LifeGreen Preferred Checking® Account

This checking account comes with options to earn interest and a host of special features and benefits to deepen your relationship with Regions.

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The Basics

^$50
Opening Deposit
^$18or
Less
Monthly Fee
Earns Interest

Checking Account Details

How to Avoid Monthly Fee

^$5,000 average monthly statement balance in LifeGreen Preferred Checking account¹ OR

^$25,000 combined minimum deposit balances from all of your Regions checking, savings, money markets, CDs and IRAs² OR

Have certain qualifying first-lien home mortgage loans in good standing³ OR

Combined ^$25,000 minimum outstanding loan balances from all of your Regions personal installment loans, lines of credit, equity lines of credit, equity loans, direct loans and credit cards in good standing² ⁴

Monthly Fee

^$18

Minimum Opening Deposit

^$50

Check Pricing

Price varies by style. Order via Online Banking, visit your local branch or call 1-800-734-4667.⁵

Annual Percentage Yields (APY)

Statement Options

Additional statement options are available, fees may apply. Please refer to Pricing Schedule for more details.

Relationship Benefits

With this interest-bearing checking account, you can get a Premium Money Market as long as your LifeGreen Preferred Checking account remains open

50% discount on one Safe Deposit Box with an additional 10% discount for auto debit⁶

Relationship rates on most CDs for customers who meet the Relationship requirements⁷

Discount on qualifying installment loans with payments auto debited from a Regions account

Earn rewards through the Regions Cashback Rewards® program with your Regions Visa CheckCard and Online Banking

Features

Earn interest based on account balance
Regions Visa® CheckCard
Free Access to Online Banking⁸
Free Standard Delivery Bill Pay⁹
Mobile Banking¹⁰
Unlimited check writing
Options to link your checking account to an eligible Regions funding account for Overdraft Protection. If linked, transfers are made for a reduced Overdraft Protection transfer fee.
No Regions ATM fee on two ATM transactions at non-Regions ATMs per statement period¹¹
No fee for Cashier's Checks
No fee for Money Orders
Service Member Benefit – No Regions ATM fee on two ATM transactions at non-Regions ATMs per statement period if you provide your Military ID when opening a Regions checking account or any time afterward¹²

Ways To Open

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Why Regions?

Convenience

Bank when and how you want with Mobile Banking, Online Banking with Bill Pay and free access to more than 1,900 ATMs¹³ across the Regions 15-state service area.

Rewards

Earn Cashback Rewards through Regions Online and Mobile Banking for eligible CheckCard & Now Card purchases.

Insights

Visit Insights by Regions for tools, tips and calculators to help you manage your money, save for your future, finance your needs and track your spending.

Payment Solutions

Use Apple Pay¹⁴, Google Pay¹⁵, LG Pay¹⁶, Samsung Pay¹⁷ and Click to Pay with Visa¹⁸ to make secure payments from your mobile device. Send money to friends¹⁹ with Zelle®, available through Online Banking and the Regions Mobile app. And reduce the risk of fraud on your Regions personal CheckCard, Now Card, and credit cards with the touch of a button using Regions LockIt®: Lock your card for certain types of transactions using the Regions Mobile app or Online Banking.

Community Involvement

We believe in giving back to our communities by supporting local organizations and donating our time and talents. We even give associates a paid day off to volunteer with a cause of their choice.

Personal Service

With award-winning customer service through a branch, online, over the phone, on Facebook or Twitter, or even at an ATM, we strive to make each experience a satisfying one.

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Zelle and the Zelle related marks are wholly owned by Early Warning Services, LLC and are used herein under license.

For accounts opened in Iowa, certain account fees are subject to Iowa State Tax of 6%, which will be assessed at the time the fee is charged, unless exempt.

The Monthly Fee on certain checking accounts may not be charged for at least 61 days after account opening even if requirements to waive the Monthly Fee are not met.

All Regions products and services are subject to applicable customer agreements, terms, conditions, disclosures, and application requirements. Credit products are subject to credit approval. Contact a Regions associate for additional information and details.

For the average monthly balance, we divide the sum of the opening posted balances for each day in the statement period by the number of days in the statement period. Please note that your account statement only shows ending posted balances and an average balance reflected by those ending posted balances. The average balance shown on the account statement is not used for purposes of the monthly fee waiver. The ending balance for any day is the opening balance for the next day.
To qualify for combined balances in relation to the monthly fee waiver, the primary (person listed first on the account) or secondary (person listed second on the account) owner of the checking account must be the primary or secondary owner of the related deposit accounts. The primary or secondary owner of the checking account must be the primary owner of related credit accounts. See pricing schedule for other requirements. Balances determined at the beginning of the last day of your checking account statement period.
Qualifying first-lien home mortgage loans must be serviced by Regions, must not be past due or in default and do not include home equity loans or home equity lines of credit, or construction, manufactured housing and business loans.
Good standing means you are not past due or in default under your credit agreement. Any loan, line of credit, or credit card account sold or transferred by Regions to a third party will not be eligible to satisfy the fee waiver requirement.
Standard bulk delivery is included in the price. Other shipping options are available at an additional charge.
Safe deposit boxes subject to availability, and discount applies to one box per account. Receive an additional 10% discount when your safe deposit box payment is auto debited from your Regions checking or savings account.
Please refer to the Personal Checking, Money Market, Savings, Time Deposit & IRA Accounts Pricing Schedule for more details.
Enrollment in Online Banking requires eligible Regions accounts. To enroll in Online Banking for personal accounts, you must have either a Social Security or Tax Identification Number or use alternative enrollment procedures available by visiting a branch. To enroll in Online Banking for business accounts, you must have either a Social Security or Tax Identification Number. There is no fee to access Online Banking, but fees may apply to certain products and services offered through Online Banking. You must be at least 18 years of age to use Regions Bill Pay or Zelle®.
Enrollment in Online Banking with Bill Pay requires eligible Regions accounts. To enroll in Online Banking, you must either: have a Social Security or Tax Identification Number; or use alternative enrollment procedures available by visiting a branch. Fees may apply to certain products or services available through Online Banking. Access to Online Banking has no fees but fees may apply to certain services.
Mobile Banking and Mobile Deposit require a compatible device and enrollment in Online Banking. Mobile Banking and Mobile Deposit are subject to separate terms and conditions. Mobile Deposit may be subject to applicable fees. You must be at least 18 years of age to use Regions Bill Pay or Zelle®. Your mobile carrier’s messaging and data fees may apply.
ATM fees charged by owners/operators of non-Regions ATMs may apply.
ATM fees charged by owners/operators of non-Regions ATMs may apply. If you provide a nonmilitary ID when opening or using your Regions account, our systems may not recognize that you qualify for the fee waiver on two transactions at non-Regions ATMs per statement period. If your account is charged a fee for a transaction at a non-Regions ATM, please visit a branch to provide your Military ID or, if there are no branches where you are deployed, call 1-855-REG-4MIL (734-4645).
Access to Regions Bank ATMs has no fees but fees may apply to certain transactions.
Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, Apple Pay, and Touch ID are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Android, the Android Logo, Google Pay, and the Google Play Store logo are trademarks of Google Inc, registered in the U.S. and other countries.
LG Pay is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
Only compatible with select cards, carriers and Samsung devices. Samsung Pay and Samsung Galaxy are trademarks or registered trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association, and is used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Please see the Regions Deposit Agreement for information on liability for unauthorized transactions.
Must have a bank account in the U.S. and be at least 18 years of age to use Zelle®.