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Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:Â $200
- Availability:Â MA only
- Direct deposit required:Â Yes, recurring but no minimum specified
- Additional requirements:Â None
- Hard/soft pull:Â Soft pull
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding:Â Up to $1,000Â (first page of application mentions debit & credit card as a funding option, so should be possible).
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee:Â $25, six months
- Household limit:Â One
- Expiration date:Â September 30th, 2018
Contents
The Offer
- Clinton Savings Bank is offering a $200 checking bonus when you complete the following requirements:
- Open a qualifying checking account:Â Total Access Checking, Basic Checking and Preferred Checking
- Receive a recurring monthly direct deposit within 45 days of opening
The Fine Print
- $200 bonus offer applies to consumers who do not have an existing CSB consumer checking account relationship, or have not had a consumer checking account in the last six months and must implement recurring monthly direct deposit within 45 days of opening from June 8, 2018 through September 28, 2018. Qualifying checking products for this offer are Total Access Checking, Basic Checking and Preferred Checking accounts only.
- After all requirements are activated, Clinton Savings Bank will deposit the $200 into your new consumer checking account within 30 business days upon meeting the direct deposit requirement.
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offers and is limited to one bonus per household.
- $200 bonus will generate a 1099-INT.
- Offer is limited and may be withdrawn at any time.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
The total checking account has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
According to the fee schedule there is a $25 early account termination fee if the account is closed within 6 months of opening.
Our Verdict
Definitely worth doing, easy to keep fee free and a nice amount of credit card funding as well. I’ll be adding this to to the best bank account bonuses.
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