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Mercantile BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Mercantile MercStart Fresh Checking

$4.95monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
−$59 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
On our list
#472 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit MercantileThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$4.95 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft transfer fee
$5Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Most overdraft fees in a day
0Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming domestic wire
$10Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing domestic wire
$30Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming international wire
$10Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing international wire
$75Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Inactivity fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Early closure fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Cashier’s check
$5Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Stop payment
$32Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Card replacement
$9.95Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

Budgeting toolsDebit cardFree checksNo minimum balanceNo overdraft feesOverdraft protection transfer

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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