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Minimum Opening
Deposit

$100

$100

$1,000 in branch,
$100 online

Monthly Service Fee

$0

$8 monthly service fee or $6 monthly
service fee when enrolled in e-statements.

$20 monthly service or $0 monthly
service fee when the combined total
of all related Ameris Bank current
personal loan balances and average
daily balances (during the statement cycle)
within personal deposit accounts
is $25,000 or greater.6

Earns Interest5

 

 

 

Checks

Checks available for purchase.

Checks available for purchase.

No cost for Ameris Bank
standard wallet-style checks.

Other check styles are available
for purchase.

Key Benefits

- Visa debit card1
Online banking
E-statements
Bill pay
Mobile banking
Zelle®

- Visa debit card1
Online banking
E-statements
Bill pay
Mobile banking
Zelle®

- Visa debit card
Online banking
E-statements
Bill pay
Mobile banking
Zelle®

Senior Benefits
(age 62 & over )

N/A

Receive no-cost Ameris Bank
standard wallet-style checks.

Other check styles are available
for purchase.

Receive a 25% discount on
the monthly service fee,
if assessed.

Additional
Benefits

N/A

Cell phone protection3—receive
up to $400 of replacement or
repair cost for damaged or
stolen phones.

ID Protect® identity theft
monitoring and resolution
service2 – up to $10,000 in ID
theft reimbursement.3

Credit file monitoringand alerts
of key changes with Equifax,
Experian and TransUnion.

Ability to request 3-in-1 report
every 90 days or upon receipt
of credit alert.

No cost for safe deposit box,
when available.

No cost for all incoming
domestic wires.

No charge for purchase of
official checks.

Option to increase your
Ameris Bank CD rate to a
posted rate from our
current rate sheet once
during the term of the CD,
at your request.

Access to any ATM
nationwide, with all ATM
fees reimbursed.

Increase daily limit to $5,000
for debit card signature
point-of-sale transactions,
at your request.

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Free Checking*

The best things in life are free! Enjoy checking with no monthly service fee.

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Amenity Checking Account

Go beyond the ordinary with ID theft security, cell phone protection and more!

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Advantage Checking Account

A premium account where you can earn interest while receiving high-value upgrades.

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Choose accounts to compare
free
checking*

Learn More

Open Now

amenity
checking

Learn More

Open Now

advantage
checking

Learn More

Open Now

Minimum Opening
Deposit

$100

$100

$1,000 in branch,
$100 online

Monthly Service Fee

$0

$8 monthly service fee or $6 monthly
service fee when enrolled in e-statements.

$20 monthly service or $0 monthly
service fee when the combined total
of all related Ameris Bank current
personal loan balances and average
daily balances (during the statement cycle)
within personal deposit accounts
is $25,000 or greater.6

Earns Interest5

 

 

 

Checks

Checks available for purchase.

Checks available for purchase.

No cost for Ameris Bank
standard wallet-style checks.

Other check styles are available
for purchase.

Key Benefits

- Visa debit card1
Online banking
E-statements
Bill pay
Mobile banking
Zelle®

- Visa debit card1
Online banking
E-statements
Bill pay
Mobile banking
Zelle®

- Visa debit card
Online banking
E-statements
Bill pay
Mobile banking
Zelle®

Senior Benefits
(age 62 & over )

N/A

Receive no-cost Ameris Bank
standard wallet-style checks.

Other check styles are available
for purchase.

Receive a 25% discount on
the monthly service fee,
if assessed.

Additional
Benefits

N/A

Cell phone protection3—receive
up to $400 of replacement or
repair cost for damaged or
stolen phones.

ID Protect® identity theft
monitoring and resolution
service2 – up to $10,000 in ID
theft reimbursement.3

Credit file monitoringand alerts
of key changes with Equifax,
Experian and TransUnion.

Ability to request 3-in-1 report
every 90 days or upon receipt
of credit alert.

No cost for safe deposit box,
when available.

No cost for all incoming
domestic wires.

No charge for purchase of
official checks.

Option to increase your
Ameris Bank CD rate to a
posted rate from our
current rate sheet once
during the term of the CD,
at your request.

Access to any ATM
nationwide, with all ATM
fees reimbursed.

Increase daily limit to $5,000
for debit card signature
point-of-sale transactions,
at your request.

Open Now

 

Open Now

 

Open Now

 

Free Checking*

The best things in life are free! Enjoy checking with no monthly service fee.

Learn Moreabout Free Checking* Open An Account
Amenity Checking Account

Go beyond the ordinary with ID theft security, cell phone protection and more!

Learn Moreabout Amenity Checking Account Open an Account
Advantage Checking Account

A premium account where you can earn interest while receiving high-value upgrades.

Learn Moreabout Advantage Checking Account Open an Account

*Other fees such as Overdraft Fees may apply. See the Miscellaneous Services Pricing Guide for details.

1ATM Usage: You may use an Ameris Bank debit card at any Ameris Bank ATM free of charge. If you use a non-Ameris Bank ATM, you will incur a service charge in addition to any ATM service charge assessed by the owner of the ATM. See our Miscellaneous Services Pricing Guide for details.

IDProtect service is a personal identity theft protection service available to account owner(s) and their joint account holders. For revocable grantor trusts, the service is available only when a grantor is serving as a trustee and covers the grantor trustee(s). For all other fiduciary accounts, the service covers the beneficiary, who must be the primary member (Fiduciary is not covered). Service is not available to a “signer” on the account who is not an account owner. Service is not available to clubs, organizations and/or churches and their members, schools and their employees/students. Some of the benefits with IDProtect require registration and activation.

Special Program Notes: The descriptions herein are summaries only and do not include all terms, conditions and exclusions of the Benefits described. Please refer to the actual Guide to Benefit and/or insurance documents for complete details of coverage and exclusions. Coverage is offered through the company named in the Guide to Benefit or on the insurance document. Guide to Benefit and insurance document will be included in follow-up letter after account opening. Insurance Products are not insured by the FDIC or any Federal Government Agency; not a deposit of or guaranteed by the Bank or any Bank affiliate. Cell phone protection covers the first three phones on a cellular telephone bill paid through your checking account. (Cellular telephone bill must be paid through Amenity Checking Account)

Credit file monitoring may take several days to begin following activation.

If you close account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

For Online Advantage Checking, the monthly service fee will become effective after the first full statement cycle.

Ameris Bank offers a variety of competitive checking accounts. Open an account online or at one of our full-service locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.