A number of banks offer free checking, but many of them have a minimum balance requirement.

GOBankingRates rounds up five banks that offer truly free checking, no minimum necessary.

Keeping a small cushion in your checking account can be a good thing.

For a long time, I did this to protect myself from overdrafting.

Some of these banks do have other requirements, though.

For example, First Citizens requires you sign up for electronic statements.

Anyone can join by becoming a member of the Financial Awareness web link.

However, their Max Checking Account is also free, and it offers great rewards for active users…

Anyone can join by becoming a member of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association of Michigan.

And for more detail on the five banks that offer free checking, head over to the link below.

What Banks Have Free Checking With No Minimum Balance?| GOBankingRates

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