Military Checking
Checking Account and Certificate of Deposit (CD) benefits for active military members.
Are you currently serving in the military? Middlesex Savings Bank salutes you for your service to our country. At Middlesex Savings Bank, we want to make banking easier for Massachusetts servicemembers and their families. We understand how active-duty requirements and deployment can complicate banking matters. We’re committed to making personal banking easier for you.
The following checking account services and benefits apply during your active duty.
- No minimum balance requirements or monthly maintenance fees on personal checking accounts opened prior to active duty while you’re away
- No safe deposit box delinquency fee. Safe deposit boxes cannot be drilled while military order is in effect
- Waiver of early withdrawal interest penalties on certificate of deposits opened prior to leave
- Free money orders
- Free bank checks
- No-fee wire transfers
- No-fee stop payments
- Free online banking
- Free bill pay
- Free telephone banking
Do you have any personal, mortgage or home equity loans with us? If so, please refer to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) disclosure for more information about your protections while on active duty. SCRA benefits are available to “servicemembers” during their “period of military service” and sometimes for certain periods thereafter. Please contact Middlesex Savings Bank for more detailed information.
Already a Middlesex Savings Bank customer? You are eligible to receive these benefits on your existing Freedom Blue, Freedom Gold or Freedom Platinum Checking accounts. To begin receiving these benefits please provide us a copy of the active military orders.
Ready to get started? Open the checking account of your choice before your active duty, contact us to provide a copy of your military orders and start enjoying these benefits.
Other ways we’re committed.
- Community involvement in programs that serve military personnel and veterans in our local communities
- Actively recruit military servicemembers and veterans for career opportunities
Middlesex is a full-service bank serving individuals, families, and business owners throughout Massachusetts.
- Free online Bill Pay saves you time and money compared to writing out paper checks
- A free debit Mastercard® is your key to making purchases at millions of merchants worldwide and making withdrawals at thousands of fee-free ATMs
- Monthly e-Statements help you keep a close eye on important financial matters
- Free text message banking for when you need quick information about your checking and savings accounts