Offer at a glance Maximum bonus amount: $200 Availability:  Used to be nationwide, now restricted to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio Direct deposit required: Yes, $50+ Additional requirements: Six non pin based debit card transactions... Read More →
Category - Checking Accounts
[PA only] Riverview Bank In Branch $100 Checking Bonus
Offer at a glance Maximum bonus amount: $100 Availability: Must open in branch, all locates in PA (can see a list in the footer of their site) Direct deposit required: Yes, $100+ Additional requirements: Open a new debit card and... Read More →
Important Information If You Opened a $225 Santander Account 2/1 Thru Now
Update: People that applied well after 12AM PST & well after 2/1 are also still showing the $150 bonus confirmation rather than $225. It seems like Santander hasn’t updated their back end systems to the new $225 offer yet... Read More →
Wells Fargo $250 Checking Bonus Adds New Targeted Language
The Wells Fargo $250 checking bonus is one of the best checking bonuses we’ve ever seen, namely because you can get the bonus with only ten debit card transactions. When the offer first launched it contained the following fine... Read More →
[Expired] Five Star Bank $250 Rochester, NY In Branch Checking Bonus
This offer has now expired, you can view more Five Star Bank bonuses here and the best checking bonuses here. Offer at a glance Maximum bonus amount: $250 Availability: Must apply at their Rochester, NY branch  (100 Chestnut Street)... Read More →
Can We Just Be Cool About Closing Those Wells Fargo Accounts?
I’d love to christen this a hot take, but I’ll have to settle for HOT TIP: don’t close your Wells Fargo account right after getting the $250 bonus. Read More →
[Targeted] Santander $225-$350 Checking Bonuses
We usually don’t post targeted checking account bonuses like this because they aren’t really that useful to readers. For some reason these bonuses (well actually only the $225 bonus) seem to be making the rounds on... Read More →
Bank Of The West $150/$300 Checking Bonus Returns [AZ, CA, CO, ID, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY]
Bank of the West are again offering a bonus of $150 or $300 for opening a new checking account. The $300 bonus requires a deposit of $50,000 and is not really worth considering, but the $150 bonus is (and as such we’ve added it to... Read More →
Fifth Third $200 Checking Bonus Returns (Online Opening Allowed) [FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, NC, OH, PA, TN, WV]
Fifth Third has brought back their popular $200 checking bonus (direct link to offer here). The bonus requirements are fairly easy to meet: Pay three bills using Fifth Third’s online bill payment service Direct deposit into the... Read More →
The Persistence of Memory: HSBC Travails. & Lesson Learned.
The very beginning of Chuck’s post about the recent $350 HSBC checking bonus notes: While this bonus is excellent, beware that it’s an extended process and hassle getting approved and setting up this account (and some people end... Read More →
Wells Fargo $250 Checking Bonus Working For Everybody
Back in early January we were the first to post about a potential $250 checking bonus from Wells Fargo. At the time I cautioned readers that the offer might be targeted due to the following language: This is an exclusive... Read More →
[LA only] Eagle Federal Credit Union $100 Checking Bonus – Direct Deposit Not Required
Offer at a glance Maximum bonus amount: $100 Availability: LA only [branch locator here] Direct deposit required: No Additional requirements: See below Hard/soft pull: Yes (Experian) ChexSystems: Yes Credit card funding: Unknown ... Read More →
[Expired] Regions Bank $400-$450 Checking Bonus [AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, SC, TN & TX]
Update: Regions has taken down this offer page. Just a week ago, we covered the $300-$350 bonus you could get from Regions Bank. Now they’ve upped the offer and made it even easier to get by exchanging the requirement for direct... Read More →
Star One Credit Union $120 Checking Bonus + $60 Per Referral, No Bonus Requirements [Santa Clara, CA only]
Bonus is back, but you’re now restricted to referring a maximum of four people. Offer at a glance Maximum bonus amount: $100 Availability: Star One offers membership to individuals who live, work, or attend school in Santa Clara... Read More →
[Expired] [WI, IL only] North Shore Bank $200 Checking Bonus
This deal has expired and is no longer available. Click here to view if there are any current North Shore Bank bonuses or view the best checking bonuses here. This bonus has expired, there is another worse bonus now available... Read More →