Premier Checking
- Bonus
- $600
- To qualify
- At least one direct deposit in each of the first 6 monthly cycles + 5 debit purchases in every monthly cycle (6 cycles) + turn on e-statements
- What counts as a direct deposit
- Real payroll, pension or government benefit deposits. Transfers from your other bank accounts, Zelle and Venmo don't count. More
- Who can open it
- Residents of Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., online
- Monthly fee
- $20 a month
- When the bonus is paid
- 30 to 200 days after you open the account
- Keep it open
- Until the bonus posts. Peoples Bank's offer only requires the account to be open when the bonus pays. If there's no monthly fee, keeping it a few months is the safe choice.
Good to know: Pays $100 for each of the first 6 monthly cycles. The $20 monthly fee is waived only with $25,000 across your Peoples accounts, so plan on about $480 after fees.
Peoples Bank opens this account online or in its branches in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland and D.C.
Checked against Peoples Bank's own terms on October 25, 2026.