[IL] Republic Bank $2,000 Business Checking Bonus

Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $2,000
• Availability: IL
• Direct deposit required: None
• Additional requirements: See below
• Hard/soft pull: Unknown
• ChexSystems: Unknown
• Credit card funding: Unknown
• Monthly fees: None
• Early account termination fee: Six months, bonus forfeit
• Household limit: None listed
• Expiration date: None listed

The Offer

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• Republic Bank is offering a business checking bonus of up to $2,000. Bonus you receive depends on the average monthly balance in your third month:
  • $10,000 to receive $250 bonus;
  • $25,000 to receive $500 bonus;
  • $50,000 to receive $1,000 bonus;
  • $100,000 to receive $2,000 bonus

The Fine Print

• Offer not available to existing Republic Bank of Chicago checking clients.
• Offer limited to one per client regardless of number of accounts opened.
• Offer may be withdrawn at any time without notice.
• In the third month following account opening, maintain an average monthly balance of $10,000 to receive $250 bonus; $25,000 to receive $500 bonus; $50,000 to receive $1,000 bonus; $100,000 to receive $2,000 bonus. Bonus will be received as a deposit to your checking account within 30 days of the promotional time period. The bonus is considered interest and may be reportable for tax purposes.
• If account is closed within 6 months of opening, bonus will be deducted before account closing.
• All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

Monthly Fees

Business basic checking account has no monthly fees to worry about.

Early Account Termination Fee

Bonus is forfeit if closed within six months of account opening

Our Verdict

Looks like you only need to tie up funds for one month to trigger the bonus if that’s true then this is a very good return and worth doing. APYs are:

• $10,000: 25.29%
• All other tiers: 19.82%

Assuming a 40 day hold period. We will add this to our list of the best bank account bonuses.

Hat tip to reader Gabe R

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