Deposit Account (Reserve Account) statement explained
Pitney Bowes Deposit Account (Reserve account) statement, payment terms and fee structure explained. The Deposit Account (Reserve Account) is a prepaid deposit account used to pay for postage and shipping funds. Funds are held in an FDIC-insured account at The Pitney Bowes Bank Inc. Postage can then be downloaded from this balance.
Statement terms
- A monthly statement will be issued detailing all payments and transactions in the previous period.
- There is no minimum balance required on the account; however, available funds are needed to download postage. Balances under $500 will incur a $5 service fee.
- Deposits can be made into the account at any period. See Deposit Account (Reserve Account) Payment Options.
Activity summary explained
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Purchase summary explained
Transactions are grouped by type and summarized in the Purchases field. Individual transactions are itemized on the additional pages of the invoice.
- Postage: Postage funds added to a meter from the Deposit Account (Reserve Account) balance.
- The reference field will show the meter number of each meter that has made a postage download.
- Deposits, Credits, and Other Activities: All payments, credits, and account adjustments are recorded in the Deposit (Reserve) Account:
- Credits for unused postage, which will appear as account credits.
- Incoming Wire Fees: Applied when funds are received via wire transfer.
- Transaction Fee: This may be charged for returned or rejected payments.
- Account Service Fee: A $5 fee is applied per statement period to service and maintain the account.
- This fee is waived if the available balance is $500 or more at the end of each day within the statement period.
- Shipping Activity: Shipping charges for packages and parcels related to PitneyShip® or PitneyShip® Pro.
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. Accordingly, in order to activate your Account, the Bank asks that you provide identifying information, including your address and taxpayer identification number. The Bank may also ask for additional identifying information, where appropriate, including asking that your representative who is opening your Account to provide his/her name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and/or other documents and information that will allow the Bank to identify him/her. In order to participate in the Program, you must provide the information described in this paragraph. You agree to provide all such requested identifying information.
Eligibility subject to credit approval and customer verification. This is not a commitment to lend, and this does not create, and is not intended to create a legally binding obligation on either of us. Program, rates, Terms & Conditions are subject to change.
Banking products and services are provided by The Pitney Bowes Bank, Inc., Member FDIC. Pitney Bowes, Pitney Bowes Bank, and the Corporate logo are trademarks of Pitney Bowes Inc. or a subsidiary. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Pitney Bowes Bank is state chartered and located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
UPDATED: September 01, 2025