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Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $150
- Availability: Nationwide
- Direct deposit required: Yes, direct deposits totaling $2,500 within 90 days of account opening
- Additional requirements: None
- Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
- Credit card funding: None
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: None
- Expiration date:Â September 30th, 2016
The Offer
- Open a new TIAA direct checking account with the promotional code CK76DD150 and receive a sign up bonus of $150 when you:
- Receive one or more qualifying direct deposits totalling at least $2,500 from the same source within 90 days of account opening
The Fine Print
- This offer is available for a new TIAA Direct Interest Checking account, applied for online or by calling 844-567-8932 using promotion code CK76DD150.
- Only one (1) offer is available per customer.
- It may not be combined with any other offers from TIAA Direct and is not available to existing checking customers.
- IAA Direct will credit a $150 bonus to a new Interest Checking account if the account is opened by 9/30/2016 and one or more qualifying direct deposits totaling at least $2,500 from the same source is/are credited to that account within 90 days of its open date.
- Qualifying direct deposits may include payroll, pension or Social Security checks electronically deposited; funds transfers and checks deposited by mobile device or mail do not constitute direct deposits
- You are required to pay taxes on all bank account bonuses
Avoiding Fees
There is no monthly minimum balance requirement and no monthly fee for the interest checking account. The interest rate is tiered depending on how much you have in the account, but it’s capped at 0.15% so it’s not worth keeping funds in this account. There is no mention of an early account termination fee, but you’ll need to keep the account open until the bonus posts.
Our verdict
This is a great nationwide bonus and we’ve added it to our best checking bonus list. I always love seeing nationwide bonuses, fingers crossed the direct deposit requirement isn’t hard to meet. Please share your experiences with this bonus and bank in the comments below.
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Hat tip to reader UFOÂ and Joe S
Opened late 9/30, opening date shows 10/1 online
Initial deposit 10/4
Discover DD (P2P) 11/15
$150 bonus received 12/30
My account got closed for some reason, sent me a check -$5 fee, have had activity on it in Jan so I don’t know why. Should call tomorrow to get fee back, was keeping it as ACH push account.
DP
10/3/16 – opened account
10/4/16 – $100 opening transfer via Discover credited
10/13/16 – Discover ACH Push for $2,734.51
12/30/16 – $150 bonus credited
Wow, glad you made it after the official expiration. I applied the evening on 9/30 but my open date shows 10/1 online.
Three accounts: One for myself, two for my parents.
Opened all three late September, triggered the DD early October, got all three bonuses 12/26 and 12/27.
Used Chase ACH to trigger DD. I setup DD alerts to confirm that the transfer counted as a direct deposit.
DP
All X 2 (Spouse)
9/29/2016 Opened w/ $ 100
10/4/2016 ACH from Discover $ 2,500
10/6/2016 ACH out -$ 2,500
12/27/2016 Cash Reward $ 150
I did not call or SM
Thanks DoC!
Thanks, added DP
Opened 9/28, bonus posted late 12/26.
Data point:
9/27 – opened checking acct
10/24 – $2,501 DD posts (received alert; Fidelity CMA)
12/26 – bonus posted…Merry Christmas to me
DP:
9/16 opened account
10/7 completed DD requirement-all from Cap1 360
12/16 bonus posted
9/20: Account opened
11/15: DD cumulative total hits 2.5k. Exclusively used PayPal
12/16: Bonus posted
8/29: Account opened
9/22: Payroll DD $2500
11/28: Special Offer – Cash Reward $150 posted
Thanks DoC!
Welcome!
Bonus posted on 11/20