Update: Offer starts 6/9/2025
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $700
- Availability: PA, OH, MD, DC, VA, NC, SC, WV
- Direct deposit required: Yes, total of $2,500+ within 90 days
- Additional requirements: See below
- Hard/soft pull: Soft
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding: Up to $100, all payment networks are accepted.
- Monthly fees: None with eStatements
- Early account termination fee: 180 days, $50
- Household limit: One
- Expiration date: July 17, 2025
Contents
The Offer
- First National Bank is offering a $700 bonus. Bonus is broken down as follows:
- Open a Checking Account: Earn $400 by making direct deposits totaling $2,500 or more and completing at least 15 debit transactions.
- Open a Savings Account: Earn $300 by depositing $5,000 in new money.
The Fine Print
- This promotional offer is limited to new customers who are residents of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington D.C., Virginia, or Maryland and may be redeemed at fnb-online.com or in-person at a First National Bank (FNB) branch. New customers are defined as customers who do not have any active accounts with FNB at the time the new account is opened. A $50 minimum deposit is required when opening a checking account online except for the eStyle Account, which is $25. Offer valid for new personal checking accounts opened June 9, 2025, through July 17, 2025.
- Promotional offer consists of a $400 direct deposit and transaction reward, and a $300 account balance reward, for a maximum reward of $700, subject to the eligibility criteria and conditions set forth below. The conditions must be met or maintained, as applicable, during a promotional period that spans three full calendar months and that begins the first day of the month following the account opening date. For example, if the account was opened in January, the promotional period would begin on February 1. Eligible customers may not receive the maximum of $700 if all reward conditions are not satisfied.
- To receive the $400 direct deposit and transaction reward, the following conditions must be satisfied: 1) Open a new personal checking account (Freestyle, eStyle, eStyle Plus, Lifestyle or Premierstyle) and make a qualifying direct deposit(s) totaling $2,500 within the promotional period; and 2) Make 15 customer-initiated debit transactions from your new personal checking account within the promotional period (including, but not limited to, point-of-sale transactions that settle and post to your account within the 90-day period, PIN, ATM withdrawals, transfers to other accounts, mobile banking, online bill pay, wire transfers, personal checks, and Zelle® payments); and 3) Your checking account must be open and in good standing for the duration of the promotional period. Your $400 reward will be credited to the account within 15 business days following the promotional period.
- To receive the additional $300 account balance reward, the following conditions must be satisfied: 1) Open a new personal FNB savings account (FirstRate Savings or FirstRate Money Market) and deposit $5,000 new-to-bank money at account opening, and 2) Maintain this $5,000 balance during the promotional period, and 3) Your savings account must be open and in good standing at the end of the promotional period. Your $300 reward will be credited to the account within 15 business days following the promotional period. New-to-bank money is defined as money not already held in an existing FNB account. Proceeds from FNB loans do not qualify as new money.
- Offer is non-transferable and subject to change without prior notice. Offer may be terminated or extended based on response. Offer does not apply to multiple checking or savings accounts, existing FNB checking or savings accounts, or accounts converting to another personal checking or savings account. Account rewards are limited to one per household per calendar year. FNB employees and/or members of their household are not eligible for this promotion. FNB may offer multiple promotions at one time. Even if you meet the requirements for multiple promotional offers, you are only eligible for and will receive one promotional reward offer. Checking accounts closed by the customer within 180 days of opening are subject to a $50 account early closing fee except for the eStyle Account, which has no closing fee. Some checking accounts accrue interest based on balance. Lifestyle Checking currently pays on tiered rates, subject to change at any time. Please visit fnb-online.com or your local branch for current rates. Fees could reduce the earnings on the account. See the Consumer Fee Schedule, which is available at any FNB branch, for further information on fees applicable to this account. To the extent required by law, FNB will report the value of this reward to the IRS on Form 1099 MISC. Any applicable taxes are the responsibility of the account holder. In the event we determine that your account does not meet the eligibility criteria, that the activity in your account does not qualify to meet the required conditions, is not in good faith, or otherwise undermines the spirit or intent of the promotion, we will not be obligated to credit your account with the reward payout. FNB may determine at its sole discretion not to pay a promotional offer reward for an account that appears to be opened for the primary purpose of receiving the reward payout and not for any other genuine banking purpose(s).
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
The easiest account to keep fee free is Freestyle checking, there is no monthly fee as long as you have eStatements enabled.
Early Account Termination Fee
$50 fee if closed within 180 days of account opening
Our Verdict
Better than the $200 savings bonus and same as the $400 checking bonus offered in the past. Will add this to the best bank bonus page.
Hat tip to 1dunnj
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“Account rewards are limited to one per household per calendar year. “
Does anyone have any success with this bank on P2 mode?
I had past success with P2 (different last name, applied on different day). Some DPs with similar experience but things do change, YMMV.
I have had successful with P2 on different days and on the same day (from churning experience) – it is worth to try in my opinion but as usual YMMV.
We are both eligible again so I will definitely try with P1 and P2 again this round.
Well…..crap…
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/pa-oh-md-dc-va-nc-sc-wv-only-first-national-bank-fnb-400-checking-300-savings/#comment-2073607
Added to post
I am from MD, Chex was locked and I was not approved “Unfortunately, we cannot open your account and/or add your name as an owner/signer on an account. We also obtained your ChexSystems score …… Your ChexSystems Score 0.0”
Consider yourself lucky, because “Offer valid for new personal checking accounts opened June 9, 2025, through July 17, 2025.“
I made same mistake. I wonder if system will allow me to open a different checking account on Mon for bonus.
Per terms, no. “New customers are defined as customers who do not have any active accounts with FNB at the time the new account is opened.“
You would probably have a better shot of them acknowledging they released the offer early, and allowing you to participate with your current account instead of trying again. Of course, it could be YMMV if you get the right rep to go to bat for ya.
Because I have opened accounts at this bank before, while loading your cart, you will usually see a way to APPLY the promo before proceeding. I am not seeing that function available and have grave concerns for your account status.
Was the promo mentioned ANYWHERE along the process? Normally there is a PDF download available near the end of the application process.
Roger
Chris
I didn’t notice the June 9 term and applied today. The PDF I downloaded after the account opening does have the promo code populated and the promotion name stated as “Earn up to $700 by applying for new savings”
Hopefully they will honor it.
Well, that sounds more promising, but I would definitely reach out to the bank for confirmation.
Don’t be surprised if their support forces you to reach out to “your” branch. Mine is in another state about 90 miles away IIRC.
Thanks for experimenting. It’s a good thing you froze Chex cause the offer doesn’t start till 6/9/2025 and you saved yourself a pull. You have another shot at it a few days, just make sure you unfreeze it.
It worth noting that “The conditions must be met or maintained, as applicable, during a promotional period that spans three full calendar months and that begins the first day of the month following the account opening date. For example, if the account was opened in January, the promotional period would begin on February 1. Eligible customers may not receive the maximum of $700 if all reward conditions are not satisfied.”
My interpretation is that, if we open the account in June, then both the DD and the debit transactions need to happen between July 1 ~ September 30.
In reviewing the terms, I don’t see any language explicitly stating that both a checking and a savings account must be opened to qualify for the checking bonus. I typically avoid savings account bonuses, especially when banks require opening both and holding the funds hostage in a savings account to qualify for a checking bonus.
I am leery due to the language about the potential to not pay on an account that “appears to be opened for the primary purpose of receiving the reward”.
Has anyone had success with opening only a checking account under a similar promotion with this bank? Any data points would be appreciated!
I have actually gotten a bonus from this bank twice. The first bonus paid in November of 23 and the second bonus paid in July of 24. The second time I opened the account I was surfing online and just happened to stumble across a $600 bonus offer pdf. It was a very specific offer that was only being offered in-person at a very specific list of branches which were mentioned in the offer, complete with address. There were 21 total listed in four states: Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia. I work about 50 miles from one of the branches that was listed from Pennsylvania. The manager wasn’t sure If I would get the bonus because of the very recently closed account but she added the bonus code and I got paid.
Awesomesauce! Thank you.
So just have to keep the 5k until next month. Seems super duper easy to me. Is there a catch I am missing?
Is it three months based on this? “The conditions must be met or maintained, as applicable, during a promotional period that spans three full calendar months and that begins the first day of the month following the account opening date. For example, if the account was opened in January, the promotional period would begin on February 1″
Ohh thank you, I misunderstood it. I thought the promotional period ends July 17th.
for the savings, get 5k in the account before the beginning of next month, keep it in there until the end of 3 full months (if you open in june, have 5k by july 1, keep until end Sept)
It says you need to maintain the 5K in the savings account during the entire promotion period which will be 3 full calendar months after the account opening month.
A very interesting clause that I have never seen before:
FNB may determine at its sole discretion not to pay a promotional offer reward for an account that appears to be opened for the primary purpose of receiving the reward payout and not for any other genuine banking purpose(s).
Wow!! So we are not getting bonuses 🙁
Just need to use the account more like your “normal” checking account, that’s all.
Here is my plan,
Any other ideas?
Sounds like a good plan with no leaks. I think the main thing they are looking at is whether or not you actually use the account semi regularly over the course of the promotion. And that type of variety is more than my “normal” account gets. 🙂
They had similar language in their business checking promo and used it to deny someone a bonus: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/pa-oh-md-dc-va-nc-sc-wv-first-national-bank-fnb-1000-business-checking-bonus/#comment-2062137
OOS?
I assume everyone saw that this doesn’t start until Monday (June 9).
ETA: Apologies for repeating point made earlier by others.
So it seems the promotional period for the savings begin the first day of the next month opened. So deposit $5,000 to savings before July 1 and pull the $5,000 early October to receive the $300? So 24% annualized return.