Chase offers banking services for military personnel
Category: Bank Deals, Checking Accounts, Credit Cards- fhuff- 8:29 am/ July 15, 2011Chase is offering special banking options to military families. The Military Banking program is for active and reserve members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Military personnel who have a Chase checking account will automatically be upgraded to a Chase Premier Plus Checking Account. With direct deposit the checking account includes the following features:
- No monthly service fee
- Interest earned on account balance
- No ATM fees for all non-Chase ATM transactions
- Free checks
- Free safe deposit box
- Chase Plus Savings with no monthly service fee and higher interest rates
- Two additional Chase checking accounts with no monthly service fee
- No fees for money orders, official checks and travelers checks at branches
- No fee on wire transfers
- Insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)
Chase also has credit card offers for military personnel. The Military Star Rewards MasterCard has a 2 percent cash back bonus offer for purchases made the first 60 days the account is open. The Air Force Club Membership MasterCard offers 2 percent cash back at AAFES locations, the exchange and commissary. The Army MWR MasterCard offers 2 percent cash back on base at Force Services merchants, MCCS, MWR, exchange and commissary.

