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Update 9/24/23: Extended to 11/30/23
Update 8/3/23: Extended until September 30, 2023.
Update 7/4/23: Extended through Sept 30
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $400
- Availability: Must reside in one of the following states to apply for the special offer: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
- Direct deposit required: Yes, at least $2,500+
- dditional requirements: See below
- Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
- ChexSystems: Yes
- Credit card funding: None
- Monthly fees: $8, avoidable
- Early account termination fee: $30, 90 days
- Household limit: None
- Expiration date: July 31, 2023
Contents
The Offer
- UMB Bank is offering a $400 checking bonus when you open a new select or value checking account and complete the following requirements:
- Fund the account with the minimum opening deposit of $1,000 for UMB Select Checking or $100 for UMB Value Checking
- Have qualifying direct deposits totaling $2,500 or more post to the account within 60 days of account funding; and
- Account must remain open for at least 90 days after account funding.
The Fine Print
- All account applications are subject to approval.
- Valid only for new UMB Select Checking or UMB Value Checking accounts.
- Please read account descriptions carefully. To be eligible for this special offer, you must apply for your new UMB Select Checking or UMB Value Checking account via the Apply Now buttons on this page, or in-person at a UMB branch and complete the special offer requirements.
- You must present the mailer or mention this special offer when opening a new UMB Select Checking or UMB Value Checking account at a UMB branch.
- Customers who have previously applied for a personal checking account special offer are not eligible for this promotion.
- Accounts not funded by the last day of the first full month following account opening will be closed. You must reside in one of the following states to apply for the special offer: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas. UMB associates are not eligible for this special offer. Special offer available one time per individual; for accounts with multiple owners, earned special offer will only be paid once. Earned special offer will be paid to the eligible UMB Select Checking or UMB Value Checking account within 30 days of meeting all applicable special offer requirements. Eligibility will be verified prior to paying out the $400.00 special offer. Earned special offer will be reported to the IRS as interest income. Fees and charges may reduce earnings on your account. Contact a UMB associate for more information. Special offer expires July 31, 2023.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
This account has a $8 monthly fee. This is waived if you do any of the following:
- $1,500 average collected balance in this account
- $3,000 in combined deposit balances
- A single direct deposit of $250 or more
- Student, under the age of 25
Early Account Termination Fee
There is a $30 fee if closed within 90 days
Our Verdict
Better than the previous bonus that was for $300. This is definitely worth doing if you live in an eligible area and we will add this to our list of the best bank account bonuses.
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Footprint will increase.
Capital One 360 push works!
P2 only did C1 pushes and the bonus has posted. My earlier comment showed that C1 coded as “Credit – Check”, but I wasn’t sure if it worked then. aagooce
12/05: Opened account
12/26: $999 C1 push
01/23: $1502 C1 push
03/05: $400 Account Bonus
11/30: Account Opened
12/04: Had to talk to customer service to get online banking working for some reason. But after that it worked fine.
12/07: Pushed $2500 from Elements Financial. It showed as Credit-Check, which according to DPs on DoC seems to mean it worked as a DD.
03/04: $400 bonus received
I also did roughly monthly pushes of $275 from Elements to avoid the service fee. All in all a mostly painless bonus.
Well crap. Opened 11/24/23. $2,501 push from Fidelity Cash Management account on 12/6/2022. 90 Days since opening lapsed yesterday and nothing so far.
Although while I opened the account on 11/24, the transaction history reflects the “Digital Account Opening deposit Confirmation” as posting on 11/27, so maybe I actually need to wait a few more days?
They have up to 30 days to pay once you hit 90 days, but usually pay out within 1-2 business days. It might post later today or on Monday.
You were right. Bonus posted 2/26
Opened 1st nov. then ran Real DDs in november. Bonus posted on 31st Jan.
Pretty easy bonus.
thank you all & thank you Doctor.
11/06/23: Opened account
12/11/23: $2,500 from Treasury Direct
02/06/24 $400 bonus
Monthly $250 from Cap 1 to waive fee. I think Cap 1 would have also worked as DD.
Received prior bonus in 2020.
Couldn’t open account online, had to open in branch. Teller mixed up my middle and last name from the start of the application through pulling Chex. Asked about all my inquiries, but let me open the account anyways (not lol, but was just started the churning game so I wasn’t keeping track). Also, said I didn’t need a promo code for the bonus, that the bonus just applied to certain account types.🤷♂️ Called the next day to make sure my name was fully fixed on the account and portal, ordered a corrected debit card, and confirmed the bonus code was applied to the account.
The Chex inquiry mistake broke instant reports and disputes through the portal. After a few calls I finally got someone to submit a request to fix the inquiry. They switched it to a “soft” inquiry and it fixed my access.
Also for the first couple of months UMB called to confirm every ACH transfer. They cancelled one when I was on a flight and didn’t answer their call.😂
Bonus posted on day 92 after account opening.
Not sure why the data disappeared, but here it is again:
11/2/2023 – Opened account
11/20/2023 – $250X MoneyLink Push from Charles Schwab (brokerage account)
12/15/2024 – $25X MoneyLink Push from Charles Schwab (brokerage account)
1/13/2024 – $25X MoneyLink Push from Charles Schwab (brokerage account)
2/2/2024 – $400 bonus posted
Also, the bonus is listed as 2/1 in my transaction history, but definitely didn’t post until 2/2.
Opened on 10/27
P1 Ally $2500, P2 Schwab Brokerage $2500 push. Both worked to get the bonus. Bonus posted 01/26
P1 & P3 got the bonus today. P2 did not.
Can confirm that Ally does not count as Direct Deposit. P1 & P3 had payroll real DD, P2 had Ally
NVM! ALLY COUNTS, P2 posted one day later even all were opened on same day
When did you open your accounts? I opened mine on 11/2, so today is day 91 and my bonus didn’t post. Tyler
NVM, my available balance just jumped up by $400. Not seeing a bonus transaction, but I assume it will post today.
anyone get 1099 from UMB for the bonus?
Nope, still waiting as of 02/01