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Update 4/21/23: There is a direct link now, found here.
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $250
- Availability: Nationwide (fine print now states ‘Deposit accounts not available in the following states: Alaska, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont.’)
- Direct deposit required: Yes, $250+
- Additional requirements: See below
- Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding: None
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: None
- Household limit: One
- Expiration date: 6/30/23
Contents
The Offer
Direct link to offer (note, the offer is not displayed anywhere on the site but during application, after filling in your details but before submitting the application they will e-mail you details of the bonus. A copy of that can be viewed below)
- Earn $250.00 bonus when you open a new Gateway Checking account and complete the following requirements within the first 90 days:
- Set up direct deposit ($250 minimum) within 90 days
- Maintain a $250 average daily balance during this time period
The Fine Print
- $250 is valid for personal checking accounts opened by 6/30/23.
- Offer is not available on account conversions and is limited to households that do not currently maintain a Gateway personal checking account.
- Limit one (1) per household.
- Accounts are subject to our standard eligibility and documentation requirements.
- Initial deposit of $25 is required to open the account.
- $250 bonus will not be considered part of the minimum opening deposit.
- Bonus is reportable on IRS Form 1099-INT.
- Bonus Requirement: Set up a minimum of $250 recurring direct deposit such as Social Security, Pension or Payroll within 90 days of opening account and maintain $250 average daily balance. Person to Person payments (such as Zelle) are not considered a direct deposit. $250 bonus will be deposited within ten (10) business days after account 1) meets all requirements AND 2) has been open for 90 days. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of 0.50%. APY is accurate as of 3/27/23 and is subject to change without notice after opening account.
- Must be US Citizen to be eligible.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
Gateway checking has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
There is no EATF that I can find. But there is a “dormant account monthly fee” if <$300 if the account has been inactive for 12 months.
Our Verdict
Very strange bonus with no landing page, I suspect there will be some problems with this whole bonus posting but some readers might want to take the risk.
Hat tip to Jay Z
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