Choice Basic Checking
Our Choice Basic Checking Account features unlimited check writing and 24 hour banking with our ATM card or our MasterCard Debit card. You can avoid monthly maintenance fees by maintaining certain balance requirements.
- Minimum opening deposit of $500.00
- Minimum daily balance of $500.00 to avoid the monthly maintenance fee
- Monthly maintenance fee of $8.00
Choice Regular Checking
Our Choice Regular Checking Account features unlimited check writing and 24 hour banking with our ATM card or our MasterCard Debit card. You can avoid monthly maintenance fees by maintaining certain balance requirements.
- Minimum opening deposit of $500.00
- Minimum daily balance of $800.00 to avoid the monthly maintenance fee
- Monthly maintenance fee of $12.00
Choice Interest On Checking
- Minimum opening deposit of $500.00
- Interest bearing account
- The interest rate and annual percentage rate may change
- Interest begins to accrue on the business day you deposit non-cash items
- Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account monthly
- Minimum daily balance of $2,000.00 to avoid the monthly maintenance fee
- Monthly maintenance fee of $22.00
Personal Savings Account*
The Personal Savings Account features flexibility and a competitive interest rate. Interest is paid monthly. You can avoid monthly maintenance fees by maintaining certain balance requirements.
- Minimum opening deposit of $100.00
- Minimum daily balance of $500.00 to avoid a monthly maintenance fee
- Monthly maintenance fee of $6.00
*Withdrawal restrictions may apply
Minor Savings Account*
Our Minor Savings Account features flexibility and preferential interest rates. Interest is paid monthly. You can avoid monthly maintenance fees by maintaining certain balance requirements.
- Minimum opening deposit of $50.00
- Minimum daily balance of $50.00 to avoid a monthly maintenance fee
- Monthly maintenance fee of $3.00
* Withdrawal restrictions may apply
Personal Money Market Savings*
Our Money Market Savings features flexibility and preferential interest rates. Interest is paid monthly. You can avoid monthly maintenance fees by maintaining certain balance requirements.
- Minimum opening deposit of $2,500.00
- Minimum daily balance of $2,500.00 to avoid a monthly maintenance fee
- Monthly maintenance fee of $12.00
* Withdrawal restrictions may apply
*The information above is not a complete disclosure for Truth in Savings. For complete disclosure information on each account, please contact any one of our convenient offices or call one of our Personal Bankers.
Certificate of Deposit (CD)
- Competitive, guaranteed rates for term of deposit
- $2,500.00 minimum deposit to open account and earn disclosed annual percentage yield
- Annual percentage yield assumes interest will remain on deposit until maturity
- Interest begins to accrue on the business day the deposit is made
- A withdrawal of interest will reduce earnings
- Automatically renewable for your convenience with 7 day grace period
- Available in terms from 6 months to 5 years
- Interest can be capitalized into CD or directly deposited into your Community Bank of the South checking or savings account
- FDIC insured up to $250,000.00
- A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal
Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
- Competitive, guaranteed rates for term of deposit
- $2,000.00 minimum deposit to open account and earn disclosed annual percentage yield
- Annual percentage yield assumes interest will remain on deposit until maturity
- Interest begins to accrue on the business day the deposit is made
- A withdrawal of interest will reduce earnings
- Automatically renewable for your convenience with 7 day grace period
- Available in terms from 6 months to 5 years
- Interest will be capitalized into the IRA
- FDIC insured up to $250,000.00
- A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal
Traditional IRAs
The traditional IRA first became available in 1975 to encourage people to save for their retirement and to provide for beneficiaries upon death. Higher contribution limits and greater flexibility were added with the implementation of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) of 2001. If deferring taxes on part of your income is your tax strategy, a Traditional IRA may be right for you.
ROTH IRAs
The Roth IRA was first made available on January 1, 1998. Contributions are made with after-tax dollars and earnings are free from taxes and IRA penalties if certain conditions are met.
IRA Transfers and Rollovers
It’s easy to move your IRA to Community Bank of the South. Whether a Roth or Traditional IRA, you can move existing IRA money as follows:
- Transfers — you can come into our office, establish an IRA account with us, and complete a transfer form. This form is then sent to the institution that currently holds your funds. After receipt, the funds are sent directly to us for deposit into your account. The IRS places no limits on transfers and no part of this transaction is reported to the IRS.
- Rollovers — To complete a rollover, you take the funds from one institution and deposit into another institution. A rollover may be done once per year and the deposit must be completed within 60 days of distribution from the first institution. A rollover is also used when moving funds from a qualified pension plan to a Traditional IRA.
Distributions
When you withdraw money from a retirement account, it is called a distribution. Distributions from a Traditional IRA are reported to the IRS as income and as such, may be subject to income tax. There may also be IRS imposed penalties except under special circumstances such as death, first time home purchase, disability, education, and reaching age 59 ½.
Distributions from a Roth IRA have more complex tax implications. You should speak with your tax advisor, accountant, or attorney before proceeding with this type of transaction.
Required Minimum Distributions (RMD)
Your required minimum distribution is the minimum amount you must withdraw from your account each year. You generally have to start taking withdrawals from your IRA, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, or retirement plan account when you reach age 72 (73 if you reach 72 after December 31, 2022)