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Ameris BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Ameris Interest Checking

$20monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
−$240 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
To open
$50 to open
On our list
#905 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit AmerisThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$20 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
the combined total of all personal deposit accounts average daily balances (during statement cycle) is $10,000 or greaterSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$50Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM network
Access at any ATM nationwide, with all ATM fees reimbursedSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Who can open it

Where
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South CarolinaSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

ATM fee rebatesBill payBranch accessBudgeting toolsCard lockCheck writingContactless cardDebit cardFree checksInterest bearingJoint accountsMobile check depositMobile walletOnline openingOverdraft line of creditOverdraft protection transferSpending alertsZelle

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