Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $100
- Availability: PA only [Branch locator]
- Direct deposit required: $50 or more per month
- Additional requirements: Online banking and eStatements, first 400 people only
- Hard/soft pull: Hard pull
- ChexSystems: UnknownÂ
- Credit card funding: UnknownÂ
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: Unknown
- Expiration date: August 31st, 2016
The Offer
- Receive a $100 bonus when opening a Benchmark account with a Savings, Kasa Cash Checking account with a recurring direct deposit of at least $50 each month. Unfortunately the bonus is only for the first 400 members who join before August 31st. I have no idea if they will remove the promo after 400 people have joined or not.
The Fine Print
- Bonus will be deposited within 90 days from account opening and all the conditions have been met
- $100 Account Opening Bonus is for new members only and valid for first 400 members who join between 6/6/16 & 8/31/16
- Monthly enrollment in online banking and receipt of electronic statements are conditions of these accounts
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Neither of the accounts have any monthly fees, I wasn’t able to find a fee schedule so I’m not sure if there is any early account termination fee or not.
Our Verdict
I really hate bonuses that have limited numbers and aren’t clear on what happens when they exceed those numbers. Because of this and the uncertainty regarding what counts as a direct deposit, hard/soft pull and credit card funding I can’t really recommend this bonus. You can view the bonuses we do recommend by going here.
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