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Easy Checking

A simple, no frills account. Perfect for basic cash management.1

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Easy Checking

Sometimes you just want to keep things simple. Easy Checking gives you all the basic features you want, plus our most popular upgrades and rewards.

As with each of our checking account options, you will receive:

Plus, with Easy Checking, you will enjoy these upgrades and rewards:

  • Only $14.99 for your first box of checks, and reorders are just $19.995
  • $150 Mortgage closing cost rebate2,6

Monthly Fee or Relationship Benefit:

$7.49 OR $0 with one of the following: maintain $100 average daily balance in Checking, or make qualifying deposits totaling $100 or more each statement period, or be at least 65 years of age.7

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The Easiest Way to Bring Momentum to Your Money

Our Easy Checking account provides free transactions at more than 55,000 Allpoint® ATMs worldwide, free online banking, and free mobile banking with bill pay. When you are looking for the best basic checking account, Easy Checking is the answer.

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NEED TO REORDER CHECKS?

Ordering checks online is quick and easy!

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GET MOBILE MOMENTUM

Add momentum to your banking routine with 24/7 access to your money with free online and mobile banking.

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LOOKING FOR OVERDRAFT PROTECTION OPTIONS?

We offer a variety of options to cover you in the event of an overdraft on your checking account.

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1 Online account opening is available to residents of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. $100 minimum deposit required to open an account.
2 Subject to credit approval. Property insurance is required on loans secured by property. Mortgage closing cost rebate and Home Equity Loan discount cannot be combined with other rebates, discounts or promotional offers on a single loan number.
3 Discount requires auto payment set-up from First Midwest checking account. Does not apply to Home Equity Lines of Credit.
4 Limited time offer. May be withdrawn at any time. May not be combined with any other offer. The person making the referral 1) must have a personal First Midwest Bank checking account (Health Savings Accounts do not qualify), 2) is limited to one $25 award per referred address and 3) is responsible for all applicable taxes. Addresses used in previous Tell a Friend referrals are not eligible for this offer. $25 may be subject to tax reporting. The person being referred 1) must deposit a minimum of $100 to open a personal checking, savings or money market account and 2) must not have held a First Midwest Bank personal checking, savings or money market account in the past 180 days. First Midwest Bank employees are not eligible. $25 credit may take up to 30 days to appear in account.
5 Applies to First Midwest Exclusive Wallet style single checks. Additional fees will apply for duplicate checks.
6 Rebate may take up to 120 days to appear in your account. Incentive may be subject to tax reporting.
7 Qualifying deposits are any client-initiated deposit into the Account including: direct deposit of salary, pension, Social Security or other regular monthly income deposits to your account by your employer, another outside agency or yourself. Transfers from another account into the Easy Checking Account also qualify. All qualifying deposits are aggregated to reach $100 within a statement period.