The ways to make money on your Premier Checking account at Pinnacle are limitless. Well, actually there’s two. Sorry, we get carried away sometimes (see the above “sliced bread” comment). Earn a competitive dividend — and Debit Reward points when you use your Pinnacle debit card — with our snarky Premier Checking. Its low monthly maintenance fee of $5 can easily be waived with an average daily balance of $500 or more.