[Expired] [VA only] Apple Federal Credit Union $100 Checking Bonus – Direct Deposit Not Required

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Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $100
• Availability: Must live, work, volunteer or attend school in one of the following counties: Fairfax, Frederick , Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park. All in VA
• Direct deposit required: None
• Additional requirements: 5 debit card purchases
• Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
• ChexSystems: Unknown
• Credit card funding: Unknown
• Monthly fees: None
• Early account termination fee: None listed
• Household limit: None listed
• Expiration date: October 31st, 2019

The Offer

Direct link to offer

• Apple Federal Credit Union is offering a bonus of $100 when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements:
  • Make at least 5 debit card purchases by October 31st, 2019

The Fine Print

• To qualify, you must open a NEW Apple Checking account and a Visa Debit Card 09/03/2019 – 09/30/2019, and complete five (5) Debit Card transactions (ATM excluded) by 10/31/2019.
• The $100 bonus will be deposited into your Apple FCU Checking account within a 60 days of 10/31/19, following purchase verification.
• Offer not valid on accounts not in good standing (i.e., negative balances, past due loans), Second Checking accounts, Checking accounts closed within the last 12 months or Commercial accounts.
• The $100 bonus will be reported as dividend income; any federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the member.
• Cannot be combined with any other Checking offer.

Avoiding Fees

Monthly Fees

Free A+ checking account has no monthly fees to worry about

Early Account Termination Fee

I didn’t see any mention of an early account termination fee in the fee schedule.

Our Verdict

This is worth doing if it’s a soft pull as it’s easy to keep the account fee free and it’s also easy to meet the requirements for the bonus as well.

Hat tip to reader IS250

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