Monthly fee

$0

$0 a year for an everyday customer: fees and interest, $2,000 kept.

SmartBank · Checking account

SmartBank SmartDirect Interest Checking

$0 a year for an everyday customer. No monthly fee. $50 to open.

Checked Nov 8, 2026Updated

A year, everyday customer
$0
Monthly fee
To open

Against the market

How it ranks

#305of 1043 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer

All 1043 checking accounts, ranked

Features

  • ATM fee rebates
  • Bill pay
  • Check writing
  • Debit card
  • Free checks
  • Interest bearing
  • No minimum balance

From the bank’s own pages. A feature not listed may still be offered: we list only what the bank states.

In the bank’s words

Terms

Rate conditions

To earn the APY
Direct deposit or automatic payment is required for account eligibilitysmartbank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026

Fees

Monthly fee
Nonesmartbank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026
Minimum to open
$50smartbank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026
Overdraft fee
$35smartbank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
$35smartbank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026
ATM fees refunded, up to
$10 a monthsmartbank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026
Paper statements
$5 a monthsmartbank.com, checked Nov 8, 2026

FDIC-insured, up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category: FDIC BankFind.

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