Update 3/29/26: Offer back through 4/30/26. It looks like you may need to be an existing member and may need elite check again. YMMV hat tip to the reader WG
Update 11/19/25: Apparently the bonus only applies to the elite checking account which has a $10 monthly fee that cannot be waived.
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: 300 dollars
- Availability: On a national scale
- Direct deposit required: $500+ per month, optional see below
- Additional requirements: 3 invoices paid per month + eStatement, optional see below.
- Hard/soft pull: Soft
- Credit card financing: Up to $500
- Monthly fees: $8, avoidable
- Early account closure fee: ANY
- Family boundary: ANY
- Expiration date: None listed
Offers
- Open a new eChecking Premier account with NASA Federal Credit Union and receive a $300 sign-up bonus when you do the following:
- making a minimum recurring direct deposit of $500 for 3 consecutive months and
- making at least 15 debit card purchases (pin or signature) for 3 consecutive months, all within 120 days of account opening
Fine Press
- The $300 screening offer requires making a minimum recurring direct deposit of $500 for 3 consecutive months and making at least 15 debit card purchases (pin or signature) for 3 consecutive months, all within 120 days of account opening.
- A qualifying direct deposit is an Automated Clearing House (ACH) deposit of $500 or more from an employer, payroll provider, gig economy payer, or benefits payer.
- To receive a bonus, the account must be in good standing.
- Only one bonus will be paid per member, per year and the offer is non-transferable.
- $300 will be credited to the primary applicant’s savings account on file 150 days after account opening.
- The recipient is solely responsible for any personal tax liability arising from this promotion. Membership savings account with $5 starting balance required.
- NASA Federal Credit Union reserves the right to change the duration and terms of the promotion at any time with or without prior notice. The annual percentage return is 1.00% as of November 1, 2025. The rate is subject to change at any time. To see the current annual percentage rate of return/dividend, visit the Fee Checker.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you must pay tax on them
Avoidance of fees
Monthly fees
Daily Check has a monthly fee of $8. Waiver with a monthly direct deposit of $500 or average daily balance of $200
Early account termination fee
I couldn’t find any early account termination fees on them fee schedule.
Our verdict
Same deal as last timebut they now define what a direct deposit is, so it’s possible that this is more strictly enforced now.
Hat tip to the reader ShawntheShawn
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