[Expired][ME, NH, MA] Camden National Bank $150 Checking Promotion

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Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $150 
• Availability: ME, NH, MA
• Direct deposit required: Optional (+$50), $500+ in your second statement cycle
• Additional requirements: 10 debit card transactions (+$50) x 2
• Hard/soft pull: Soft
• Credit card funding: Unknown
• Monthly fees: $5, waivable 
• Early account termination fee: $5 if closed within six months
• Expiration date: March 31st, 2016

The Offer

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• Open a Promise Rewards Checking account with Camden National Bank and receive a sign up bonus of $150, broken down as follows:
  • Receive $50 when 10 or more debit card transactions post in your second statement cycle
  • Receive $50 when direct deposits total $500 or more of your payroll, pension or government benefits, such as Social Security during your second statement cycle
  • Receive $50 when 10 or more debit card transactions post in your third statement cycle
• You’ll also receive an ongoing bonus of 10¢ per debit card transaction and direct deposit. You can earn a maximum of $30 cash back per month and you must receive a direct deposit of at least $500 and be enrolled in eStatements to be eligible for this 10¢ bonuses.

The Fine Print

• No signers on the account may be, or have been, a signer on a Camden National Bank consumer checking account within the past 6 months
• All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them.

Avoiding Fees

Promise Checking $5 Monthly Fee

The monthly fee on this account is waived if you do any of the following:

• Keep a minimum average balance of $500 or more in your account
• Keep a balance of at least $2,500 or more in any combination of qualifying deposit and certificate of deposit balances

Early Account Termination Fee

There is an early account termination fee of $5 if you close the account within 6 months of account opening.

Our Verdict

The nice part of this bonus is that you can get $100 of it without a direct deposit, because it’s a soft pull to open we have added it to our list of the best bank bonuses currently available. If you have any experiences with this bonus, please share them in the comments below.

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