[FL only] Power Financial Credit Union $199 Checking Bonus – No Direct Deposit Required

Update 8/25/24: Bonus is now back through 2024. Hat tip to reader aud

Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $250, $100 without loan
• Availability: Must live or work in Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach County, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota or St. Lucie counties All are in FL. 
• Direct deposit required: Optional
• Additional requirements: Direct deposit or initial deposit of $500+
• Hard/soft pull: Reports of hard & soft pull, looks to be a hard pull
• ChexSystems: Yes
• Credit card funding: Unknown
• Monthly fees:
• Early account termination fee: 90 days, bonus forfeit
• Household limit:
• Expiration date: December 31st, 2017 December 31st, 2018 December 31st, 2020 December 31, 2024

The Offer

Direct link to offer

• Power Financial Credit Union is offering a bonus of $199 when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements:
  • Use promo code JT
  • Open with an initial deposit of $500 (and maintain that in the account for at least 90 days) or receive a direct deposit

 

The Fine Print

• Promotion can end at any time.
• Must use promo code “JT” when opening membership to qualify for the promotion. Prizes will be awarded upon account meeting qualification criteria. New accounts require opening a checking account with a minimum direct deposit or initial deposit of $500, which must remain in the account for at least 90 days. Checking account must remain open for 90 days.
• Membership required; $5 membership deposit. Power Financial Credit Union’s membership consists of those who: live or work in Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach County, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota or St. Lucie counties; employees of FPL/NextEra and Ryder System, Inc.; members and employees of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust; and immediate family of all current members. Restrictions apply.
• Cannot be combined with other offers. Incentives will be deposited to member’s Power Financial Credit Union
• Account no later than 120 days after account opening.
• A 1099 may be issued for the value of the incentive on your behalf as income

Avoiding Fees

As the $100 bonus includes savings accounts you should be able to just open the club saving account and this has no monthly fees. You do need to keep the account open for 90 days to avoid any early account termination fee.

Our Verdict

They have offered a similar bonus in the past and my verdict is still the same. If there is no hard pull, this is a great deal. I wouldn’t bother with the bigger bonuses that require a loan, but $100 with no monthly fees or any bonus requirements is still a great deal. If anybody does decide to sign up, please share your experiences in the comments below. Because it looks to be a hard pull I’d just avoid this all together.

Big thanks to reader, Curmudgeon who let us know. Learn how to find bonuses and contribute to the site here.

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Post history:

• Update 1/5/22: Extended through December 31, 2022

   

• Update 11/20/21: Deal is back and valid until December 31, 2021. Hat tip to Christopher Robins

   

• Update 7/16/20: Deal is back and valid until December 31st, 2020. Hat tip to Travel With Miles
• Bonus is back for 2018. Seems to be a hard pull so unlikely to be worth doing. Hat tip to Finding My Possible.