed Mobile app to:
    • Perform an online transfer to an internal or external bank account
    • Write a check
    • Use online bill pay
    • Wire transfer
  1. Cash Withdrawal 
    • Visit a PenFed branch location

Generally, when you request an electronic transfer or make a check deposit, our funds will be available for withdrawal no later than the 5th business day after you initiate your transaction at PenFed.

You will start to earn dividends on the business day you initiate your deposit at PenFed.

Dividends are compounded monthly and credited to your account monthly.

Your Premium Online Savings Account is not accessible from an ATM.  To access your savings from an ATM open a Regular Savings Account or a Money Market Savings Account.

As an -year-old Financial Institution, we’ve stood by our members through thick and thin. We’re not just a credit union. We’re your partner. Becoming a PenFed member means never facing a financial decision alone.

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Disclosures

APY (Annual Percentage Yield) is accurate as of and is subject to change at any time. Fees may reduce earnings.

Premium Online Savings account holders must agree to electronic delivery of account opening disclosures and monthly statements.

1The rate for our Premium Online Savings Account is the national average of % APY, based on the national average of savings accounts rates published in the FDIC Weekly National Rates and Rate Caps accurate as of .

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This credit union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Rates are current as of May 2025 unless otherwise noted and are subject to change.

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APR = Annual Percentage Rate


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