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ClickSWITCH® available with Amerant Bank

Easily transfer over your direct deposits, payments, and more to your Amerant account in as little as ten minutes.*

When you become a qualified Amerant customer, you have the option of opening a ClickSWITCH® account that allows you to transfer over your direct deposits and automated payments to your new Amerant account. Save yourself the headache of calling your different utility companies and gym memberships, mortgage, and student loan providers. Simply fill out a few pages in ClickSWITCH®and they all get transferred in one easy step so you can keep track of every deposit and payment, saving you hours of phone calls and paperwork. It’s secure and fast.
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ClickSWITCH® Benefits

Fast and Secure

The secure platform makes getting set up easy.

Transfer Direct Deposits

Switch over your direct deposit so its available in your Amerant account.

Transfer Payments

Transfer over automated payments such as mortgage payments, gym memberships, student loans, and more so you don’t miss a single payment.

Setting Up ClickSWITCH®

Have a new or existing checking account with us? Here’s how you can set up ClickSWITCH®.

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Step One

For new accounts, check your inbox for an email from noreply@amerantbank.com with instructions and a special link for you to create your secure account.

Already have an account with us? Ask your nearest branch about getting set up.
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Step Two

Click the link in your getting set up email from ClickSWITCH® and create your account.
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Step Three

Accept the terms of use.
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Step Four

Click Start New Switch and follow the instructions.
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Step Five

Once you finish answering the questions you’ll get a confirmation email that your switch has started. Then you’re all set!
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Questions About ClickSWITCH® Accounts

ClickSWITCH® is an automated account-switching solution that allows you to securely set up transfers over your recurring direct deposits and automatic payments from your previous financial institution account over to Amerant Bank. This removes the hassle of contacting all your billing contacts and depositors to inform them of your new Amerant account. There are two ways to set up a ClickSWITCH® account: online or in one of our branches. Once you’re enrolled, you just input your payment and direct deposit information to our secure ClickSWITCH® system, submit the switch, and we’ll do the rest. You can monitor the progress and switch status in the Status column on your dashboard.

One way is to open a new checking account online at amerantbank.com. Once you open an account with us, you’ll receive an email from noreply@amerantbank.com with information on how to set up your account. The other way is to go to a nearby branch, open your checking account, and ask a banking specialist to enroll you into ClickSWITCH®. If you already have an account with us, you can still request to enroll in ClickSWITCH® at your nearest branch.

Yes. ClickSWITCH® uses the latest in online encryption protection to gather and store your switch information.

An automatic payment is an ongoing payment that is triggered outside of your account such as a monthly insurance bill, utility payment, or automobile loan payment.

A direct deposit is any payment that you regularly receive from an organization, such as your job, directly into your account. These could include payroll direct deposits, government direct deposits (social security, disability, etc.), and dividend direct deposits from investment accounts.

* Approved online applicants for domestic checking accounts will receive an email from noreply@amerantbank.com to get started with ClickSWITCH®. The email provides instructions on how to create an account with ClickSWITCH® to transfer over their direct deposits and more. Customers also have the option to disregard the ClickSWITCH® email and not use this service. The option to visit a branch to enroll in ClickSWITCH® is also available.

USA PATRIOT Act

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.

What does this mean for you? When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents.

Important Notice Regarding Wire Transfers

IF WE DO NOT HAVE YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER AGREEMENT IN OUR FILES, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXECUTE TRANSFERS.

We value our relationship and it is important for us to safeguard your privacy and ensure that your funds are protected against fraudulent activity at all times. For this reason, we are providing you a link to our Electronic Funds Transfers Disclosure, Funds Transfer Agreement and contract.

Customers who request wire transfers through an Account Officer, should download the new wire transfer “Wire Transfer Form” and Electronic Signature Agreement (E-sign Agreement) to authorize this type of transaction. The E-sign Agreement will only need to be signed the first time a wire transfer is initiated.

For fees related to this service, review our Miscellaneous Service Fees Schedule

Understanding Your Deposits

IMPORTANT FUNDS AVAILABILITY INFORMATION

Please review Amerant’s Understanding Your Deposit brochure.

Know Your Customer

Managing a successful Know Your Customer (KYC) Program is a requirement of the U.S. banking system. Learn More.