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Popular BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Popular Easy Access Checking

$3monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
−$36 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
To open
$25 to open
On our list
#434 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit PopularThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$3 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
setting up a recurring monthly direct deposit of $250Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$25Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM network
Popular Bank ATMs and over 55,000 Allpoint® ATMs worldwideSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATMs in the network
55,000Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Out-of-network ATM fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Paper statements
$2 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

ATM fee rebatesBill payBranch accessDebit cardNo overdraft feesOnline openingSecond chanceSpending alertsZelle

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