Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $200
- Availability: AZ, maybe nationwide with a $20 membership fee “Join Friends of the Pima County Public Library with a $20 membership fee, when you open your account.” According to DP though they don’t actually open the account.
- Direct deposit required: No
- Additional requirements: See below
- Hard/soft pull: Unknown
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding: Up to $5,000
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: None listed
- Household limit: None listed
- Expiration date: None listed
The Offer
- Pima Federal Credit Union is offering a $200 bonus when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements:
- Elect to receive electronic statements
- Receive a minimum aggregate deposit of $1,000 each month for two consecutive months
The Fine Print
- Valid on new CareFREE Plus checking accounts.
- Opening bonus does not apply to existing Pima Federal account holders.
- To earn the opening bonus, the CareFREE Plus checking account must meet the following requirements for two consecutive months within the first 90 days from account opening – current enrollment in eStatements and receive a minimum aggregate monthly deposit of $1,000.
- Internal transfer deposits and dividend deposits are excluded from the aggregate monthly deposit calculation.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
This account has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
Unsure if there is any EATF.
Our Verdict
It’s possible that this bonus isn’t actually active anymore even though there is no end date. It doesn’t look like out of state applications are working so I probably wouldn’t apply unless you live close to an actual branch.
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