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You have direct access to your bank accounts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with Online Banking. This service is "FREE" with your American Sterling Bank account.

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About Positive Pay
  • Reduce Check Fraud Losses
  • Enhance your Competitive Edge
  • Increase your Revenue Potential
  • Build Brand Recognition and Loyalty
  • Implement a Cost-Effective Solution
  • Streamline Routine Tasks
  • Improve Financial Management
  • Realize Significant Cost Savings
  • Gain Convenient Access
We offer a variety of business services to help meet your business needs…no matter what size your business.

Once you choose one of our Sterling Solutions checking accounts, we know you will enjoy sterling convenience and value. 

Online banking is available on all accounts and teamed with an American Sterling Bank ATM/Visa Check Card and CLARA, our telephone-banking module, you will have 24 hour a day, 7 days a week access to your financial information and money.

You can use the VISA Check Card as an ATM card, a debit card, a check card or a VISA credit card.

50/50 Business Checking

Our 50/50 Business Checking account is designed to meet business needs on a smaller scale.   This account comes with our Sterling Solutions that help make banking fast and convenient and is perfect for sole proprietors, non-profit organizations and small businesses.

  • $100 Minimum opening balance
  • No monthly minimum balance requirements
  • $10 Low monthly service charge
  • 50 Deposits and 50 Checks each statement cycle
  • $ .25 for each deposit/check over allowed limit
  • American Sterling Bank ATM/Visa Check Card
  • Free Online Banking
  • Business Credit Cards are available
  • Merchant MasterCard/Visa Service is available
  • Night Depository Services
    Business Loans

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Other Services available to you on a fee basis.
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Regular Checking

Our 50/50 Business Checking account is designed to meet business needs on a smaller scale.   This account comes with our Sterling Solutions that help make banking fast and convenient and is perfect for sole proprietors, non-profit organizations and small businesses.

  • $250.00 minimum to open account.
  • Monthly maintenance fee $10.00
  • Ledger entry $ 0.20
  • Credit ledger entry $ 0.20
  • Deposited items drawn on other banks $ 0.11
  • Each deposited item returned $ 5.00
  • Credit per $100 average monthly collected balance less 10% Federal Reserve requirement
  • FDIC Assessment per $1,000 average monthly-collected balance less 10% Federal Reserve requirement
  • A fee equal to the Bank's best commercial rate plus 3% will be assessed for those days the average collected balance is negative

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Superior Business Checking

Does your business have moderate transaction activity?  Then our Superior Business Checking account is a perfect solution for your business needs.  A moderate average balance avoids service charge and we provide generous deposit/check activity.   This account comes with our Sterling Solutions that help make banking fast and convenient.

  • $250 Minimum opening balance
  • $5,000 minimum balance avoids $12 monthly service charge
  • 200 Deposits and 150 checks each statement cycle
  • $ .15 per deposit greater than 200 deposits per cycle
  • $ .20 per check greater than 150 checks per cycle
  • American Sterling Bank ATM/Visa Check Card
  • Free Online Banking
  • Business Credit Cards are available
  • Merchant MasterCard/Visa Service is available
  • Night Depository Services
  • Business Loans

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Other Services available to you on a fee basis.
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Comprehensive Business Checking

Comprehensive Business Checking is for those corporate accounts with high balances and higher transaction activity.  In addition to a generous deposit and check limit, the Comprehensive account also provides an earnings credit to help set off any potential fees.    This account comes with our Sterling Solutions that help make banking fast and convenient.

  • $250 Minimum opening balance
  • $10,000 minimum balance avoids $18 monthly service charge
  • 300 Deposits and 250 checks each statement cycle
  • $ .15 per deposit greater than 200 deposits per cycle
  • $ .20 per check greater than 150 checks per cycle
  • American Sterling Bank ATM/Visa Check Card
  • Earnings Credit of 15 cents per $100 average collected monthly balance
  • Free Online Banking
  • Business Credit Cards are available
  • Merchant MasterCard/Visa Service is available
  • Night Depository Services
  • Cash management features such as ACH, Sweeps and Lock Box available soon
  • Business Loans

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Other Services available to you on a fee basis.
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Business NOW Interest Checking

Combines the best of unlimited checking and savings.  This account is available to sole-proprietors, non-profit organizations and public entities.  At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account at any time and there are no minimum or maximum rate limits for this account.  Interest will be compounded and credited to your account monthly.  If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

This account comes with our Sterling Solutions Package that help make banking fast and convenient.

  • $250 Minimum opening balance
  • Unlimited checking writing
  • American Sterling Bank ATM/Visa Check Card
  • Competitive Interest paid when $1,000 minimum average daily balance is maintained in order to receive the disclosed annual percentage yield.
  • Free Online Banking

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Business Money Market Checking

Earn higher interest with higher balances with easy access to your money.  Our money market accounts provide you the convenience of checking but at higher rates than traditional savings.  We offer two value accounts Business Money Market and Sterling Money Market Elite based on your opening balance!  You choose which suits your needs best.

We also have a partnership with Raymond James Financial Services to provide wealth management information; financial and retirement planning; education planning; and small business solutions!  Free Financial Portfolio Reviews are available.  Contact any one of our personal bankers to schedule a meeting!

Online Banking is featured on all accounts and teamed with an American Sterling Bank ATM/Visa Check Card and CLARA, our telephone banking module; you'll have 24/7 access to your money.  You can use the VISA Check Card as an ATM card, a debit card, a Check Card or a VISA credit card.

Please check out the money market checking account types that interest you, and learn more about our Sterling Solutions Package.

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Commercial Money Market

Our Business Money Market Account provides a low minimum balance to open, competitive tiered interest rates and the convenience of checking.  You may make up to six withdrawals per statement cycle, three of which may be checks to third parties.

At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account at any time and there are no minimum or maximum interest rate limits for this account.  Interest will be compounded and credited monthly to your account.  If you close your account before the interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

  • $250 minimum opening balance
  • Monthly service charge based on average daily balance:
    • $  0 when average daily balance is over $1,000
    • $10 when average daily balance is $750 to $1,000
    • $12 when average daily balance is $0 to $749
  • No Competitive Tiered Interest Rates
  • American Sterling Bank ATM/Visa Check Card
  • Free Online Banking

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Sterling Money Market Elite

Our Elite Money Market Account is designed to offer the most competitive rates while keeping your funds easily available.  With higher balance requirements, you receive higher rates!  You may make up to six withdrawals per statement cycle, three of which may be checks to third parties.

  • Higher balances earned higher competitive rates
  • American Sterling Bank Visa Check Card
  • Free Online Banking

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See our Rate Sheet for current rates on this account.

At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account at any time and there are no maximum or minimum interest rate limits for this account.

Interest will be compounded and credited to your account monthly.  If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

Balance Requirements - You must deposit $10,000 to open this account.  If the average daily balance falls below $2,000, the following service charge will be assessed:  $0-2,000 - $12.00 service charge.  You must maintain a minimum average daily balance of $2,000.00 to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.  Interest will not be paid if the minimum average daily balance of $2,000 is not maintained.  

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Other Services available to you on a fee basis.
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Business Internet Banking Positive Pay
Business Internet Banking Positive Pay (BIBPP) is part of the Business Internet Banking Suite of cash management solutions, including ACH, Cash Concentration, Information Reporting and Wires. All Business Internet Banking products are seamlessly integrated with all other Business Internet Banking products.

(BIBPP) provides you an opportunity to make explicit decisions for payment on check items that have been presented on their accounts. This ability can give you the security that comes from knowing you have a safeguard against losing money through fraudulent or invalid checks, leaving you more time to dedicate to revenue-producing tasks.

BIBPP gives you a comprehensive, integrated product that imports and creates check issuance files. The system reconciles your uploaded check issuance files against the presentment files and produces an exception file that is made available to you to make decisions on whether you want to pay them or not. Now you have a reliable, proven service that facilitates your involvement in the check approval process and protects you against check fraud.


How Business Internet Banking Positive Pay Benefits You:
  • Reduce Check Fraud Losses - Your use of Positive Pay can help stem the tide of the ever-increasing incidence of counterfeit checks, saving you money.
     
  • Streamline Routine Tasks - Automating the check fraud prevention process allows you and your staff to concentrate on more critical business issues.
     
  • Improve Financial Management - Online positive payment provides you with more accuracy and greater control over cash flow.
     
  • Realize Significant Cost Savings - Considering labor, supply costs and processing time, you can save thousands of dollars per year by handling positive pay online.
     
  • Gain Convenient Access - You and your staff can approve checks anytime from anywhere you can access the Internet.

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