Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $100
- Availability: Residents within a 100-mile radius of Dubuque, Dyersville, or West Des Moines, Iowa only please
- Direct deposit required: None
- Additional requirements: None
- Hard/soft pull: Unknown
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding: Unknown
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: Unknown
- Household limit: One
- Expiration date: None listed
The Offer
- American Trust & Savings Bank is offering $100 when you open a new CASHback checking account. There is no requirements to receive the bonus.
- The account also offers 3% cash back on everyday debit card purchases up to $500 a month when you meet the following requirements:
- Have at least 12 debit card purchases post and settle
- Be enrolled in and receive eStatements
- Be enrolled in and log in to online banking at least once
The Fine Print
- New checking households only.
- One $100 bonus per household.
- Not valid to employees of American Trust or their families.
- $100 credited to account upon opening.
- Your bonus will be reported as interest earned on IRS Form 1099-INT and you are responsible for any applicable taxes.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
This account has no monthly fees to worry about. I wasn’t able to find a fee schedule so I’m unsure if there is any early account termination fee or not.
Our Verdict
If it’s a soft pull and not too difficult to open then this seems like a great bonus as there are no bonus requirements. As always if you go for it please share your datapoints in the comments below. For now it won’t be added to the list of the best checking bonuses as we don’t know enough about it.
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