Huntington Bank vs Fifth Third Bank

Huntington is a midwest bank with great account benefits and free checking option. How does it compare to Fifth Third Bank? Read our comparison chart below.

Huntington has nearly 1,000 branches throughout the Midwest. It offers a few checking and savings options. Minimum requirements are high on interest-bearing accounts, though it has a free checking option. 14 or 19-month CDs have a great rate with $1,000 minimum opening deposit.

While Fifth Third Bank has 1,300 branches across the Midwest and Southwest. Basic checking account requires $1,500 minimum balance to avoid fees. Promotional CD offers a high APY for terms up to 27 months with a $5,000 minimum opening deposit.

Compare Huntington with Fifth Third Bank, side-by-side. Read on for an in-depth look, including ratings, reviews, pros and cons.

	Huntington Bank	Fifth Third Bank


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	Benefits and Features
Savings	0.02% APY (Premier Savings). $4 monthly fee, unless you have 1) daily average balance of $300, or 2) linked to a Huntington Asterisk-Free Checking Account. Minimum deposit of $50.	0.01% APY. No minimum deposit. $5 per month unless 1) you have a Fifth Third Checking Account, or 2) You maintain an average monthly balance of $500 or more, or 3) You or someone under age 18 is an owner of the account, 4) You are enrolled in Fifth Third Military Banking.
CD	Regular CD APY range from 0.01% - 0.25% for amounts ranging from $1,000 - $100,000. Minimum deposit $1,000.	0.01% - 0.05% APY. Terms ranging from 7 days to 84 months, minimum deposit of $500. Featured CD: 0.10 - 0.20% APY at 3, 6 and 12 months, minimum deposit of $5,000.
Money Market	0.05% APY (0.29% APY - 0.55% APY Relationship rates depending on the account) for amounts of $25,000 to $2,000,000. $25 monthly maintenance fee unless there is 1) average daily balance of $25,000, or 2) linked to a Huntington 5 or Huntington 25 Checking account.	0.01% - 0.05% APY Standard Rate (0.02% - 0.10% APY Relationship Rate). No minimum deposit. Monthly service charge of $5, unless 1) you have a Fifth Third Checking Account or 2) you maintain an average monthly balance of $500 or more, or 3) you or someone under age 18 is an owner of the account, or 4) you are enrolled in Fifth Third Military Banking
Customer Service	24/7	Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST) Sat 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST)
ATMs	Over 1,800 ATMs	Allpoint® and 7-Eleven® network of ATMs. More than 50,000 fee-free ATMs nationwide.
IRA CD		Can convert an IRA account to a regular CD account. 0.01% - 0.05% APY. Terms ranging from 7 days to 84 months. Minimum deposit of $500 or $5,000, depending on CD account type.
Locations	Nearly 1,000 branches	1,300 branches, including 100 Bank Mart® locations across the country
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Pros & Cons	Pros: Free checking option 24-hr grace for overdrafts All day deposit 24-hr customer service Cons: Limited branches Low savings APY	Pros: Free Express Checking Free student checking Promo CD with high APY Cons: Higher balance requirements Low savings APY Limited branches
Bottom Line	Midwest bank with great account benefits and free checking option... Read full review	Midwest & Southwest bank with high balance requirements... Read full review
	Business Checking Account - $200 Bonus Business Checking Account - $400 Bonus Business Checking Account - $750 Bonus	Fifth Third Checking Account - Up to $150 Bonus
Blank fields may indicate the information is not available, not applicable, or not known to CreditDonkey. Please visit the product website for details. Huntington: Pricing information from published website as of 07/02/2020 based on 43215 zip code. Fifth Third Bank: Pricing information from published website as of 07/03/2020 based on 45202 zip code.

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