Elevate your banking with earned interest and enhanced financial services.1

When you open a Premier Checking account, you’ll receive a $50 credit for the first 6 statement cycles following the account opening for up to $300 total.* To be eligible for the bonus during each statement cycle, you must:

  • Be enrolled in eStatements as of the end of the statement cycle.
  • Have 1 or more direct deposit transactions.
  • Have 5 or more debit card purchases debited from your account during a statement cycle (excludes ATM transactions).
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Premier Checking Account Features

Overdraft protection options2

Debit Mastercard® with chip and contactless pay

Access to 40,000 MoneyPass® Network ATMs3

Online banking and mobile app with
check deposit4

Send and receive money with Zelle®5

Waiver of fees on certain ATMs6

Free annual supply of checks7

Complimentary Cashier’s Checks and Money Orders

Annual Investment review8

Annual Insurance Policy review9

Premier Checking Account Details

Open with a $25 minimum deposit.

• Contact your local banker for the current Annual Percentage Yield.10

Avoid a $20 cycle maintenance11 charge if:

• A combined balance of $25,000 or more is available across all of your Peoples Bank accounts.12

Enroll in eStatements to have your monthly account statement delivered directly to your online banking profile.

Learn more about Going Paperless for your account statements.

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1Qualifications to earn interest are the same as to waive cycle maintenance fee.
*Limited time offer. Rates and offer dates subject to change without notice and offer may be withdrawn at any time. Fees may reduce earnings on the account. A minimum $25 is required to open an account. Limited to one new checking account per customer. Offer is considered interest and will be reported on IRS Form 1099-INT (or 1042-S, if applicable).
2Certain qualifications and fees may apply based on the type of protection selected.
3You can use your Peoples Bank Debit Card or ATM Card at any of the ATMs listed on this site without paying a surcharge. If an address has more than one ATM, please look for the MoneyPass logo on a sign at the ATM or displayed on the ATM screen to avoid paying a surcharge.
4There is no cost to download the Peoples Bank Mobile app, but standard rates and fees may apply from your wireless carrier.
5Users must be at least 18 years of age. Zelle and Zelle-related marks are wholly owned by Early Warning Services, LLC, and are used herein under license.
6Waiver of foreign (non-Peoples Bank®) ATM fees for ATMs that are not part of the MoneyPass® Network.
7Limited to one folio of complimentary checks per year and includes shipping and handling.

8Peoples Bank, Trust and Investment Services is not a registered broker/dealer, and is independent of Raymond James Financial Services. Securities are offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment Advisory Services are offered through Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 877.376.7576, 138 Putnam Street, Marietta, OH 45750. INVESTMENT PRODUCTS ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC, NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF THE BANK, AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED BY THE BANK; SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS.

9INSURANCE PRODUCTS ARE NOT FDIC INSURED; NOT A DEPOSIT; NOT GUARANTEED BY PEOPLES BANK; NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY; MAY LOSE VALUE.

10Rates may change after the account is opened.
11Qualification occurs at the end of processing three (3) days prior to the current statement date. Cycle to Date (CTD) Average Balance is the average daily ledger balance between the first day of the statement period through the current date. Investment account balances are updated once near the end of the month for qualification purposes.
12Calculated as the sum of the Cycle to Date average balances of related enrolled Checking, Savings, and Money Market accounts, and the current balances of related enrolled Time Deposits and Peoples Investment Services accounts. Any of the eligible accounts can only be enrolled in one qualification package at a time.
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