Michigan sits in the middle of the national picture with 40 certified checking accounts — #16 of the 51 states and territories we track, against a median of 32. 18 of those come from institutions based in or focused on Michigan and 22 from national banks. At 45% locally supplied against a 36% median across states, Michigan is one of the markets where a certified account is most likely to come from a hometown bank or credit union.
25 of the 40 carry a $0 monthly maintenance fee; the 15 that do charge run from $3 to $12.95 a month. 31 can be opened with $0 on deposit, and the largest opening deposit asked anywhere on this list is $50. 36 run no overdraft program at all; the other 4 still cannot charge overdraft or NSF fees on the certified account itself and offer coverage only as a separate service you would have to opt into.
Of the 18 state-based listings, the most come from Adventure Credit Union, Bank of Ann Arbor and CASE Credit Union.