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BankUnitedChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

BankUnited Essentials Checking

$5monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
−$60 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
To open
$25 to open
On our list
#492 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit BankUnitedThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$5 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$25Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft transfer fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM network
BankUnited ATMsSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Out-of-network ATM fee
$2.50Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming domestic wire
$15Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing domestic wire
$25Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming international wire
$25Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing international wire
$45Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Inactivity fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Cashier’s check
$10Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Stop payment
$30Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

Bill payBranch accessBudgeting toolsMobile check depositNo minimum balanceNo overdraft feesOverdraft protection transferSpending alertsZelle

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

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