(Houston, TX Area) Credit Union Members Choice $300 Check Bonus

Update 5/31/26: Available again.

Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount:
• Availability: Must live, work or worship in one of the following counties: Harris, Ft Bend, Brazoria, Montgomery, Austin, Chambers, Galveston, Liberty, Waller, Wharton. TX
• Direct deposit required: Two direct deposits totaling $1,000+ within 60 days of account opening
• Additional requirements: Use promo code
• Hard/soft pull: Unknown
• ChexSystems: Unknown, sensitive
• Credit card financing: Unknown
• Monthly fees: ANY
• Early account closure fee: ANY
• Family boundary: None listed
• Expiration date: None listed

Offers

Direct link to the offer

• Members Choice Credit Union offers a $300 bonus when you open a new checking account and meet the following requirements:
  • Use promo code NEWREWARDS
  • Receive at least two qualifying direct deposits totaling $1,000 or more within sixty days of account opening

Fine Press

• $300 Account Check Bonus: Earn $300 when you make at least two qualifying direct deposits totaling $1,000 or more within sixty (60) days of opening your new Member’s Choice customer account using promo code NEWREWARDS.
• Person-to-person payments and domestic transfers do not qualify.
• Only one check bonus can be earned per member.
• The bonus will be reported as interest earned on IRS Form 1099-INT and the recipient is responsible for any applicable taxes.
• Offer Eligibility: To be eligible, membership must be less than thirty (30) days old and there has not previously been a Member’s Choice membership in the last twenty-four (24) months. Eligibility for membership is required.
• Must be 18 years or older to qualify.
• Business accounts and small accounts are not eligible.
• Timing of Bonus Payment: Bonus Rewards will be paid within thirty (30) days after the end of the qualifying period to the Primary Account Holder’s Primary Savings Account, provided all conditions are met and the accounts are in good standing at the time of payment.
• Program Changes: Offers subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Other restrictions may apply. Members’ Choice reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time.

Avoidance of fees

Monthly fees

ANY

Early account termination fee

Couldn’t see any mention of the fee schedule

Our verdict

It seems worth doing if you live in a qualifying area.

Hat tip to the reader Jamie

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