[Expired] [Targeted] Bank of America $300 Checking & $200 Savings Bonus

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Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $500
• Availability: Nationwide, but targeted
• Direct deposit required: $4,000 in 90 days
• Additional requirements: Must be targeted
• Hard/soft pull: Soft, as long as you opt out of overdraft protection
• ChexSystems: Yes
• Credit card funding: None, but you can fund with a debit card up to $250
• Monthly fees: $12, avoidable
• Early account termination fee: None
• Household limit: None listed
• Expiration date: May 1st, 2019

The Offer

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• Bank of America is offering the following bonuses worth up to $500 total:
  • $300 checking bonus:
    • Open a new Bank of America Advantage Banking account using your unique offer code
    • Set up and receive qualifying direct deposits totaling $4,000 or more within the first 90 days of opening your new checking account
  • $200 savings bonus:
    • Open a new Bank of America Rewards savings account
    • Within 30 days of opening deposit $20,000 or more in new money and maintain that for 90 days

The Fine Print

• All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

Monthly Fees

Advantage Plus Banking has a $12 monthly fee, this is waived if you do any of the following requirements:

• Maintain a minimum daily balance of $1,500 or more
• Are a student under 24
• Are a preferred rewards client

Savings account has a $8 monthly fee that is waived if you do any of the following:

• Maintain a minimum daily balance of at least $500
• Link your Rewards Savings account to your Bank of America Advantage Relationship Banking™ account (waiver applies to first 4 savings accounts)
• When you are a Bank of America Preferred Rewards client (waiver applies to first 4 checking and savings accounts)

Early Account Termination Fee

There is no early account termination fee

Our Verdict

The $300 checking offer has been available for some time, although it looks like with this offer you can open an account that is easier to keep fee free. The $200 savings bonus is new, if you put that same $20,000 into a 2.5% APY account for 90 days you’d earn ~$123. Bank of America savings accounts earn 0.03%, so that’s basically zero. Bonus is still better than putting the money into the top high yield basic savings account, but not by that much.

Hat tip to reader SL

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