Checking that Brings Value to Your Business

Northwest Federal offers low-cost checking accounts that meet the high demands of your business.

  • Basic Business Checking – no minimum daily balance requirement and no per-item charges
  • Business Dividend Checking* - low-cost, dividend-earning account

Plus, our business checking accounts offer:

  • eStatements
  • Online Banking with Bill Pay
  • Remote deposit service
  • Visa® Debit with access to 33,000+ free ATMs nationwide

Open a Business Checking Account
The legal structure of your company will determine the documentation you’ll need to open your business accounts. We’ll walk you through the necessary paperwork to open an account for your business structure. Contact our Business Banking Representatives at 703-709-8900 or 844-709-8900, x4931 (toll-free).

You may be asked to complete the following:   

If you already have a business savings account with us, simply check “update” on the Business Account Application, select your checking account on the application, sign and return.


*Business Dividend Checking has no monthly service fee with a $5,000 minimum daily balance. Fall below the daily balance and a $20 monthly fee applies.

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Deposit Checks Remotely

With our remote deposit web application, you can deposit checks to your Northwest Federal business checking account without leaving your office!  Simply scan your checks and the deposit is recorded to your account.

For information on system requirements and other details, contact our Business Banking Representatives at 703-709-8900 or 844-709-8900, x4931 (toll-free). 

Escrow Checking Accounts

We offer real estate escrow checking accounts to brokers with a Northwest Federal business account. This account is for earnest money deposits and features:

  • no minimum opening balance or monthly minimum balance requirements

  • convenient access* via checks, wire transfers, Online Banking and Telephone Banking

  • insured funds for each buyer up to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund

To open a Real Estate Escrow Checking account, complete our Business Account Application. If you already have a business savings account with us, simply check the “update” and “real estate escrow account” boxes on the application, sign and return.

Questions? Call 703-709-8900 or 844-709-8900, x4931 (toll-free). 



*Fees may apply. See our Business Account Schedule of Fees.