Wells Fargo offers 5 types of checking accounts: Everyday Checking, Preferred Checking, Portfolio by Wells Fargo, Teen Checking, and Opportunity Checking. Everyday Checking is their most popular account and offers many options to avoid the monthly service fee. All five checking accounts offer free mobile and online banking plus access to over 13,000 Wells Fargo ATMs. In addition, Wellsfargo.com provides a checking account guide where customers can compare and learn more about the different checking accounts.

Even though Wells Fargo is one of three of the country's largest banking companies, its reputation plummeted abruptly since the September 8, 2016 scandal, which involved the bank opening an enormous number of unauthorized retail, deposit, and checking accounts. The company is currently hard at work trying to rebuild its reputation, but we advise customers (old and new) to check their accounts and set up alerts for cards and accounts.

Wells Fargo may be the fourth biggest bank in the US, but consumers are not happy with the revelation of a huge sales-practice scandal in September 2016. In response, the company has begun offering $250 to customers who open a Wells Fargo Everyday Checking Account and meet a simple deposit or spending requirement. However, new customers should be diligent about checking their monthly statements. Due to this scandal, Wells Fargo is no longer accredited by the Better Business Administration.