Update 4/16/26: Offer back through 5/1/26. Hat tip to the reader Kwan
Update 9/12/25: The offer is back, this time for just $100.
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:100 dollars
- Availability:On a national scale
- Direct deposit required:Yes, $400+
- Additional requirements:
- Hard/soft pull:Gentle pull
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card financing:No.
- Monthly fees:Avoidable
- Early account closure fee:ANY
- Family boundary:ANY
- Expiration date:04/01/26
Offers
- Netspend offers a $200 bonus when you open a Netspend prepaid card or debit account and meet the following requirements:
- Activate the card
- Sign up for Direct Deposit and receive Direct Deposits totaling $400 or more within 60 days of account receipt
Fine Press
- To qualify for this offer, you must (1) purchase a new Netspend prepaid card or debit account, activate the card or register the account and pass the required identity verification between 04/01/25 and 04/01/26 and (2) sign up for Direct Deposit and receive Direct Deposits totaling $600 or more per day from the account.
- Qualifying incentive credit will be applied to your account within 5 business days of qualifying direct deposit activity.
- Limit one (1) offer per account.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you must pay tax on them
Avoidance of fees
You can learn more about fees by clicking here.
Our verdict
It seems like a big deal and it’s worth doing. I’m not sure this will last long. Will add this to our list best bank account bonuses.
Hat tip to the reader ntn
Useful posts about bank bonuses:
- A Beginner’s Guide to Bank Account Bonuses
- Bank Account Quick Reference Table (Calculated Sheet) (very useful for ranking bonuses according to different parameters)
- PSA: Don’t call the bank
- Login to ChexSystems
- Banks and credit unions that are sensitive to ChexSystems requirements
- What Banks and Credit Unions Do/Do Not Attract ChexSystems?
- How to use our direct deposit site for banking bonuses site
- Common Bonus Bank Misconceptions + Why You Should Give Them a Go
- How many bank accounts can I safely open in a year for the purposes of the bank bonus?
- Affiliate links and bank bonuses – We will not use them
- Complete list of ways to close bank accounts in each bank
- Banks that allow/disallow overseas check applications
- Bank bonus posting time
