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Amerant BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Amerant International Premier Checking

$50monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
−$600 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
To open
$25,000 to open
On our list
#985 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit AmerantThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Rate conditions

Interest compounds
We use the daily balance method to calculate interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$50 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
Any one of these:
  • maintaining a $25,000 balance
  • $50,000 combined monthly average balance in deposit or Amerant Investment accounts
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$25,000Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM network
Amerant and partner ATMs worldwideSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming international wire
$12Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing international wire
$35Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Who can open it

Where
Near its branchesSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

Bill payBranch accessCard lockDebit cardExtended deposit insuranceInterest bearingMobile check depositMobile walletOnline openingZelle

From the bank’s own pages. A feature not listed may still be offered: we list only what the bank states.

Rates and fees change; the bank’s own page is the final word. Report a mistake · How we make money · Not stated: 1 item counted at typical fees