Many students choose to maintain a relationship with their home bank while others opt for the convenience of something local. While a local checking account is not a necessity, keep in mind that it does offer the advantage of being able to write checks to off-campus companies that do not accept out-of-town checks as well as avoid ATM charges.
Bank of America operates a full-service banking facility in the upper level of Mallinckrodt Center that provides a check-cashing facility for all University students, faculty, and staff. Automated teller machines (ATMs) are located at Mallinckrodt on the Danforth Campus, at Gregg and Umrath Residence Houses on the South 40, at Small Group Housing, and at the West Campus. The ATMs take cards with the following logos: Visa, Plus, MasterCard, Cirrus, American Express, Discover, Maestro, Honor, and Star.
Bank of America offers students of Washington University a free CampusEdge™ checking account for five years with no minimum balance requirements, free online banking with bill pay service, free financial advice and more through the Bank of America On Campus™ program. More information is available at your local Bank of America banking center.
In addition to Bank of America, which is on campus, several other banks are conveniently located:
We encourage you to shop for the bank that most closely meets your needs.