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Rewards Checking Better Life Benefits

Cell Phone Protection

Your phone goes everywhere you do—so why not protect it? Your Rewards Checking1 Account Better Life Benefits2 includes Cell Phone Protection3 when your cell phone bill is paid through your Rewards Checking Account.

Here’s the coverage you get when you pay your cell phone bill with your Rewards Checking Account:

Receive up to $800 of replacement or repair costs if your cell phone is stolen or damaged, in the U.S. and abroad. A $50 deductible applies. Up to two claims per eligible account and a maximum of $1,200 per 12-month period. Covers up to four phones listed on your cell phone bill, which must be paid through Rewards Checking.

Pay Your Cell Phone Bill Using Bill Pay

If you are not already paying your cell phone bill through your Rewards Checking Account, now is a great time to make the switch to ensure you’re covered with Cell Phone Protection. You can use Bill Pay in Online or Mobile Banking to pay bills directly. Just log in, follow the steps on screen, and have the company name, billing address, and account number ready. 

Also Included with Better Life Benefits

Rewards Checking includes access to Better Life Benefits designed to help support everyday needs, unexpected moments, and added peace of mind.

  • Roadside Assistance³
  • Up to $25,000 Identity Fraud Expense Reimbursement Coverage³
  • Telehealth⁴
  • Travel & Leisure Discounts (InstaDeals™) 
  • Health Savings⁵
  • Identity Theft Resolution 
  • CyberRecoverTM 
  • Identity Monitoring⁶

Simply log in to Online or Mobile Banking and select Accounts > Better Life Benefits from the main menu to begin exploring your Better Life Benefits included with your Rewards Checking Account. Or just click here to get started: Better Life Benefits

Watch How to Access Your Benefits

Your Rewards Checking Does More

Open a Rewards Checking Account and access Better Life Benefits designed to help protect, support, and simplify everyday life.

    1. All new accounts are verified through ChexSystems® and are subject to approval. Members must be 18 years or older and in good standing to qualify. Visit CUSoCal.org/RewardsCheckingfor a detailed list of program benefits and qualifications. 
    2. Benefits are available to personal checking accounts and their primary accountholder and joint accountholder(s), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Guide to Benefit and/or insurance documents for the applicable Benefits. Some Benefits require authentication, registration and/or activation. Benefits are not available to a “signer” on the account who is not an accountholder or to businesses, clubs, trusts, organizations and/or churches and their members, or schools and their employees/students. 
    3. Special Program Notes: The description herein is a summary only and does not include all terms, conditions, and exclusions of the Benefit described. Please refer to the actual Guide to Benefit for complete details of coverage and exclusions. Coverage is provided through the company named in the Guide to Benefit. 
    4. Available for the primary account holder and their joint account holder(s). This is not insurance. Registration/activation required.
    5. This is NOT insurance. Registration/activation required.
    6. Available via web or mobile only.