Checking Accounts
At First Midwest, your checking account is more than debits and credits. It's the cornerstone of your finances. Use our interactive checking wizard, CheXpert, or browse the table below to view our checking solutions . . . and we'll make sure your checking account fits the way you manage your money.
View RatesAccount | Benefits | Minimum to Open |
Simply Free Open Now | Includes:
| $100 |
Classic Interest Open Now | All the benefits of Simply Free, PLUS: - Earns Interest
- Relationship Rewards – maintain a $1,000 balance to avoid $11 monthly fee
| $100 |
Total Advantage Paper Open Now | All the benefits of Classic Interest, PLUS: - Tiered interest that grows with your balance
- Special rates on CDs and discounts on loans1
- FREE checks for life2 (Order Now)
- 2 FREE ATM transactions outside of the First Midwest network per month3
- Relationship Rewards – maintain a $2,000 balance or $10,000 combination of other First Midwest checking, savings, money market, CD, or IRA accounts to avoid $9 monthly fee
| $100 |
Total Advantage Plastic Open Now | All the benefits of Classic Interest, PLUS: - Tiered interest that grows with your balance
- Special rates on CDs and discounts on loans1
- 1 FREE order of checks per year2 (Order Now)
- FREE unlimited ATM access outside of the First Midwest network3
- Relationship Rewards – maintain a $2,000 balance or $10,000 combination of other First Midwest checking, savings, money market, CD, or IRA accounts to avoid $9 monthly fee
| $100 |
Premier Performance Open Now | All the benefits of Total Advantage Paper AND Plastic: - Tiered interest that grows with your balance
- FREE checks for life2 (Order Now)
- FREE unlimited ATM access outside of the First Midwest Network3
PLUS: - FREE Platinum Banking Card
- Relationship Rewards – maintain a $10,000 balance or $50,000 in any combination of other First Midwest checking, savings, money market, CD, or IRA acounts to avoid $15 monthly fee
| $100 |
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Not sure which account is right for you? Use CheXpert, our exclusive account recommendation wizard. In a few simple steps, CheXpert will analyze your banking preferences and create a customized recommendation just for you.
Click here to compare our Checking Accounts.
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