Update 6/8/25: Bonus extended through 12/31/25. Hats off to him Tikky
Update 1/14/24: Extends through 12/31/2024.
Update 6/30/23: Extends through 12/31/2023.
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: 300 dollars
- Availability: without
- Direct deposit required: Yes, $250+
- Additional requirements: See below
- Hard/soft pull: Gentle pull
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card financing: Unknown
- Monthly fees: ANY
- Early account closure fee: None listed
- Family boundary: None listed
- Expiration date: 30.6.2023
Offers
- 1st Federal Credit Union offers a $300 checking bonus when you open a new checking account and meet the following requirements:
- $150 bonus when you accept the following upon opening:
- accept a VISA® check card. The VISA® Debit Card associated with the member’s account must complete a transaction within 30 days of the membership opening date to meet program requirements.
- Online Banking
- Electronic statement
- $150 bonus when you receive a direct deposit of at least $250 within 30 days of account opening
- $150 bonus when you accept the following upon opening:
Fine Press
- $300 bonus rules and eligibility. The offer is valid until 30.06.2023.
- Account opening and overdraft protection subject to qualifications.
- Members with existing checking account(s) are not eligible.
- Offer does not apply to business accounts or multiple checking accounts.
- Member must accept a VISA® Check card, Online Banking and Electronic Statement after account opening to receive $150.
- The $150 will be credited to a member’s account within 10 business days of opening an eligible checking account.
- Members can get an extra $150 if they sign up for Direct Deposit.
- The first direct deposit must be credited to the checking account within 30 days of opening the checking account to receive an additional $150 bonus.
- The minimum direct deposit amount to receive this offer is a regular deposit of $250.00. Direct deposit is an automatic electronic deposit made into your account by someone else, such as an employer issuing payroll or a government agency paying benefits.
- It may not include deposits into your account that are made by an individual using Internet banking or an Internet payment provider.
- Checking Account must remain open for six months or bonus cash ($150/$300) will be debited (deducted) from account balance at closing.
- The cash bonus is a credit that will be posted to the account within 30 days of the initial direct deposit. Some restrictions may apply.
- This offer cannot be combined with any other promotion except the First Service Check Package promotion.
- This offer may be modified or withdrawn at any time without notice. Cash incentives must be reported as taxable income.
- Please see a tax specialist for details.
- Savings account with a minimum balance of $5 and a $1.00 membership fee is required.
- Eligibility for membership is required.
- **Members who have a Visa® First Service Check Card inactive for three (3) months or more will be assessed a dormant check card fee of $1.50 for each month the card remains inactive.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you must pay tax on them
Avoidance of fees
Monthly fees
This account has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early account termination fee
I couldn’t find a fee plan so unsure whether there is an early account termination fee or not.
Our verdict
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Hats off to him Woody
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