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VirginiaChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

Virginia Encore Checking

$9.95monthly fee
A year for an everyday customer
−$119 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
To open
$20 to open
On our list
#762 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit VirginiaThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
$9.95 a monthSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
$20Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Withdrawals a month
4Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM network
VACU locations or shared branches with credit unions nationwideSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Out-of-network ATM fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Who can open it

Membership
Open to anyone who qualifies through one of these:
  • Employees and retirees of any Commonwealth of Virginia state agency or department, or any county, city, town, or other political subdivision in Virginia.
  • Individuals who live, work, worship, volunteer, or attend school within the boundaries of the listed Virginia cities, towns, and counties.
  • Employees, retirees, or full-time/part-time students currently enrolled at any Virginia state-funded college or university, Virginia Union University, Randolph-Macon College, Liberty University, or the University of Richmond.
  • Immediate family and household members, regardless of where they live, including parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren.
Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

ATM fee rebatesBill payBranch accessCheck writingContactless cardDebit cardMobile check depositMobile walletSecond chance

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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