You can avoid the monthly fee for the standard Account by getting in direct deposits each month, or with a daily minimum balance of. (valuepenguin.com)
It's fairly easy to avoid the monthly fees for both, which isn't true for every big bank's checking accounts. (nerdwallet.com)
While US Bank says that for existing customers, bank account number, automatic payment or direct deposit, and online bank access will not be affected after the migration, one key difference between old, truly free checking account and the new Easy Checking Account is that after May 15th, you will need to maintain a minimum account balance of $ 1,500 to avoid a monthly fee of $ 6.95 (with online statement) or $ 8.95 (with paper statement). (personalfinancereviews.com)