Teen Checking Accounts

We welcome financial growth spurts.

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Empowering Youth to Start Making Waves Of Their Own

Members aged 13 to 17 can open their own checking account, use a parent-approved debit card, and access a variety of digital financial services.

Digital Banking

The best digital banking tools for tech-savvy teens.

Your teen can check balances, pay bills, and set up account alerts on their favorite devices and on their own schedule.

Debit Card

Be by their side wherever they roam.

Grant your teen access to over 30,000 Surcharge-Free ATMs with their own debit card.

Digital Wallet Capabilities

Break free of boundaries.

Enjoy easy integration in Apple Pay, Google Pay & Samsung Pay.

No Minimums

Remove all barriers to entry.

With no minimum balance and no monthly fees, a Teen Checking Account is a golden choice for your up-and-coming financial superstar.

Free Convenience

Your choice of free eStatements or free mailed statements, and no charge for transactions completed in our branches through our Contact Center or CO-OP Shared Branches.

All Your Burning Questions Answered

The age range is from 13-17.

Yes. A parent or guardian must be on the account with the teen.

Yes. Since parents are on the account, they can move money anytime they want. We would encourage kids to keep their “save it” money in their savings account and “spend it” money in the checking account. So, if parents don’t want kids to spend more than $X, they can transfer it to savings. The teen debit card also has limits to help prevent any spending issues.

Report lost or stolen debit cards immediately to 866-559-4806

We encourage the teens to load the card into Apple Pay or Google Pay so they don’t have to carry a card with them at all. We know they will be carrying their phones and won’t lose those. Also, losing a debit card is better than losing cash. If a child has cash and they lose it it’s gone forever. If they lose a debit card, we can shut it down and sometimes recover funds. We encourage your teen to call us if they lose their debit card. Card replacement fees apply.

We will deactivate your debit card. The next business day, we will need to speak to you to verify recent transactions. You can visit your nearest RadiFi branch to have a new debit card issued or upon your request, we can mail a new debit card to you that you would receive within 7-10 business days.

Yes! Alerts can be set up to go to both the teen AND the parent. We are happy to you set up any alerts!

Yes, it will. Teens will not need to come in and open a different account when they turn 18.

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To open a teen checking account, please bring your social security number, a school ID or other form of identification to any RadiFi branch.

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