[PA, OH, IN, KY, or WV] First Commonwealth Bank $200 Checking Bonus, Direct Deposit Not Required

Extended to 6/30/2025

Update 2/5/25: Extended to 4/30/2025

Update 9/5/24: Extended until 1/31/2025.

Update 7/14/24: Deal is back through 8/31/24. Requires 10 debit card transactions. Hat tip to John R

Update 5/14/24: Extended until 6/15/2024.

Update 1/14/24: Extended until 4/30/2024.

Update 5/24/23: Extended until 12/31/2023..

Update 4/19/23: Direct deposit no longer required. Hat tip to Scott

Offer at a glance

Maximum bonus amount: $200
Availability: PA, OH, IN, KY, or WV
Direct deposit required: No
Additional requirements: See below
Hard/soft pull: Unknown
ChexSystems: Unknown
Credit card funding: Unknown
Monthly fees: None
Early account termination fee: Unknown
Household limit: None listed
Expiration date: 5/31/2023

Contents

1 The Offer
2 The Fine Print
3 Avoiding Fees
- 3.1 Monthly Fees
- 3.2 Early Account Termination Fee
4 Our Verdict

The Offer

Direct link to offer

First Commonwealth Bank is offering a $200 bonus when you open a new checking account with promo code FCB22024 and complete the following requirements:
- complete 10 or more customer-initiated transactions, including deposits and withdrawals, that post and clear the account within 60 days of account opening

The Fine Print

Offer available to customers residing in First Commonwealth Bank markets (PA, OH, IN, KY, or WV) with no personal checking account relationship with First Commonwealth Bank at the time of account opening. To qualify for the $100 checking reward: 1) Open a new personal checking account by phone by calling 844.711.2265 or online at fcbanking.com by 5/31/2023 and use promo code ‘CHECKING200’ at the time of account opening; AND 2) Complete one (1) direct deposit of $500 or more within 60 days of account opening. Qualifying direct deposits may include electronically deposited funds by an employer or an outside agency such as a paycheck, pension, or Social Security.
To qualify for the additional $100 savings reward: 1) Open a new Hometown Savings, American Dream Savings, Hometown Money Market or Relationship Money Market account by phone by calling 844.711.2265 or online at fcbanking.com; 2) Establish a “savings goal” using Money Manager; AND 3) Maintain a minimum daily balance of $500 in the new savings/money market account for at least consecutive 60 days. To qualify for the additional savings reward, you must first meet all qualification requirements to earn the checking reward, and the savings requirements must be met in full within 6 months of opening the qualifying checking account.Account opening is subject to approval. Minimum opening deposit requirements apply and vary by account type, ranging from $25 to $50 for checking accounts and from $0 to $1,000 for savings/money market accounts. Variable-Rate Annual Percentage Yield (APY) for the Hometown Checking + Interest, savings and money market accounts vary by tier. For example, as of 2/23/2023, the Hometown Checking + Interest APY by tier is: 0.01% for $500+, $2,500+, and $10,000+. The Hometown Savings APY by tier is: 0.02% for $0.01+, $1,500+, and $10,000+; 0.04% for $25,000+ and $50,000+. The American Dream Savings base APY is 0.03% and will be increased by 0.04%, up to a maximum rate of 0.15%, when additional accounts within the following product groupings are included in the Relationship: 1) Checking Account or Money Market Account, 2) Certificate of Deposit or Individual Retirement Account, 3) Consumer Loan (Installment, Home Equity, Personal Line of Credit, Mortgage or Time and Demand); Multiple accounts within the same product grouping will count as only one. The Hometown Money Market APY by tier is: 0.02% for $0.01+; 0.04% for $20,000+ and $50,000+; 0.06% for $100,000+, $250,000+, and $2,000,000+. The Relationship Money Market APY by tier is: 0.02% for $0.01+; 0.04% for $20,000+ and $50,000+; 0.06% for $100,000+, $250,000+, and $2,000,000+. The interest rates quoted are the current Non-Relationship rates. In order to qualify for the Relationship Rates, the primary or joint owner on the Relationship Money Market must also be a primary or joint owner on a Hometown Checking + Interest + Solutions account. Visit fcbanking.com for the current Relationship rates. Rates and APY may change after the account is opened. Fees may reduce earnings on the account.Earned checking rewards will be credited to active checking accounts within 60 days of all requirements being met. Earned savings rewards will be credited to active savings accounts within 60 days of all requirements being met, which includes the requirements to earn the checking reward. All earned rewards will be identified as “Promotional Credit” on your monthly statement. Offer is exclusive, not transferable, and limited to one checking and one savings reward per customer. Offer may be extended, modified or discontinued at any time. The value of the reward may be reported on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1099, and may be considered taxable income. Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific situation.
All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them