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The Northern Trust CompanyChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

The Northern Interest Checking

$20monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
−$240 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
To open
$5,000 to open
On our list
#903 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit The Northern Trust CompanyThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$20 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Ways to avoid the monthly fee
Any one of these:
  • Average collected balance of $5,000.00
  • $5,000.00 combined daily ledger balance in checking, savings and money market deposit accounts
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$5,000Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing domestic wire
$25Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing international wire
$45Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Cashier’s check
$8Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Card replacement
$5Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

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