Back down to $120.
Update 2/3/22: Deal is back at the $200 level until April 30
Update 8/8/21: Deal is back at the $200 level until Sept 30.
Update 2/18/21: Bonus is now $200 for the new member and $100 for the person that refers you. Hat tip to reader Pieter W
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $120
- Availability:Â Star One offers membership to individuals who live, work, or attend school in Santa Clara County, as well employees of corporate sponsors, immediate family members* of current Star One members, and Star One Credit Union employees
- Direct deposit required: No
- Additional requirements: None
- Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
- ChexSystems: Yes
- Credit card funding: Can fund up to $1,000
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: None listed
- Expiration date: September 15th, 2019
The Offer
- Receive a sign up bonus of $200 when you use a referral link and you open a new checking account.
The Fine Print
- The bonus will be deposited into your Money Market Savings Account upon verification that a new Membership and a
Checking account have been established. Bonus is subject to IRS reporting. Minor and transfer to minor accounts not
eligible for bonus. Star One Credit Union staff not eligible for the bonus - Minimum deposit of $50 required to establish a new Membership account. Minimum $100 deposit to open a Checking
account. Existing and previous Star One members do not qualify as new members - All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Referral
You need somebodies Full Name & E-mail address to refer them you also need to fill out the referral form, feel free to share your details in the comments. You can receive a limit of $240 in referral bonuses. They might also sometimes ask you for the phone number of the person you referred.
Avoiding Fees
Star One Credit Union offers a free checking account that qualifies for this deal, there is also no early account termination fee.
Our Verdict
If you live in a service area and can get referred, this is a good deal as there are no requirements to get the bonus. Would be even better if you can fund with a credit card. Feel free to share your experiences and referral information in the comments, we’ll add it to our best bank bonus page once we have at least one person giving out referrals.
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Bonus history:
- Update 12/8/19: Deal is available at $120 via referral.
- Update 9/16/19: Bonus is back to $120 but requires a referral again
- Update 9/11/19: Bonus is now $200, no requirements and no referral required. Hat tip to reader EW
- Update 7/14/19: Some people have offers for $200/$100 (person signing up receives $200 and person referring receives $100). Requires a direct deposit and valid until August 15th, 2019. Feel free to share your referral info but only if you have this offer. Hat tip to reader Pavel
- Update 11/21/18: Bonus is now $120 for the person signing up and $100 for the person referring (before it was $120 & $60, so only better for the person referring). Hat tip to reader EW.
I have 4 additional referrals available. Send full name and email to jtvis1001@gmail.com
I was referred by a fellow DoC reader. The account signup folks want to know the member number of my referrer. Anyone else had that happen?
Yes, they ask for:
– Member number
– First/Last name of member
– you choose the relationship from drop down box
They must have changed the form since I applied. My referrer did finally reply and my account got opened. Still waiting on the bonus.
I referred 2 people a few months back and still no referral bonuses have posted. Can anyone share some DPs of bonuses posting?
I posted above about them wanting the referrer’s member number. Got that sorted and my account is open, but my (CC) funding has not posted. Any idea how long CC funding is taking? From your comment, sounds like initial funding can take varying times.
Looks like my funding posted today, about five days after account approval. No bonus yet.
I also have referrals available. Please send your first and last name and email address to throwmeaway276@gmail.com
I have 4 referrals available. Send your full name and email to ggarrett1990@hotmail.com
DP: Yet another OOS approval with no issues. I also have confirmed DP for CC funding with WF Business Platinum code as purchase, a few days to post.
BTW, when applying you can save your progress, check your status and account no. by using your confirmation code.
New applicants must add NEW200 code AND referring member name to get in on the $200 bonus. If you need a confirmed referral with details, send me an email with your Full Name to
sarpcv@africamail.com
Good luck!
Just got an email from Star One. Seems the deal is still on.

William Charles 

Chuck
I have few limited $200 referral bonuses please email me for the link!
chiaweichien AT hotmail.com
Let me know if you need a referral – send me an email with your full name to austinmcarey@gmail.com
I have referrals for star one available, please email me at barbararhani@gmail.com for a referral