Wealthfront Cash Account Participant Banks

Wealthfront clients may obtain the benefits of FDIC insurance eligibility in a cash account through the FDIC-Insured Deposit Sweep Program and the Participant Banks listed below. Once you open and fund your cash account, the available cash balance will be held on your behalf at one or more of the Participant Banks assigned to your account. Once at a bank, your cash balance will be eligible for FDIC insurance coverage up to the applicable limits.

Participant Banks as of 05/03/2022 are:

Citibank N.A.
CrossFirst Bank
East West Bank
Green Dot Bank
HSBC Bank USA, NA
Peapack-Gladstone Bank
State Street Bank and Trust Company
TriState Capital Bank

If you have any questions about Program Banks, please contact us.

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The Annual Percentage Yield (APY) for the Cash Account may change at any time, before or after the Cash Account is opened. The APY for the Wealthfront Cash Account represents the weighted average of the APY on the aggregate deposit balances of all clients at the program banks. Deposit balances are not allocated equally among the participating program banks. FDIC.gov national industry average savings rate as of .

Cash Account is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage. Neither Wealthfront Brokerage nor its affiliates is a bank. Wealthfront Brokerage conveys Cash Account funds to depository institutions that accept and maintain such deposits. The cash balance in the Cash Account is swept to one or more banks (the “Program Banks”) where it earns a variable rate of interest and is eligible for FDIC insurance. FDIC insurance is not provided until the funds arrive at the Program Banks. While funds are at Wealthfront, before they are swept to the program banks, they are subject to SIPC’s protection limit of $250,000 for cash. FDIC insurance coverage is limited to $250,000 per qualified customer account per banking institution. Wealthfront Brokerage uses more than one Program Bank to ensure FDIC coverage of up to $1 million for your cash deposits. For more information on FDIC insurance coverage, please visit www.FDIC.gov. Customers are responsible for monitoring their total assets at each of the Program Banks to determine the extent of available FDIC insurance coverage in accordance with FDIC rules. The deposits at Program Banks are not covered by SIPC. This is not an offer, or solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any security, investment or other product.

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