Banking products are provided by Berkshire Bank: Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. Berkshire Bank is a Massachusetts chartered bank. Rates are subject to change at any time.
‡Berkshire One Money Market: This account will receive a variable premium interest rate and Annual Percentage Yield (APY). The variable premium interest rate and APY subject to change without notice. Fees may reduce earnings. A $1,000 minimum deposit AND a Berkshire Bank checking account with an ownership relationship required. The minimum balance requirement to earn the APY is $10 after initial deposit. No maintenance service charge fees will be charged on Berkshire One Money Market accounts regardless of the balance maintained. The balance of the Berkshire One Money Market account cannot exceed $5,000,000. The current APY for balances of $10 - $24,999.99 is 4.10% APY. Effective March 11, 2025, for balances of $25,000 or more, the interest rate paid in your account will increase by 15 basis points on the entire balance. These interest credits will appear as separate postings on your statement with a total maximum interest rate of 4.17% and total maximum Annual Percentage Yield of 4.25%.
*Based on FDIC National Deposit Rate as of March 17, 2025.
†Berkshire One Checking: The minimum balance to open a Berkshire One Checking Account is $10. Minimum balance to earn variable interest rate and Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is $0.01. In order to receive the stated variable 0.10% Annual Percentage Yield (APY), this account must be enrolled in Paperless Statements and Notices. This is a variable rate account, and the interest rate and APY are subject to change without notice. Product not available for business accounts. Courtesy Pay℠, our discretionary service, is not available for this account. Generally, we will not authorize or pay transactions when you do not have enough money in your account. Fees may be charged by the merchant if your transactions are returned unpaid. For transactions that are pre-authorized by us, we must pay those transactions when they are presented for payment even if your account balance at the time of settlement is not sufficient to cover them. When this happens, you are not charged overdraft fees or continuous overdraft fees. Identity theft protection services are available for this account. Information about Identity Theft services will be sent in a separate email. Fees may reduce earnings on the account.
+The $300 reward is not valid for Berkshire Bank clients with an existing Berkshire Bank checking account and is limited to new Berkshire One checking clients that set up Direct Deposit through the Berkshire Bank online banking platform.
New Berkshire One Checking Clients who set up recurring direct deposits totaling $1,000 or more per month for 3 consecutive months into their Berkshire One Checking account will receive $300. To qualify for the $300, the Berkshire One Checking Client must successfully complete their Direct Deposit switch through Berkshire Bank’s online banking platform or Mobile app Direct Deposit tool by July 31, 2025. Direct deposits set up in branch or directly with the payroll provider outside of the Berkshire Bank online banking platform or mobile app will not qualify for this offer.
Eligibility and Exclusions-The Direct Deposit credit is only valid by using Berkshire’s online banking platform to set up your direct deposit. Must be at least 18 years of age to use Direct Deposit and to be eligible for credit. Client can only receive one $300 credit for this promotion. Direct Deposit setup must be submitted through pinwheel by July 31, 2025 to be eligible for this promotion. Direct deposits must total $1,000 or more into a single Berkshire One Checking account per month for 3 consecutive months to qualify. All account specific qualifications must be met to qualify for credit. The program may be discontinued or changed at any time without notice.
Credit Information-The client’s Berkshire One Checking account must remain open, active, and in good standing. The Berkshire One Checking account must receive a combined direct deposit of $1,000 or more per month for three (3) consecutive months. The first direct deposit must be received within 45 days of Direct Deposit submission (or form download). The calendar month following the third qualifying direct deposit, Berkshire Bank will credit $300 into the customer’s Berkshire One Checking account set up using Direct Deposit. The client will see the credit reflected in their statement with the description “Direct Deposit 1H2025 Credit.” Direct Deposit credits may be reportable to the IRS on Form 1099-MISC.
This Direct Deposit promotion is scheduled to end on July 31, 2025. Any direct deposit that is set up after July 31, 2025, will not be eligible for the Direct Deposit credit under the above terms.
In addition, Berkshire Bank may refuse payment to a customer under the program if it has a good faith belief that the individual has provided false, misleading, or deceptive information while participating in the Direct Deposit program or establishing corresponding accounts.
Direct Deposit is offered through Pinwheel. Berkshire Bank has a relationship with Pinwheel to offer services to its clients.
1The Stream On credit is not valid for Berkshire Bank clients with an existing Berkshire Bank checking account and is limited to new Berkshire One checking account clients only. The following additional terms apply to this account: If you qualify each calendar month, for the 24 months following account opening, we will credit up to $15 per month into your Berkshire One checking account. Monthly credits will cease the 25th calendar month after account opening. Berkshire Bank will provide a credit in the amount of the highest streaming service paid up to $15. For example: If you pay $6.99 a month for Netflix and $7.99 a month for Disney+, you will receive a streaming service credit of $7.99 the following calendar month. If you pay over $15 a month for one of the above streaming services, you will receive a credit of $15 the following calendar month. This credit will show on your statement with the description “Credit for streaming service”. Stream On credits are capped at 24 per tax reported owner. When the Stream On qualifications are met, the credit will be posted to your account within the following calendar month. If you do not qualify at any point during the 24 calendar months following account opening, you will NOT receive the streaming service credit for that calendar month. Stream On credit Scenarios:
1. You open your Berkshire One Checking account August 1, 2024, and qualify for the Stream On credits consistently for 24 months. At the end of the promotional period, July 31, 2026, you will have received 24 Stream On credits.
2. You open your Berkshire One Checking account August 1, 2024, but do not qualify for the Stream On credits until September 1, 2024. At the end of the promotional period, July 31, 2026, you will have received 23 Stream On credits.
3. You open your Berkshire One Checking account August 1, 2024, and qualify for the Stream On credit for the remainder of 2024. In January 2025, your monthly combined direct deposit falls short of the $2,000 requirement, you will not receive the credit in February. If you then subsequently qualify in February and continue to qualify each calendar month, you will receive the Stream On credit until July 31, 2026. At the end of the promotional period, you will have received 23 Stream On credits. If the account is closed before any credits are posted to your account, the credits will be forfeited. Your credits may be reportable to the IRS on Form 1099-MISC.
To qualify for the Stream On credit, each Calendar Month you must:
Have a combined direct deposit total of $2,000 or more each month into your Berkshire One Checking account AND Set up a monthly subscription with one of the following five streaming services to be debited out of your Berkshire One Checking account: Disney+, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube Premium or Paramount+. Annual subscriptions do not qualify. Both required transactions must post and settle to the account during the Calendar Month. Your monthly streaming service debit must post and settle to your account by the end of business (5 PM EST) on the last business day of a Calendar Month to be counted. Transactions may take one or more business days to post and settle to an account after the date a transaction is made. “Calendar Month” begins on the first of the month and ends the last day of the monthly period.
**Berkshire One Savings: This account will receive a variable premium interest rate and Annual Percentage Yield (APY). The variable premium interest rate and APY are subject to change without notice. Current APY: 4.00% APY. Fees may reduce earnings. Minimum balance to open the Berkshire One Savings account is $250. The minimum balance to obtain the disclosed APY is $10. In order to qualify for this account, you need to have a Berkshire Bank checking account with an OWNERSHIP relationship.
‡Berkshire One Money Market: This account will receive a variable premium interest rate and Annual Percentage Yield (APY). The variable premium interest rate and APY subject to change without notice. Fees may reduce earnings. A $1,000 minimum deposit AND a Berkshire Bank checking account with an ownership relationship required. The minimum balance requirement to earn the APY is $10 after initial deposit. No maintenance service charge fees will be charged on Berkshire One Money Market accounts regardless of the balance maintained. The balance of the Berkshire One Money Market account cannot exceed $5,000,000. The current APY for balances of $10 - $24,999.99 is 4.10% APY. For average monthly balances of $25,000 or more, the interest rate paid in your account will increase by 15 basis points on the entire balance. These interest credits will appear as separate postings on your statement with a total maximum interest rate of 4.17% and total maximum Annual Percentage Yield of 4.25%.
***Berkshire One 6 Month CD: The minimum balance to open an account and attain the stated Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is $1,000. APY is subject to change at any time. Current APY: 3.90% APY. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. Fees may reduce earnings. The balance of the Berkshire One CD account cannot exceed $1,000,000. In order to qualify for the Berkshire One 6 Month CD, you must be an OWNER on a Berkshire Bank checking account. Transaction limitations are as follows: You may not make any additional deposits into your Berkshire One CD account before maturity.
Berkshire One 24 Month CD: The minimum balance to open an account and attain the stated Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is $1,000. APY is subject to change at any time. Current APY: 3.75% APY. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. Fees may reduce earnings. The balance of the Berkshire One CD account cannot exceed $1,000,000. In order to qualify for the Berkshire One 24 Month CD, you must be an OWNER on a Berkshire Bank checking account. Transaction limitations are as follows: You may not make any additional deposits into your Berkshire One CD account before maturity.
Interest rates are variable and subject to change at any time. The Berkshire One Checking, Savings, Money Market, and CD rates are current as of 4/18/2025.
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2Based on our Berkshire Bank Mobile Android App rating.
3Refer a Friend: Existing Berkshire Bank customers making a referral ("Referrer") will receive $100 for each eligible individual referred to Berkshire Bank (“Referred Person”) who is a new customer without an existing Berkshire Bank relationship, who utilizes the personalized link provided by the Referrer to open a Berkshire One checking account, successfully submits the application using the referral code by June 30, 2025, and completes the other requirement specified in the Refer a Friend disclosure. Other Berkshire Bank checking products do not qualify. The initial Referrer may receive up to a maximum of $400 within a calendar year for participating in the Refer a Friend program. “Calendar Year” is a one-year period that begins on January 1st and ends on December 31st. For more details on eligibility and how to make a referral, read our Refer a Friend Disclosure.
Please see the fee schedule for applicable fees and the Consumer Online Account Truth In Savings for additional information. Our account fee policy is subject to change at any time.
