(ME, VT & NH) Bar Harbor Bank & Trust $200/$400 Checking Bonus

Postponed until 15.11.26. There is now a $400 bonus as well as $200.

Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: 200 dollars
• Availability: ME, VT & NH
• Direct deposit required: Yes, $250+
• Additional requirements: ANY
• Hard/soft pull: Gentle pull
• ChexSystems: yes
• Credit card financing: Unknown
• Monthly fees: None / avoidable
• Early account closure fee: $10 if closed within one year
• Family boundary: A
• Expiration date: 28 February 2019 30 June 2020 31 August 2020 February 28, 2021 April 30, 2021 June 30, 2021

Offers

Direct link to the offer

• Bar Harbor Bank & Trust offers a personal checking bonus of up to $400.
  • Win $200
    • Open a new Simple Checking account by 8/31/26
    • Make and receive a direct deposit of $250 or more by 10/31/26
    • Get a $200 bonus on or around 11/15/26
  • Win $400
    • Open a new Relationship Rewards Checking5 account by 8/31/26
    • Make and receive a direct deposit of $500 or more by 10/31/26
    • Get a $400 bonus on or around 11/15/26

Fine Press

• Offer is non-transferable.
• Only one offer per family.
• In order to be eligible to receive $100, you must present the original coupon or mailer you received at account opening, no photocopies allowed.
• Open a new E-Choice Checking or Simple Checking account by 2/28/19 ($25 minimum opening deposit for each account) or another Bar Harbor Bank & Trust consumer checking account and have at least one direct deposit of $250 or more deposited into the account by 4/30/19 to receive the bonus.
• Eligible direct deposits include deposits made by your employer, corporations, federal/state government agencies, or a retirement benefit administrator. It does not include deposits made to your account by an individual using online banking or an online payment provider such as PayPal. Deposits made with an ATM or ATM are not considered direct deposits.
• Bonuses will be credited to eligible accounts on or around 5/15/19, accounts must be open and in good standing on that date to receive the bonus.
• The bonus is considered interest and will be reported to the IRS on Form 1099-INT.
• Offer not available to current or former Bar Harbor Bank & Trust checking customers who had a Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Checking account between 1/1/18 and 12/31/18.

Avoidance of fees

Monthly fees

• Simply Checking has no monthly fees to worry about. ($200 bonus)
• Relationship Rewards Checking has a $15 monthly fee, this is waived with a minimum combined daily balance of $7,500 or more in your personal checking, savings and money market accounts

Early account termination fee

There is a $10 fee if you close within a year according to fee schedule.

Our verdict

The bonus is significantly better now with the $400 level, when we first posted this was only for $100 and had to be opened in branch. There is also one $400 business checking bonus too. Will add this to our list the best bank account bonuses here.

Big thanks to reader Jonathan H for tipping us off. Learn how to find bonuses and contribute to the site here.

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Post History:

• Update 3/19/2021: Extends through April 30, 2021
• Update 1/2/2021: Extends through February 28, 2021
• Update 11/3/20: Extends through December 31, 2020
• Update 5/25/20: Offer is back and valid until June 30, 2020 and can also be opened online now
• Update 1/31/20: Offer is back and valid through February 29, 2020. Hat tip Michael S