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BMO Relationship Checking

Make the most of your money and get more rewards as your relationship grows with us. Open a Relationship Checking account and make real financial progress.

  • Unlimited transactions

    Enjoy unlimited transactions at 40,000+ ATMs nationwide and at non-BMO ATMs. footnote 1 

  • Security however you bank

    Whether you bank via mobileFootnote 2, online or telephone, all your banking methods are convenient and secure.Footnote 3

  • $25 or $0

    Waivable $25 monthly maintenance fee.

Get a full breakdown of the account fees, terms and agreements

  • Product Disclosure and Fees (PDF, 340 KB)
  • Deposit Account Agreement (PDF, 445 KB)

Enjoy our Relationship Checking benefits

The more you bank, the more you get with BMO Relationship Checking–Relationship Packages. footnote 4 The Relationship Silver package provides all the great benefits of the Relationship Checking account and a Relationship Package benefit.

Silver

Rewards for anyone with a Quarterly Combined Balance less than $25,000.

  • Standard account benefits

    • We’ll rebate ATM surcharge fees charged by other banks, up to $25 per monthly statement period.

    • Unlimited transactions at Non-BMO ATMs.1

    • Enjoy peace of mind with access to Mastercard ID Theft Protection™ on your BMO Debit Mastercard.®5

    • Earn interest on your checking balance.

    • Relationship Package benefits: $10 quarterly credit card spend bonus eligibility when Relationship Package benefit criteria are met. footnote 6 

  • Lending benefits for checking customers

    • Get a 0.125% rate discount with Auto Pay footnote 7  from a BMO.

    • Get a home equity 0.25% interest rate discount with Auto Pay footnote 8  from a BMO checking account.

Want to see all the benefits of Silver?

Build your balances to get even more benefits

Get more benefits the more you save across all your Eligible Deposit Accounts & Eligible Investment Balances. We’ll automatically place you in one of our four Relationship Packages based on your total balances. footnote 4  And when you reach a new level, we’ll adjust your rewards automatically, too.

$25,000 - $99,999.99

Quarterly Combined Balance across all your Eligible Deposit Accounts and Eligible Investment Balances.

  • Relationship Package benefits

    Enjoy all the standard account benefits, plus:

    • Get a rebate of up to $30 per month on all wire transfer fees (domestic and international). footnote 6 
    • You may get higher interest rates on your existing Relationship Plus Money Market accounts. footnote 9 

    • $25 quarterly credit card spend bonus eligibility when Relationship Package benefit criteria are met. footnote 6 
  • Lending benefits for checking customers

    • Get a 0.125% rate discount with Auto Pay footnote 7  from a BMO.

    • Get a home equity 0.25% interest rate discount with Auto Pay footnote 8  from a BMO checking account.

$100,000 - $249,999.99

Quarterly Combined Balance across all your Eligible Deposit Accounts and Eligible Investment Balances.

  • Relationship Package benefits

    Enjoy all the standard account benefits, plus:

    • Get a rebate of up to $60 per month on all wire transfer fees (domestic and international). footnote 6 
    • You may get higher interest rates on your existing Relationship Plus Money Market accounts. footnote 9 

    • $50 quarterly credit card spend bonus eligibility when Relationship Package benefit criteria are met. footnote 6 
  • Lending benefits for checking customers

    • Get a 0.125% rate discount with Auto Pay footnote 7  from a BMO.

    • Get a home equity 0.25% interest rate discount with Auto Pay footnote 8  from a BMO checking account.

$250,000 +

Quarterly Combined Balance across all your Eligible Deposit Accounts and Eligible Investment Balances.

  • Relationship Package benefits

    Enjoy all the standard account benefits, plus:

    • Get a rebate of up to $90 per month on all wire transfer fees (domestic and international) footnote 6 

    • Get one Overdraft Fee rebate per month

    • You may get higher interest rates on your existing Relationship Plus Money Market accounts footnote 9 

    • $75 quarterly credit card spend bonus eligibility when Relationship Package benefit criteria are met footnote 6 

  • Lending benefits for checking customers

    • Get a 0.125% rate discount with Auto Pay footnote 7  from a BMO.

    • Get a home equity 0.25% interest rate discount with Auto Pay footnote 8  from a BMO checking account.

Want to see all the benefits of Relationship Checking?

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Earn interest on your Relationship Checking account

Check out your rate!

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BMO Relationship CheckingFrequently Asked Questions

  • We automatically place your account in the silver, gold, platinum or premier Relationship Package based on your Quarterly Combined Balance across all your Eligible Deposit Accounts and Eligible Investment Balances. The tiers start with silver and move up to premier.

  • You can open a Relationship Checking account with as little as $25.

  • The monthly maintenance fee for the Relationship Checking account is $25. But we’ll waive the fee if you meet any of the following requirements:

    • The minimum daily Ledger Balance in your account is $10,000 or more for the previous calendar month.
    • You have a Monthly Combined Balance of $25,000 for the previous calendar month.
    • You’re a client of our employee benefits program, Best of BMO U.S., and have requested the waiver from your BMO Banker.
  • To get the benefits of our tiered Relationship Packages, you just need a BMO Relationship Checking account footnote 4 . We’ll automatically place you in a package based on your Quarterly Combined Balance across your Eligible Deposit Accounts and Eligible Investment Balances.

  • You’ll have the opportunity to move to a different tier every calendar quarter. Your Relationship Package may change on the first day of each calendar quarter (January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1) when the Quarterly Combined Balance is recalculated for quarterly placement footnote 4 .

  • If you change your account type or close your account, your fee rebates and interest rate increases may be affected. Here’s what you need to know:

    For Relationship Checking account fee rebates:

    • Account type changes: If you change your account type and a fee was assessed while the account was a Relationship Checking account, you’ll still get a rebate.
    • Closed accounts: If you close your account and a fee was assessed while the account was a Relationship Checking account, you will not get a rebate.

We make banking easy

Manage all your banking needs, whenever and wherever you like. Bank from anywhere with our simple online and mobile footnote 3  tools or find a no-fee ATM close to you.

  • Over fourty thousandfee-free ATMs across the U.S.

    With nearly as many fee-free ATMs across the US as the two largest banks combined, access to your funds is just as convenient as your local ATM.

  • Transfer money from anywhere, the fast way

    Send, request and receive money from friends and family with Zelle® footnote 11 –all with no user fees from us.

  • Account protection for added peace of mind

    Bank with confidence knowing your deposits are FDIC insured and you’re protected by our Digital Banking Guarantee. footnote 12 

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