Yes, you must maintain a balance. You cannot write checks against money that you don't have; you must have funds in the account to cover your checks or they will 'bounce', and you will be assessed charges. If you do it deliberately your problems will be a great deal worse. This doesn't mean that you are required to do the arithmetic monthly to balance the account; you can be as careful or as careless as you like. Being careless does not exempt you from the consequences.
Chase Bank does have free checking as long as you have a minimum balance of 100 dollars. there are also interest bearing checking accounts were if you maintain a balance of at least 1500 dollars your account will receive interest on your checking account.
activity checking accounts are checking accounts perfect for people who only write a few checks a month and are unable to maintain a minimum balance.
A standard checking account at most banks is an account where a person puts money in, and then they can write checks to pay their bills or get cash. A standard checking account might have a minimum balance the account holder has to maintain, without being charged a service fee.
what is my recent deposit and balance on checking account elcantante i need my saving account balance
Can a checking account be closed when you have a neg balance
"Overdrawn" is the common term used to describe a negative checking account balance.
A standard checking account at most banks is an account where a person puts money in, and then they can write checks to pay their bills or get cash. A standard checking account might have a minimum balance the account holder has to maintain, without being charged a service fee.
I am sure most banks do have free checking accounts only if you sign up for a direct deposit or maintain the minimum account balance that is required.
Average Balance account
"Yes, Intrust Bank does charge an $8 checking fee for those account holders who do not maintain a $1,000 balance or do the majority of their banking on line."
Checking account
The amount of money in a checking or a savings account is the balance. The interest is usually based on the balance.