
What happens to your Trustmark accounts when you die
No beneficiary or trust option on any account, so they pass through the estate
Trustmark operates under a new nameRebranded, effective August 2025
Trustmark National Bank converted from a national bank charter to a state bank charter and changed its legal name to Trustmark Bank on August 4, 2025. It is the same bank under the same FDIC certificate (4988). Some pages on trustmark.com still carry the former name.
Trustmark does not currently support beneficiary designations, transfer-on-death registrations, or trust account titling on any account type. All Trustmark accounts pass through the estate at death and may require probate.
When an account holder dies, the executor or administrator will need to contact Trustmark with a death certificate and legal authority documents to claim account balances. The process and required documents are covered on the death claim page.
Trustmark does not currently support beneficiary designations (POD or TOD) on any account type. All accounts transfer through the estate at death and may require probate.
Why trust accounts are not available
Trustmark does not support retitling accounts into a trust, naming a trust as beneficiary, or any other probate-avoidance mechanism. Account balances transfer through the estate at death.
Plus Checking
Interest-bearing checking with package benefits including ID theft protection, credit file monitoring, cell phone protection, roadside assistance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. $50 minimum to open. No monthly maintenance fee with a monthly minimum balance of $10,000; otherwise $7.95 ($6.95 for ages 50 and over). Waived non-Trustmark ATM fees, with one surcharge fee waived per month with a receipt. The package benefits are for personal checking account owners and their joint owners; they are not available to a signer who is not an owner, or to businesses, clubs, trust organizations, churches, or schools.
Tailored Checking
Interest-bearing checking with a higher rate on higher balance tiers. $5,000 minimum opening deposit. No monthly maintenance fee with a $25,000 minimum monthly balance in the account plus one of: $100,000 in combined personal deposits for the primary and secondary owners, $750,000 in personal loans including mortgages, a home equity line of credit with a $100,000 or higher balance, or a Trustmark Wealth relationship; otherwise $20 per month. Includes one free wire transfer per statement cycle, one free official check per month, and up to three refunded ATM surcharge fees per statement cycle.
Simple Checking
Checking with unlimited debit card transactions and check writing. $50 minimum to open. No monthly maintenance fee with at least 15 debit card transactions, direct deposits totaling at least $100, or a $1,500 average daily balance per statement cycle; otherwise $10 per month. Check images on the statement cost $2 per month.
Advantage Checking
$25 minimum to open and a $5 monthly maintenance fee. Includes a debit card, monthly statements, and online and mobile banking without Bill Pay, person-to-person payments, or external transfers. A $25 credit is paid on completion of the Trustmark Financial Education Program. Opened at a branch.
Student Checking
For students 24 and younger, with no monthly maintenance fee. $50 minimum to open. Unlimited deposits, withdrawals, and debit card transactions, with mobile deposit and person-to-person payments. Converts automatically to Simple Checking at age 25. A student under 16 opens the account at a branch with a parent or legal guardian.
Personal Savings
$50 minimum to open. No monthly maintenance fee with a $200 minimum daily balance; otherwise $5. Interest is paid on balances over $25, compounded daily and credited monthly. Two free withdrawals per month, then $2 per withdrawal, including ATM transactions. Quarterly statements. Can serve as overdraft protection for a Trustmark checking account.
Personal Money Market
Tiered interest rate with check writing. $100 minimum to open. No monthly maintenance fee with a $1,000 minimum daily balance; otherwise $10. $15 per withdrawal over six per statement cycle. Monthly statements. Can serve as overdraft protection for a Trustmark checking account.
Relationship HighYield Money Market Savings
$10,000 minimum to open. No monthly maintenance fee with a $10,000 minimum daily balance; otherwise $15. The premium interest rate requires the owner to be a primary or joint owner of a Trustmark consumer checking account with a direct deposit, five debit card transactions, or a Prime of Life account each month. Check writing is available; $15 per withdrawal over six per statement cycle.
Certificate of Deposit
Fixed rate guaranteed until maturity, with terms from 30 days to five years. $1,000 minimum to open. Interest can be paid out or added back to the CD. Penalties apply to early withdrawals. Opened at a branch.
Traditional IRA
Trustmark IRAs earn a guaranteed rate until maturity and share many features of its CDs, including self-directed options. Contribution limits and early distribution penalties apply. Opened at a branch.
Roth IRA
Trustmark IRAs earn a guaranteed rate until maturity and share many features of its CDs, including self-directed options. Contribution limits and early distribution penalties apply. Opened at a branch.
Sources
Data sourced from Trustmark primary sources (31 pages reviewed). How we research.
Trustmark estate support
Investment and Trust Services (Trustmark Wealth Management)
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