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Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:Â $200
- Availability:Â Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Idaho
- Direct deposit required:Â None
- Additional requirements:Â Be logged in and submit rebate form
- Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding:Â Up to $2,000 (Visa or Mastercard)
- Monthly fees:Â None
- Early account termination fee:Â Unknown
- Household limit:Â None listed
- Expiration date:Â None listed
Contents
The Offer
- Umpqua Bank has partnered with Slickdeals to offer a bonus of $200 when you open a new checking account. To receive the bonus you must:
- Be signed into your Slickdeals account
- Click apply now
- Finish opening your account
- Once approved, submit this form stack form
The Fine Print
- Form must be submitted within 4 weeks of being approved
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
The Embark Checking account has no monthly fees as long as you opt for paperless statements. If you opt for paper statements you’ll be charged a $3 monthly fee.
Early Account Termination Fee
I wasn’t able to find a fee schedule so I’m unsure if there is any early account termination fee or not.
Our Verdict
We are seeing more of these Slickdeal backed bonuses recently, I haven’t heard of any real issues getting the bonuses but obviously the more middle men you add the more likely a problem is to arise. Definitely worth doing if you live in the targeted area, no bonus requirements and a nice amount of credit card funding as well. I’ve added this to our list of the best checking bonuses.
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