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Regions BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Regions LifeGreen Preferred Checking®

$18monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
−$216 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
To open
$25 to open
On our list
#888 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit RegionsThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Bonuses

  • $50With a current customer’s referral · Refer a friend

    Complete registration and agree to the program rules; open a new Regions personal checking account within 90 days of receiving the initial referral email or social media communication; within 60 days of opening, enroll in online statements,

Fees

Monthly fee
$18 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
Any one of these:
  • Maintain a $5,000 average monthly statement balance 4 in your LifeGreen Preferred Checking® account
  • Have $25,000 in combined minimum deposit balances from all your Regions checking, savings, money markets, CDs and IRAs 5
  • Have $25,000 in combined minimum outstanding loan balances from your Regions personal installment loans, lines of credit 6, equity lines of credit, equity loans, direct loans and credit cards in good standing. 5 7
  • Have certain qualifying first-lien home mortgage loans in any amount in good standing 8
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$25Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft fee
$36Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft transfer fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Paper statements
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Cashier’s check
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

ATM fee rebatesBill payBranch accessBudgeting toolsCard lockCheck writingDebit cardDebit rewardsEarly direct depositInterest bearingNo minimum balanceOnline openingOverdraft grace periodOverdraft protection transferZelle

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Rates and fees change; the bank’s own page is the final word. Report a mistake · How we make money · Not stated: 2 items counted at typical fees