Update 8/3/24/24: Deal is back until 12/31/24.
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:Â $400
- Availability:Â KS, MO, AR, OK
- Direct deposit required:Â No
- Additional requirements:Â See below
- Hard/soft pull:Â Unknown
- ChexSystems:Â Unknown
- Credit card funding:Â Can fund up to $2,500 with a credit card
- Monthly fees:Â None
- Early account termination fee:Â Unknown
- Household limit: One
- Expiration date:Â June 30, 2024
Contents
The Offer
- Equity Bank is offering a $400 bonus when you open a new small business or commercial checking account and complete the following requirements by June 30, 2024:
- Enroll in business online banking
- Make $2,500 or more in qualifying deposits, which do not include transfers from existing Equity Bank accounts.
- Minimum deposit of $100 required to open new checking account.
The Fine Print
- Business Checking Promotion.
- Limited time offer and may be canceled without notice.
- To qualify, please complete steps at equitybank.com and open a Small Business or Commercial Checking account with Equity Bank, including qualifying deposit.
- The following criteria must be met by June 30, 2024: (1) Enroll in business online banking and (2) make $2,500 or more in qualifying deposits, which do not include transfers from existing Equity Bank accounts. Minimum deposit of $100 required to open new checking account.
- Service fees may be assessed, and we may collect the bonus if the account is closed within the first 180 days after account opened.
- Limit one promotional offer per business and/or address.
- If your account meets the criteria and remains open and active, we will deposit the earned bonus into your checking account within 30 days after the qualification expiration date of June 30, 2024
- . Bonuses may be considered interest and may be reported on IRS form 1099. (C) Equity Bank, 2023.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
Small business checking account has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
Our Verdict
There is also a $200/$300 personal checking bonus. This business bonus seems to be easy to do, but not sure what business documents they require if any.
Hat tip to ShawntheShawn
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For those of you that attempted to sign up, were you able to fund the account? Even if they eventually closed, or didn’t contact you?
Have a sub that could really use the $2500 CC funding option, even if the actual bonus doesn’t pay out.
Thanks
They e-mailed me and was told I had to walk-in for verification. Moberly, Mo. That’s a long drive from St. Louis.
Waiting for “Inclusion Bank” to offer it nationwide…. 😉
I was told by a bank rep that they manually review the direct deposits. YMMV…
The terms don’t specify dd requirement at this time, just ‘qualifying’, but don’t state what types qualify.
Thank you for contacting us.
A member of our team will reach out to you shortly.
Now through 12/31/24
Opened in branch. Pulled Chex but no SP on any credit bureau.
Apparently they have to reach out to you to sign up. Lame.
Hi Taylor, can you clarify? Are you saying it is a targeted offer?
Follow the DOC link and fill out the form then you’ll get the following response
“Thank you for contacting us.
A member of our team will reach out to you shortly.”
I did that months ago and they never reached out. I haven’t gone in branch yet to open but plan to. I currently have the personal checking and savings accounts and received those bonuses previously.
I had forgotten but I did this months ago as well. They did reach out, took all of my information, and said someone from the bank would follow up and complete the process with me. They never did, and it was an insanely busy season for me with my “real job” so I just let it go. I tend to assume they weren’t thrilled that my “business” was a relatively small one.