BofA Advantage Banking Flashcards
Three account setting
Advantage SafeBalance Banking
Advantage Plus Banking
Advantage Relationship Banking
Benefits of Advantage Banking
Enables associates and clients to spend more time discussing life priorities
Ability to switch account settings when clients financial needs change without changing the account number, debit card or login for online banking
Convenience, security and access to all of Bank of Americas products and services
Advantage SafeBalance Banking
-Ideal choice for students and clients who are concerned about over drafting their accounts
- helps clients avoid overdraft fees by limiting their ability to spend more than they have
- no overdraft or non sufficient funds fees
- trans. Are declined and returned unpaid when clients don’t have enough money in their account
- not eligible for paper checks
-Sole ownership for ages 16+
- not eligible for balance Connect or balance assist
Fee: $4.95
How do you waive the fee for Advantage SafeBalance Banking?
Preferred rewards
Account owner is under 25 and a student
Bank of America Advantage Plus Banking
Multiple ways to waive monthly fee
Option to set up balance connect for overdraft protection
Option to buy paper checks
Fee: $12
How to waive the fee for Advantage Plus Banking
Each statement cycle:
If you have at least a direct deposit of $250 +
Maintain a balance of $1,500
Preferred Rewards
Bank of America Advantage Relationship Banking
No fees on select services and additional accounts ATM debit card replacements Rush replacement Standard check orders Check copies Stop payments Incoming domestic wire transfers
Earn interest
Balance Connect for Overdraft protection
Paper checks available
Fee : $25
How to waive the fee for Advantage Relationship Banking
Maintain combined balance of $10,000 in electively linked accounts
Preferred rewards
What is balance connect?
Overdraft protection to help cover payments and purchases and prevent declined transactions
Automatically transfers funds from linked back up accounts
- transfer from linked savings account counts towards six transactions your allowed each month from your savings account may lead to withdrawal fee
- linked credit card, HELOC, business credit card, business line of credit are considered advances and amount advanced is subject to interest or finance charges
- if all back up accounts are not enough to cover the amount needed, no transfer is made
Only time you have to pay a overdraft is when balance connect is used
- $12 fee
- – Waived if:
- —- preferred rewards
- —- BofA Advantage Relationship account setting
- —- BofA Advantage with tiered interest and regular checking account
Balance Connect starting on August 20th
Conveniently enroll using online
Link up to five backup accounts to a single covered account and choose the order in which those backup accounts are accessed
Single $12 overdraft protection transfer fee
When overdraft protection transfer is made from credit card or line of credit the exact amount needed Plus $12 will be transferred from back up account
Savings accounts are no longer eligible -
Only used as back up accounts
Helps clients use savings account for intended purpose - save for financial goals
What are some of the features of the Advantage SafeBalance Banking setting?
Helps clients stay within their available balance
No overdraft fees
Cannot order checks
With the Advantage SafeBalance Banking setting, how can clients avoid the monthly maintenance fee?
Preferred Rewards member
Account owner is under the age 25 and is a student
What is the minimum opening balance requirement for Advantage SafeBalance Banking setting?
$25
What is the minimum age to open an Advantage SafeBalance Banking with out a co-owner?
Sole ownership for ages 16+
Under 16 needs a co-owner
How will clients make payments without paper checks?
Bill pay - enter company and amount
Online - debit card
What overdraft fees are charged with the Decline All overdraft setting?
$0
The account balance in Advantage SafeBalance Banking also counts towards the Preferred Rewards program’s balance requirements and reward tier qualifiers
True
What is the minimum opening balance requirement for the Advantage Plus Banking setting?
$100
With the Advantage Plus Banking setting, how can clients avoid the monthly maintenance fee?
Preferred Rewards
Direct deposit of $250+ each statement cycle
Maintain balance of $1500 daily
List the features of the Advantage Plus Banking Setting
Balance Connect for overdraft protection
Option to buy paper checks
Variety of ways to waive the monthly fee
What overdraft setting can a client select with the Advantage Plus Banking setting?
Balance Connect
Decline All non sufficient funds - does not get paid
Over Draft - does get paid
When your accounts are linked the balance in Advantage SafeBalance Banking counts towards the combined balance amount needed to avoid a monthly fee in Advantage Plus Banking
False - combined balances do not apply
What is the minimum opening balance requirement for the Advantage Relationship Banking setting?
$100
With the Advantage Relationship Banking setting, how can clients avoid the monthly maintenance fee?
Combined balance of $10,000 in eligible linked accounts
Preferred Rewards
What are some of the features of the Advantage Relationship Banking setting?
Earn interest
Paper checks available
Balance Connect
No fees on select services and ATM, debit card replacement, stop payments, incoming domestic wire transfers, check orders, check copies and rush replacement
Eligible students may qualify for a monthly maintenance fee waiver on the Advantage Relationship Banking setting if they meet the following criteria: “They are younger than 23 years old” and “They present a valid student ID”.
False
A client can elect to change the Standard overdraft setting in the Advantage Plus Banking to the Decline All setting.
True
What are the security features on all BofA debit cards?
PIN number
Online/mobile banking
Lock/unlock card
Numbers on Card are underneath
What banking transactions can you do with your debit card at the ATM?
Withdraw, deposit, account balance, transfers between checking and savings of debit card is linked
Overdraft Setting?
How Bank processes transactions when there are insufficient funds available
Ways to avoid overdraft fees:
- Set up alerts
- Overdraft Protection (ODP)
- Advantage SafeBalance Banking
- – clients can only spend what they have with no overdraft or returned items fee - Decline All Setting
- Encourage use of Mobile/Online Banking
Decline All Setting (Avoid Overdraft Fees)
- Prevents transactions when funds are unavailable
- possible returned item fees
- -(checks, electronic payments, in-person withdrawals, other electronic payments)
Balance Assist Overview
- Low cost small dollar loan for eligible consumer checking clients that can help them manage unexpected expenses
- affordable, easy-to-understand solution for clients short-term borrowing needs
- alternative to overdrawing accounts
- opportunity to build credit history
How does Balance Assist Work?
- Up to $500 in $100 increments
- One time $ flat-fee
- Client pay back amount borrowed Plus $5 fee in three equal monthly payments
- Apply and make payments online
- Small business and safe balance accounts are not eligible
Balance Assist Requirements
One Balance Assist loan at a time
- maximum of 6 Balance Assist loans in 12-month period
Application process includes credit check
Automatically set to “Decline All”
- Setting cannot be changed until Balance Assist loan is paid off
Checking open for one full year, positive balance in all accounts and history of regular monthly payments
Balance Assist extra Info
Balance Assist is not a line of credit
Clients cannot draw on loan amount multiple times
Clients must apply each time they need a loan
Each time client is approved, they get new account and new account number
What do Balance Transfers (BT) allow clients to do?
- transfer non BofA balances to an eligible personal credit card
- consolidate debt
- transfer balances in 2-4 business days
What do direct deposits allow clients to do?
- transfer funds from an eligible personal credit card to a personal checking account at BofA or any bank
- pay for planned or unplanned expenses
- access funds in 1-3 business days
Consolidate Debt
One monthly payment and Statement to save money - convenience
Save money by paying down higher interest rate debt faster
Solution Pricing
- Service that allows clients to link other eligible Checking and savings accounts to a primary account so that way balances can be combined
- linking accounts provides clients the opportunity to waive the monthly maintenance fee (MMF) on the primary account
Common Reasons Debit Card is declined:
- card blocked due to suspicious fraud
- debit card locked by client
- low funds in account
- multiple invalid PIN payments
- card expired
- card limits exceeded
Debit Card Withdrawal Limits
- No more than $1,000 daily
- may customize a permanent increase in daily limit up to $1500
- establish temporary limit over maximum default up to $2,500, for 14 calendar days
- may customize a permanent decrease in daily limit down to $1
Debit Card Daily Purchase Limits
- purchase limit is linked checking accounts balance
- client can establish lower purchase limit maximum daily purchase limit is $10,000
Safe Balance description
A deposit account with no overdraft fees. The monthly maintenance fee is waived for eligible students under the age of 25 as well as clients enrolled in preferred rewards
Balance Assist
An affordable way for clients to meet short-term liquidity needs, borrowing up to $500 (in increments of $100) for a flat $5 fee regardless of the amount borrowed
Balance connect for overdraft protection
Cover purchases and payments by automatically transferring money from up to 5 linked Bank of America accounts - now with no transfer fee