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Johnson BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Johnson Essential Checking

$10monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
$0 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
To open
$200 to open
On our list
#244 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit JohnsonThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$10 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
Any one of these:
  • Monthly automatic (ACH) direct deposit into this account
  • $500 minimum daily ledger balance
  • $1,000 average monthly cycle ledger balance
  • $100,000 combined related aggregate ledger balance
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$200Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Who can open it

Minimum age
18Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

Check writingNo minimum balance

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