Your legal marijuana-related business is eligible for membership with CommStar Credit Union if it is located within our field of membership, or if any of the business owners is individually eligible for membership. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in the following Ohio counties: Lorain, Cuyahoga, Erie, or Huron.
Harvest accounts are available for licensed, legal marijuana-related businesses in the state of Ohio, that are eligible for membership with the credit union. This includes cannabis cultivators, processors, testing labs, and dispensaries. At this time, businesses that produce or sell hemp products are not eligible for this program.
We offer the following services for Harvest accounts:
- Dedicated personal banker
- Appointments for in-person transactions
- Daily cash deposits
- Courier service (optional)
- Domestic wires
- Online and mobile app banking, including access to Snapcash Remote Deposit Check Capture
- Checks and electronic bill pay (restricted to payroll and operating expenses only)
- Streamlined paperless compliance document exchange
- Virtual and in-person site visits
- Banking access for your employees
All in-person transactions on Harvest accounts must be conducted with our Compliance Specialist on an appointment-only basis.
Contact:
Larissa Streets, Compliance Specialist
harvest@commstar.org
440-545-2044
While we encourage businesses to join Harvest, it is not a requirement for your employees to be eligible for membership. As long as your employees are eligible for membership with CommStar Credit Union, they can have an account with us. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in Lorain County, Cuyahoga County, Huron County, or Erie County.
Contact Larissa Streets to schedule an appointment or phone call to discuss joining our CU@Work program for your employees.
Contact:
Larissa Streets, Compliance Specialist
harvest@commstar.org
440-545-2044
Your employees will enjoy the benefits of credit union membership in a judgement-free environment. Employees of MRBs have access to:
- Checking accounts, including our rewards-based Kasasa accounts
- Savings accounts, including money markets, certificates of deposits, and IRAs
- Free HSA accounts
- Debit card and ATM card
- Online banking and mobile app banking, including access to Snapcash Remote Deposit Check Captured
- Checks and electronic bill pay
- Direct deposit and ACH transactions
- Regular transactions in the lobby or drive-up at any branch
- Access to more than 5,000 Co-Op Shared Branching locations nationwide
- Access to more than 30,000 fee-free ATMs nationwide
- And more!
Employees who are eligible for membership must schedule an appointment with our Compliance Specialist to open their account, but they do not need to schedule appointments to make transactions after their accounts have been opened.
We are also available to visit your business to facilitate account openings onsite with your employees. Contact us to learn more or to schedule a membership drive for your staff.
CommStar Credit Union is dedicated to helping our communities grow and thrive, and we believe no legal business should be left behind in that effort. We are committed to helping business big and small reach their goals and have a positive impact on our communities. We created Harvest to provide a safe, reliable, not-for-profit, local banking option for your marijuana-related business.