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Update 12/1/24: Extended until December 31, 2024
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:Â $200
- Availability:Â Nationwide
- Direct deposit required:Â No
- Additional requirements:Â See below
- Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
- ChexSystems: Yes, not sensitive
- Credit card funding: NoneÂ
- Monthly fees:Â None
- Early account termination fee:Â None
- Household limit:Â None
- Expiration date:Â November 29, 2024
Contents
The Offer
- Bask Bank is offering a $200 bonus when you open a new checking account. Bonus is broken down as follows:
- Conduct two (2) electronic Bill Center transactions of a combined minimum total of $50, posting each month through March 31, 2025 and receive $50 per month up to $200.
The Fine Print
- Must have a new or existing Bask Interest Checking Account by November 29, 2024.
- Perform qualifying activities between September 2024 and March 2025.
- Conduct two (2) electronic Bill Center transactions3 of a combined minimum total of $50, posting each month through March 31, 2025.
- Qualifying participants will receive a $50 cash reward each month1 from September 2024 through March 2025 with continued qualifying activity. The cash reward will be paid to your Bask Interest Checking Account at the close of each statement period after all qualifying activities are met.
- If one or more of the qualifying activities are not met within a statement period, the cash reward will not be paid for that statement period.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
This account has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
Unclear if there is any EATF.
Our Verdict
Seems like a nice bonus given no direct deposit is required. It’s possible that it’s ChexSystems sensitive, if it’s not I can see this bonus being pulled early due to the popularity of it.
Hat tip to Gz
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