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Equity BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Equity Preferred Checking

0.05%APY · as of Oct 10, 2026
A year for an everyday customer
$1 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
Monthly fee
$10 a month
To open
$100 to open
On our list
#41 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit EquityThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Rate conditions

Balance needed for the APY
$2,000Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
To earn the APY
Minimum balance of $2,000Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Interest compounds
Compounded monthly, credited to accountSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$10 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
Any one of these:
  • minimum daily balance requirement
  • at least one direct deposit of $100 per month
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$100Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft fee
$34.98Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
$34.98Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft transfer fee
$10Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Most overdraft fees in a day
5Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM network
Pulse, PLUS, and CirrusSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming domestic wire
$10Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing domestic wire
$20Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming international wire
$50Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing international wire
$50Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Paper statements
$5 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Inactivity fee
$5Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Early closure fee
$25Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Cashier’s check
$5Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Stop payment
$34.98Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Card replacement
$5Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

Bill payInterest bearing

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