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Northwest BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Northwest Affinity Plus Checking

0.01%APY · as of Oct 10, 2026
A year for an everyday customer
−$180 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
Monthly fee
$15 a month
On our list
#835 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit NorthwestThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Rate conditions

Balance needed for the APY
$1,500Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
To earn the APY
a minimum $1,500 average daily balanceSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$15 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
Any one of these:
  • $5,000 average daily balance
  • $15,000 deposit and/or investment relationship balance
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft fee
$37Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
$37Source · 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
Allpoint NetworkSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATMs in the network
55,000Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Out-of-network ATM fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming domestic wire
$15Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing domestic wire
$25Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming international wire
$15Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing international wire
$40Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Paper statements
$3 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Inactivity fee
$10Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Early closure fee
$25Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Cashier’s check
$12Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Stop payment
$37Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

Bill payBranch accessCard lockDebit cardEarly direct depositFree checksFree external transfersInterest bearingJoint accountsOnline openingOverdraft line of creditOverdraft protection transferSpending alertsZelle

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