Posted by William Charles on June 4, 2017
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Published on June 4th, 2017 | by William Charles

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[IL only] Old Second Bank $125 Checking Bonus

Offer at a glance

  • Maximum bonus amount: $125
  • Availability: Must be a resident of Illinois
  • Direct deposit required: Yes, no minimum specified
  • Additional requirements: Enroll for debit card and online banking
  • Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
  • ChexSystems: Unknown
  • Credit card funding: None
  • Monthly fees: $3.95, waivable
  • Early account termination fee: $25, 90 days
  • Household limit: One
  • Expiration date: None listed

The Offer

Direct link to offer

  • Old Second Bank is offering a $125 checking bonus, broken down as follows:
    • $75 for enrolling for an 02 debit card and 02 online banking at new checking account opening (must be continually enrolled in both for 30 days)
    • $50 for receiving a direct deposit within 90 days of account opening, no minimum specified

The Fine Print

  • Up to $125 cash bonus offer is open only to new personal checking account relationships with Old Second that are opened with money not currently on deposit at any Old Second Bank.
  • To receive $75 cash bonus, customer must enroll for an O2 Debit Card and O2 Online Banking at new checking account opening and must be continually enrolled in both services for 30 days.
  • $75 cash bonus will be credited to account within 3-5 weeks thereafter.
  • To receive $50 cash bonus, customer must arrange for a recurring direct deposit within 90 days of initial account opening.
  • $50 cash bonus will be deposited within 1-2 weeks of receiving direct deposit into the account.
  • Cash bonus may be subject to 1099 reporting.
  • Offer may be withdrawn at any time without notice.
  • Only one cash bonus offer per household.
  • 1,000 Debit Reward Points will be added to your reward point balance for three BillPay transactions completed within the first 60 days of account opening.
  • $3.95 monthly paper statement fee if not enrolled in eStatements. Paper statement fee waived if primary account holder is age 65 or better.
  • All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

Money connection account has a $3.95 fee if you opt for paper statements, this is waived with paperless statements enabled. According to this comment there is an early account termination fee of $25 if closed within 90 days.

Our Verdict

Not a huge bonus and it does require a direct deposit. Still worth doing for some people.  You can view all the checking bonuses we do recommend here.

Big thanks to reader, Curmudgeon who let us know. Learn how to find bonuses and contribute to the site here.

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25 Responses to [IL only] Old Second Bank $125 Checking Bonus

  1. John says:
    June 4, 2017 at 11:20 am

    I just gave it a shot and applied. No credit card funding allowed.

    Reply
  2. Ryan says:
    June 5, 2017 at 9:45 am

    Rep says it a soft pull.

    Will open one for me and my wife for an easy $150 and then decide later whether to try a DD.

    Usually, these smaller banks don’t recognize a Cap One 360 as a DD, though.

    Reply
  3. Dmitriy says:
    June 10, 2017 at 1:24 pm

    Does anyone know what counts towards DD ? Thanks

    Reply
  4. JS says:
    June 22, 2017 at 10:01 am

    I applied 6/16 and can confirm there was no hard pull on my credit report

    Reply
  5. Ryan says:
    June 28, 2017 at 10:07 am

    DP: CapOne (I pushed $50 from there) counts as DD. Just got the $50 bonus.

    Still waiting for the $75 to show up.

    Reply
  6. Bruce says:
    July 8, 2017 at 8:49 am

    Hey Will….just opened an account …wanted to let you know there is a $25 cancellation fee if account is closed within 90 days of account opening. There was no option for credit card funding. Thanks for all the great info. you provide!!

    Reply
  7. Adam D says:
    July 13, 2017 at 2:15 pm

    Signing up today, anybody know what the1,000 pts for bill pay completion are worth?

    Reply
    • Adam D says:
      July 13, 2017 at 2:43 pm

      Just applied….pending review….90% of my checking apps are automatically approved…anybody else have pending?

      Reply
      • Adam D says:
        July 13, 2017 at 4:52 pm

        Disregard im approved, typo on my part on application, this bank is not chexsystems sensitive btw or theres no way Id be approved.

        Reply
  8. Vince Wang says:
    July 22, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    U.S. Citizen only

    Reply
  9. travelinmiles says:
    July 26, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    here is another DD DP:

    07/25/2017 Bonus Program $50.00
    07/24/2017 AC SCHWAB BROKERAGE MONEYLINK $100
    07/21/2017 AC Alliant CU. ONLINE WD $100

    Reply
  10. Krish says:
    August 8, 2017 at 8:22 pm

    Did ally work for anyone?

    Reply
  11. Charles S. says:
    August 14, 2017 at 3:27 pm

    Just clicked on the link to check it out, and in the fine print it now states “two or more recurring direct deposits totaling at least $500 must be received in the account within 90 days of initial account opening” for the $50 bonus.

    Reply

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