
at PNC,
Member, FDIC
Pros
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Overall
At PNC Bank, the sixth-largest bank in the country by assets, customers can earn a up to $300 sign-up bonus with a checking, short-term savings and long-term savings combo called Virtual Wallet. The trio of products — named Spend, Reserve and Growth, respectively — come with a nice set of online management tools. But the interest rate on savings is low, and it takes effort to avoid monthly fees on the checking account.
Ratings methodology | Updated March 7, 2019
Checking
Virtual Wallet Spend, one of PNC’s basic checking accounts, has free mobile banking and online bill pay. If you use a non-PNC ATM, the bank may also reimburse some ATM usage fees, depending on where you live, though the ATM machine’s owner could still charge a separate fee.
Virtual Wallet Spend has a $7 monthly fee that can be avoided in a few ways, including monthly direct deposits of $500 and average combined balances of $500.