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Open a free checking account at Avon Co-Operative Bank and you could earn up to $25 for your old checks and debit card. The Avon, MA-based bank is also offering a free tote bag to customers who tell a friend about the free checking account.

Details of the free checking account offer include:

  • Minimum opening deposit of $50
  • MasterCard debit card
  • No minimum balance
  • No monthly service charge
  • No per check charge

Avon Co-Operative Bank has several checking accounts to choose from:

  • Absolutely free checking is for anyone
  • 50+ Interest Checking for people aged 50 and up
  • Direct Free Interest Checking includes direct deposit or automatic payment

There also is a Choice Rate Checking Account, which earns the best rates when balances are more than $1,500. If the balance falls below that amount, there is $6 monthly fee. The best rate on the Choice Rate account was 1% annual percentage yield (APY) as of April 13, 2010.

The bank also has competitive certificate of deposit (CD) rates. You can open a CD with a minimum of $1,000. The CD rate for three years is 2.78% APY, 3.04% for four years, and 3.2% for five years. The bank has other terms available. CDs have a penalty for early withdrawal.

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