[Expired] U.S. Bank $250 Checking Bonus

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Update 6/6/21: Deal is back.

Offer at a glance

Maximum bonus amount: $250
Availability: Nationwide (excludes NY & FL unless you have an existing relationship)
Direct deposit required: Yes, $3,000+
Additional requirements: See below
Hard/soft pull: Soft
ChexSystems: Mixed data points
Credit card funding: Can fund up to $250 with a credit card
Monthly fees: $6.95-$24.95, avoidable
Early account termination fee: None listed
Household limit: None
Expiration date: ~~April 30, 2021~~ June 21, 2021

Contents

1 The Offer
2 The Fine Print
3 Avoiding Fees
- 3.1 Monthly Fees
  - 3.1.1 Easy Checking $6.95
  - 3.1.2 Platinum Checking $24.95
- 3.2 Early Account Termination Fee
4 Our Verdict

The Offer

Direct link to offer

U.S. Bank is offering a bonus of $250 when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements:
- Use promo code 21DIG06
- Open a Platinum checking or easy checking account by June 21, 2021
- Complete two recurring direct deposits that total $3,000 or more within 60 days of account opening
- 10 debit card transactions totaling $50

The Fine Print

A minimum deposit of $25 is required to open a U.S. Bank consumer checking account.
To earn the $250 bonus offer, you must open a new U.S. Bank consumer checking account (excluding Student Checking and Safe Debit Account) online by April 30, 2021.
Additionally, you must complete recurring direct deposits that total $3,000 or more within 60 days of account opening and be enrolled in e-statements by May 14, 2021.
A direct deposit is an electronic deposit of your paycheck or government benefits (such as Social Security) from your employer or the government.
Other electronic deposits or person to person payments are not considered a direct deposit. The checking account bonus will be deposited into your new checking account within 60 days of direct deposit verification and verification of enrollment in e-statements as long as your account is open and has a positive balance.
Bonus will be reported as interest earn on IRS form 1099-INT and recipient is responsible for any applicable taxes.
Offer may not be combined with any other checking account bonus offers. Offer is not valid if you or any signer on the account has an existing U.S. Bank consumer checking account, had a U.S. Bank consumer checking account in the last six months, or received other U.S. Bank bonus offers within the past 12 months.
You must use the promotion code listed on these offers when you apply.
If you navigate away from this page, the promotion code is not automatically included and you will need to manually input the code during your application.
Limit one checking offer bonus per person
All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

Monthly Fees

Easy Checking $6.95

This account has a $6.95 monthly fee, this is waived if you do any of the following:

Combined monthly direct deposits totaling $1,000+
Average account balance of $1,500
Account holders age 65 or greater

Platinum Checking $24.95

The Platinum checking account package has a $24.95 monthly fee. This is waived with :

$25,000 in combined personal deposits, credit balances with U.S. Bank and/or investments through U.S. Bancorp Investments OR
A personal trust relationship with U.S. Bank Wealth Management
U.S. military, both former and active, can get the platinum checking without the monthly fee

Early Account Termination Fee

There is no early account termination fee to worry about

Our Verdict

Not as good as the recent $400 bonus. That comes around fairly frequently so I’d recommend just waiting for that bonus to return. Because of that I won’t be adding this to the best bank account bonus page.

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