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Are you opening your first checking account?
- Earn interest on your account balance
- Free First Citizens debit card1
- Ka'Ching Debit Card Rewards
Use your First Citizens debit card and receive up to $10.00 a month2
- Maintain a $1,500 average collected balance, and we'll waive the $8 monthly fee3
Learn More About Checking Plus
- First Citizens debit card1
- Maintain an average collected balance of $50, and we'll waive the $7 monthly fee.3
- $5.00 Paper Statement Fee3
Sign up for eStatements within online or mobile banking to waive fee.
Learn More About Basic Checking
- No minimum to open
- No monthly fee
- No minimum daily balance
- Free First Citizens debit card with $250/day limit1
- $10.00 Paper Statement Fee3
Sign up for eStatements within online or mobile banking to waive fee.
Learn More About First Checking
Checking Account Comparison
Comparison table of personal checking accounts
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Checking Plus
Account Details
Open Online
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Basic Checking
Account Details
Open Online
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First Checking
For Ages 13 - 25
Account Details
Open Online
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Digital Banking Tools Online Banking, Mobile Banking, Bill Pay, and eStatements. |
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Free Debit Card1 Everyday transactions made easy.
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$250/Day Limit

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Ka'Ching Debit Card Rewards2 Use your First Citizens Bank debit card and receive up to $10.00 a month.
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Interest on your Checking Balance Our best checking rate. |
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Enroll in eStatements Receive your statements electronically via Online & Mobile Banking. |
Paper Statement Fee waived

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Enroll in eStatements to avoid the $5.00 paper statement fee3

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Enroll in eStatements to avoid the $10.00 paper statement fee3

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Fee Details |
Maintain a $1,500 average collected balance, and we'll waive the $8 monthly fee.3
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Maintain an average collected balance of $50, and we'll waive the $7 monthly fee.3
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No monthly fee.
No minimum daily balance.
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Online Account Opening |
Checking Plus
Open Online
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Basic Checking
Open Online
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First Checking
Open Online
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