Truist One Checking Quickstart guide

You made a great choice with Truist One Checking! Take a moment to review this quickstart guide. You’ll find everything you need to set up your new checking account and get the most from Truist One Checking.

Get started with these top items:

Sign in to the Truist mobile app
Make your first deposit
Activate your debit card
Enroll with Zelle®
Manage account alerts

Make your first deposit.

Here are a few ways to add money to your new account. For some options you’ll need to first set up online and mobile banking.Disclosure 1

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Set up direct deposit.
Download the direct deposit form. Or contact your payroll administrator.

Deposit a check with your mobile device.Disclosure 3
Get the Truist mobile app.

Transfer money from an existing account.Disclosure 4
Sign in to online banking.

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Make a deposit at your local branch.
Find a branch.

Send money to yourself with Zelle®.Disclosure 5
If you’re already enrolled in Zelle® at another bank, you can use Zelle® to send money from that account to your new Truist One Checking account. First, you’ll need to sign in to online banking and enroll with Zelle® at Truist too.

Spend your money.

There are many ways to move money with your new Truist One Checking account. For some options, you’ll need to first set up online and mobile banking.Disclosure 1

Add your debit card to your digital wallet.

If you need help, here are step-by-step instructions.

Send and receive money with Zelle®.Disclosure 5

Sign in to online banking and enroll with Zelle® at Truist.

Set up bill pay.

Sign in to online banking where you can view, manage, and pay bills securely in one place.

Avoid the $12 monthly maintenance fee.

Choose any one of these ways to waive the $12 monthly maintenance fee. You only need to do one!

  • Make $500 or more in total qualifying direct depositsDisclosure 6 per statement cycle.
  • Maintain a total combined ledger balance of $500 or more across all eligible Truist accounts.Disclosure 7
  • Have a personal Truist credit card, mortgage, or consumer loan, excluding LightStream.®
  • Have a linked small business checking account.Disclosure 8
  • Student is the primary account holder.Disclosure 9

Plus, we waive the monthly maintenance fee for primary account holders age 62 and older.

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Disclosure 1 Availability may be affected by your mobile carrier's coverage area. Your mobile carrier’s message and data rates may apply.

Disclosure 2 Delivery may be affected by your mobile carrier's coverage area. Your mobile carrier’s message and data rates may apply.

Disclosure 3 Mobile deposit is only available through the Truist mobile app.  Deposit limits and other restrictions apply. Availability may be affected by your mobile carrier's coverage area. Your mobile carrier's message and data rates may apply.

Disclosure 4 Fees may apply to transfers to other U.S. financial institutions. Setup is also required and verification may take 1 – 3 business days. View the Truist Online and Mobile Banking Services Agreement and the Truist Personal Deposit Accounts Fee Schedule for more information. Your mobile carrier’s message and data rates may apply.

Disclosure 5 For your protection, Zelle® should only be used to send money to friends, family, and other people or businesses you trust. Payments made with Zelle® are like sending cash and may not be able to be recovered. Enrollment with Zelle® through Truist Online or Mobile banking is required. A U.S. checking or savings account is required to use Zelle®. Transactions between enrolled users typically occur in minutes. To send or receive money with a small business, both parties must be enrolled with Zelle® directly through their financial institution’s online or mobile banking experience. There is no fee to send money with Zelle® through your enrolled Truist business bank account. However, Zelle® payments deposited into your business account will be charged a 1.0% fee by Truist. The maximum fee is capped at $15 per received transaction. See Truist’s Business Deposit Accounts Fee Schedule for additional information. Availability may be affected by your mobile carrier’s coverage area. Your mobile carrier’s message and data rates may apply. For more information, view the Truist Online and Mobile Banking Service Agreement and the Truist Online and Mobile Banking for Business Service Agreement. 

Disclosure 6 Direct deposits: A qualifying direct deposit is an electronic credit via ACH deposited to your account during the current statement cycle. Preauthorized transfers made from one account to another or deposits made via a branch, ATM, online transfer, mobile device, debit card/prepaid card number, or the mail are not eligible to meet this requirement.

Disclosure 7 The sum of all balances within the Truist personal deposit accounts (checking, savings, money market or CDs), IRAs or brokerage accounts introduced through Truist Investment Services, Inc. as reflected on the business day before your statement cycle end date. Truist HSA is excluded from Total Combined Ledger Balances. Ledger Balance is the actual balance in your account not reflecting any holds or pending transactions.

Disclosure 8 Linked Small Business Checking account: Eligible small business account types to be linked include Truist Dynamic Checking, Business Interest Checking, Simple Business Checking, and Business Value 200 Checking (no longer offered).

Disclosure 9 Waiver for clients aged 62 and older requires that they are listed as the primary owner. Waiver for a student requires that they are listed as the primary owner. The waiver is applied automatically at account opening and expires on their stated graduation date. On this date, the account is subject to all applicable fees, including the Monthly Maintenance Fee unless at least one waiver criterion is satisfied.

Disclosure 10 The length of time paperless statements are available to view and download varies depending on the product: up to 7 years for deposit and brokerage accounts; up to 2 years for credit cards; up to 24 months for home equity lines of credit, personal loans, and auto loans; and up to 18 months for mortgage and trust accounts. The length of time the specific product statements are available online can be found in Truist Online Banking in “Documents”. Your mobile carrier’s message and data rates may apply.

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New York City residents:

Translation or other language access services may be available. When calling our office regarding collection activity, if you speak a language other than English and need verbal translation services, be sure to inform the representative. A description and translation of commonly-used debt collection terms is available in multiple languages at http://www.nyc.gov/dca.

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