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First Horizon BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

First Horizon Elite Checking

0.05%APY · as of Oct 10, 2026
A year for an everyday customer
−$239 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
Monthly fee
$20 a month
To open
$50 to open
On our list
#894 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit First HorizonThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Rate conditions

Interest compounds
Interest is compounded and credited monthly.Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$20 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
Any one of these:
  • $5,000 average daily balance in the Elite Checking account
  • $25,000 combined average daily balance in total consumer deposit (checking, savings, money market, CD and IRA) balances
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$50Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft fee
$35Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft transfer fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Most overdraft fees in a day
3Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM network
$3 fee per withdrawal at non-First Horizon ATMs.Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Out-of-network ATM fee
$3Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
International ATM fee
$3Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM fees refunded, up to
$15 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Cashier’s check
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Stop payment
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

ATM fee rebatesBranch accessCard lockCheck writingDebit cardFree checksInterest bearingMobile check depositOnline openingOverdraft protection transferSpending alertsZelle

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