Personal Checking
& Prepaid Card
Checking at PNC is Virtual Wallet.
Now Including Low Cash Mode®[1]
In today's world, you need more than just a checking account. Virtual Wallet starts with Spend, which is a checking account, and digital tools to help you manage your money and stay on track. To best meet your needs, we have three levels of Spend to choose from.
Whether you select a Virtual Wallet with Spend only or add Reserve and Growth for planning, saving and protection, Virtual Wallet works as a powerful solution for today's banking needs.
Earn up to $400when you open and use a select new Virtual Wallet✝ product
Virtual Wallet Student. For life on campus.
Best Overall
Banks for Students
- No monthly service charge for the first 6 years[2]
- Reimbursement of the fee for the first two domestic or international non-PNC Bank ATM transactions made on your Spend, Reserve or Growth accounts per statement period[3]
- $5.00 reimbursement of other banks’ ATM surcharge fee per statement period[4]
- One automatic courtesy refund of any Overdraft Item associated with the first overdraft event.[4]
- As a PNC customer, you can access your money fee-free at approximately 60,000 ATMs across the country, as listed on our ATM locator[5]
- Digital tools to plan and track your spending and automate your savings
- Students AND parents can enroll to receive account alerts when balances are low
A prepaid card as an alternative
or addition to a PNC checking account.
- No overdraft fees
- Load funds to your card and use everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted
- Track your balance and spending online and on the PNC SmartAccess Mobile app.[6]
- Enroll in email and text alert notifications for certain card activity
- Protected by Zero Liability[7]
Foundation Checking for strengthening your budgeting and financial needs.
- No Overdraft fees
- Free Cashier’s checks
- Fee free access to your money at 60,000 PNC and PNC partner ATMs across the country as listed on pnc.com/locator
- Digital tools to track your account activity
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Important Legal Disclosures and Information
Low Cash Mode is only available on the Spend account of your Virtual Wallet product.
Virtual Wallet Student has no minimum balance requirement or monthly service charge for active students for six years from the date of account opening. You may be asked to provide proof of active enrollment in a qualifying educational institution. At the end of the six years, your account will be converted to Virtual Wallet and subject to the Virtual Wallet Features and Fees in effect at that time. If you transfer this account to a different product or account type during the first six years, you will forfeit the benefits of the Virtual Wallet Student account and will not be able to transfer back to the Virtual Wallet Student account.
In the event PNC determines that there has been fraudulent or excessive ATM usage on the account, PNC is not obligated to reimburse any related surcharge fees, and any related reimbursements must be repaid. Surcharge fees not identified within the transaction by the originating financial institution may not be reimbursed. Any fee reimbursements occur at the end of the statement period.
Virtual Wallet Student accounts will receive an automatic courtesy refund of the fee for the first Overdraft event (Spend account only). Although the fee may be refunded, the transaction will be considered an overdraft occurrence when determining any subsequent overdraft fee. You will be responsible for paying the overdraft balance.
Visit PNC.com/locator to find a PNC or PNC Partner ATM near you where PNC customers can access money fee-free.
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PNC does not charge a fee for the SmartAccess Mobile App. However, third party message and data rates may apply. These include fees your wireless carrier may charge you for data usage and text messaging services. Check with your wireless carrier for details regarding your specific wireless plan and any data usage or text messaging charges that may apply. Also, a supported mobile device is needed to use the SmartAccess Mobile App. Certain other restrictions apply. See the SmartAccess Mobile Service Terms and Conditions for details.
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Limitations apply. Notify PNC Bank immediately of any unauthorized use. For specific time restrictions, limitations and other details regarding unauthorized use, see your account agreement.
✝Offer is contingent on product availability and may vary based on where you open your account and the Zip code of your primary address. For online or phone origination, the Zip code of your primary address will be used to determine product availability. You may earn a $400 reward if you open and use a new Virtual Wallet with Performance Select, a $200 reward if you open and use a new Virtual Wallet with Performance Spend, or a $50 reward if you open and use a new Virtual Wallet. If you change your Virtual Wallet product type after account opening, the product type that you are in at the end of the month in which you opened your account will determine your offer eligibility, terms and corresponding reward amount, if applicable.
To qualify for the reward, the new Virtual Wallet product must be opened online via the application links on this page from 01/03/2023 through 03/31/2023, and a qualifying Direct deposit(s) must be received within the first 60 days. Your Virtual Wallet product must remain open in order for you to receive the reward, which will be credited to the eligible account within 60–90 days after all conditions have been met and will be identified as Credits Check Reward on your monthly statement.
A qualifying Direct Deposit for this offer, is defined as a recurring Direct Deposit of a paycheck, pension, Social Security or other regular monthly income electronically deposited by an employer or an outside agency into the Spend account of a Virtual Wallet with Performance Select, Virtual Wallet with Performance Spend, or Virtual Wallet. The total amount of all qualifying Direct Deposits credited to your Spend account must be at least $5,000 for Virtual Wallet with Performance Select, $2,000 for Virtual Wallet with Performance Spend or $500 for Virtual Wallet. Credit card cash advance transfers, wire transfers, person to person transfers, transfers from one account to another or deposits made at a physical PNC location or ATM do not qualify as qualifying Direct Deposits.
New account will not be eligible for offer if you or any signer on the new account has an existing PNC Bank consumer checking account or has closed an account within the past 90 days, or has been paid a PNC promotional premium in the past 24 months. If multiple accounts are opened with the same signers, only one account will be eligible for the premium. Trust, Estate and other specialty titled accounts are excluded from this offer. Offer may be extended, modified or discontinued at any time and may vary by market. The value of the reward may be reported on the appropriate Internal Revenue Service (IRS) forms, and may be considered taxable income to you. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your specific situation.
Virtual Wallet is a registered mark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
PNC Purchase Payback is a registered mark of The PNC Financial Services Group.
Low Cash Mode is a registered mark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
PNC SmartAccess and SmartAccess are registered trademarks of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Visa® is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association and used under license.
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