Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:Â $100 for referrer and referee
- Availability: Must live, work or attend school within a 10 mile radius of one of their financial centres [Branch locator]
- Direct deposit required:Â Yes, $400+
- Additional requirements:Â None
- Hard/soft pull:Â Soft Pull
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding:Â Unknown
- Monthly fees:Â None
- Early account termination fee:Â $25/180 days?
- Household limit:Â None listed
- Expiration date:Â None listed
The Offer
- Both you and the person who referred you will receive a bonus of $100 when you do the following:
- Open a new Ultra Free of Payback checking account
- Receive a direct deposit of at least $400 per month within the first 60 days
- Both parties can also receive another $100 each if a new Prestige loan is opened within 60 days of account opening (minimum loan of $10,000 required)
The Fine Print
- The referral reward will be deposited into the member’s Prestige Community Credit Union Savings Account.
- Referral Reward may be subject to income tax reporting.
- Offer expires at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
- Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Conversion accounts do not qualify for rewards.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Ultra Free checking account has no monthly fees to worry about. I wasn’t able to find an up to date fee schedule but according to this old one they charge $25 if closed within 180 days.
Our Verdict
User Hersh has offered to provide referral information in the comments (and also let us know it was a soft pull).  For now we won’t be adding this to our best checking bonus page.
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