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title: "Power Saver — BCU Bank"
description: "Transaction & Savings Accounts from BCU Bank. Rates, fees, features and eligibility as published under Australia's Consumer Data Right."
canonical: https://www.cdrcompare.au/brands/bcu-bank/products/292
source: "CDR Compare"
language: en-AU
last_updated: 2026-08-28T14:00:40.3713649Z
---

# Power Saver — BCU Bank

> Transaction & Savings Accounts from BCU Bank. Rates, fees, features and eligibility as published by the provider under Australia's Consumer Data Right, compared on CDR Compare.

**Transaction & Savings Accounts · bcu**

Power up your savings. A simple, goal based savings account that rewards regular saving.

## At a glance

- **Base rate:** 0.5%
- **Bonus rate:** 4.6% (conditions apply)

## Deposit rates

| Type | Rate | Applies to | Interest paid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bonus (Rate available to existing customers. · Rate is applied when no withdrawals are made within the calendar month. · Rate is applied when a minimum of $100 is deposited within the calendar month. · Rate available for new accounts. · Rate available to new customers. · Bonus interest is paid on balances up to $250,000 with balances in excess of $250,000 receiving the standard rate.) | 4.6% | Bonus $0–$250,000 | monthly |
| Variable (Rate available to existing customers. · Rate available for new accounts. · Rate available to new customers.) | 0.5% | Floating $0–$0 | monthly |

## Fees

| Fee | Type | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Overseas Telegraphic Transfer — $45 per staff assisted telegraphic transfer sent in AUD currency. $30 per staff assisted telegraphic transfer sent in a foreign currency. | Transaction | $45.00 |
| International Transfer Fee — Per online banking transfer sent in a foreign currency. | Transaction | $15.00 |
| Cash Handling Fee — Coin and note deposits are available at BCU branches. Coin deposits must be counted and bagged by customers or you will be charged 5% of the coin amount. Note deposits more than $10,000 per day will be charged at 0.25% of the deposit amount. | Transaction | Variable |
| Bank Cheque Fee — Per bank cheque requested by you. | Event | $10.00 |
| Manual Trace Fee — Charged for your request to manually trace a payment to confirm receipt of payment. | Transaction | $40.00 |
| Cash Passport Fee — For the initial activation and each currency top-up requested in branch. | Event | $10.00 |
| Statement Retrieval Fee — Fee applies for statements over 12 months old. Payable on request to issue a copy of a previously issued statement. | Replacement | $2.50 |
| Audit Certificate Fee — Charged per audit certificate request. | Event | $30.00 |
| RTGS From Another Bank — Per payment received into your account. To cover the cost of processing 'SWIFT' payments from overseas and same day local payments through 'RTGS' (Real Time Gross Settlement) systems. | Transaction | $8.00 |
| Manual External Transfer Fee — Staff assisted manual transfer to another organisation. Charged per transfer. | Transaction | $2.50 |
| RTGS To Another Bank — Per payment sent from your account. To cover the cost of processing 'SWIFT' payments as same day local payments through 'RTGS' (Real Time Gross Settlement) systems. | Transaction | $25.00 |
| Referral Fee — Where an account has insufficient available funds to cover a direct debit transaction, and the transaction is honoured by BCU Bank. | Event | $3.50 |
| Dishonour Fee — Where a direct debit is dishonoured due to insufficient funds. | Dishonour | $6.00 |
| Auto Transfer Dishonour Fee — Charged where there are insufficient funds in your account when an external auto transfer or BPAY payment is due to be made. | Dishonour | $6.00 |
| Overdrawn Acct Management Fee — A fee applied in relation to any month where we allow the approved credit limit on your account to be exceeded by more than $50 or, if your account does not have an approved credit limit, if we allow you to overdraw your account by more than $50. | Event | $10.00 |
| Foreign Cheque Deposit <$25,000 Fee — $10 fee for foreign cheque deposits up to $25,000 AUD. Eligible members can deposit foreign cheques in branch. | Deposit | $10.00 |
| Foreign Cheque Deposit $25,000+ Fee — $60 fee for foreign cheque deposits of $25,000 AUD or more. Eligible members can deposit foreign cheques in branch. | Deposit | $60.00 |

## Features

- **Digital banking** (Transfer or make payments using our mobile app or internet banking. Payments made with PayID or using Osko are received in near real-time.)
- **Real-time payments (NPP)** (Transfer or make payments using our mobile app or internet banking. Payments made with PayID or using Osko are received in near real-time.)
- **PayID** (Use your phone or email address as your PayID to securely send payments to and from banks almost instantly.)

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age** — 18 years
- **Customers may hold up to a total of 3 Power Saver accounts under single or joint names.**
- **Earn bonus interest when you make a minimum deposit of $100 and no withdrawals to the account in the calendar month.**
- **You must be or become a BCU Bank member**
- **Residency status** — You must be an Australian citizen and/or resident or a non-resident with a qualifying visa evidencing 12 months or longer residency. A valid Australian address is required to open an account. Membership eligibility applies.

## Constraints

- **Maximum balance** — $5,000,000.00 (Maximum balance is $5,000,000)

## More information from BCU Bank

- [Overview](https://www.bcu.com.au/everyday-banking/savings-accounts/power-saver/)
- [Terms & conditions](https://www.bcu.com.au/important-information/terms-and-conditions/savings-accounts--access-channels/)
- [Fees & pricing](https://www.bcu.com.au/help-centre/fees-and-charges/everyday-savings-accounts-fees-and-charges/)

## Data provenance

- Published by BCU Bank under the Consumer Data Right
- Product ID: `292`
- Last updated by the provider: 28 August 2026
- Source payload (JSON): https://www.cdrcompare.au/api/raw/bcu-bank/292
- Provider page: https://www.cdrcompare.au/brands/bcu-bank
- CDR register entry: https://www.cdr.gov.au/find-a-provider?provider=000130

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