Access Information
Online banking makes it easy to manage your money—conveniently and securely. Use online banking to do everything from checking balances and viewing statements to transferring funds and ordering checks—you can even pay bills online.1 You get all of this and more—free!
Here’s just a sample of what you can do:
- Check your latest balance and transaction information when it’s convenient for you, not just when you receive your monthly statement.2
- Save or download up to 18 months of transaction history, or view and save 90 days of paid check images and 7 years of statements.
- Choose to receive alerts to keep informed about your account balances, transactions and other important activity.
- Quickly and easily transfer funds between accounts.3
- Manage account information like your address and e-mail.
Get all of this and more—for free! And you can bank with confidence. WaMu Online is backed by our Online Banking Guarantee.
Pay Bills Online
Our free online bill pay1 service with a WaMu checking account lets you control who, when and how much to pay. There are no stamps to buy, envelopes to lick or multiple sites to log in to. Just schedule the payment and it’s done. And online bill pay transactions are guaranteed to arrive on the scheduled date.
- You decide when payments get made—one time, weekly, monthly?
- Pay virtually anyone in the U.S., from the water company to your babysitter.
- Most payments arrive in 2 business days and are backed by our On Time Guarantee*
- And you get all this and more FREE.
- Get started today! Sign up for online bill pay now.
* To make sure your payments are covered by the On Time Guarantee:
- Provide accurate payment instructions.
- Have available funds in your account to cover the payment.
- Schedule the payment to initiate four business days or more before the bill's due date (not including grace period, if any).
- Aren't making a "restricted" payment—such as a court-ordered, tax, securities settlement or international payment
Security & Guarantee
The safety of your personal information and your online banking transactions are fundamentally important to us. Our online security measures are designed to keep your data and transactions secure when you bank with us online. Your online transactions are even backed by our Online Banking Guarantee.
We use advanced security measures designed to safeguard your account information including firewalls, advanced identity authentication procedures, and information encryption (scrambling) technologies.
Online Banking can actually help you keep your personal and financial information more secure. With Online Banking you can:
- Keep sensitive information out of your mail box and decrease the risk of identity theft by viewing statements and check images and paying bills online.
- Detect any suspect activity by easily and frequently monitoring your balances and transactions.
- Set up free Account Alerts to your e-mail address or your cell phone. You can be notified of unusual activity or balances changes, and receive other helpful information (like when a particular check has cleared).
Our commitment to your security also means we want to make sure you're educated about key ways to guard against fraud and identity theft. Visit our Security page for general security tips and best practices for safer computing. We also have some effective ways that you can help prevent Identity Theft.