[Expired] [MA only] Cape Cod 5 Up To $250 Checking Bonus

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Update 10/1/24: Extended until October 31, 2024

Update 9/5/24: Extended until 9/30/24

Terms say offer is non transferrable but looks like it’s from VALPAK so should be available to everybody.

Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $250
• Availability: MA only. Note: For the purpose of opening an account online, the Bank’s area of service is: Counties: Barnstable, Nantucket, or Dukes Towns: Marion, Mattapoisett, Plymouth, Rochester, or Wareham is required.
• Direct deposit required: Yes, $1,000+
• Additional requirements: See below
• Hard/soft pull: Unknown
• ChexSystems: Unknown
• Credit card funding: Unknown 
• Monthly fees: None
• Early account termination fee: None
• Household limit: One
• Expiration date: August 31, 2024

The Offer

Direct link to offer

• Cape Cod 5 is offering a $250 bonus when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements:
  • Set up a recurring direct deposit into the account of $1,000+
  • Make 10 debit card purchases in the first 60 days
  • Eligible Primary and Free Checking accounts must have an average balance of $1,000 or more for 120 days after account opening.

The Fine Print

• To qualify for the bonus, a new checking account must be opened at Cape Cod 5’s Plymouth, Commerce Way Banking Center or other Cape Cod 5 Banking Center, or online using the promo code VALP250 beginning 05/01/2024 through 08/31/2024.
• Required qualifying direct deposits must be received by Cape Cod 5 within 60 days of account opening and must total $1,000 or more.
• Qualifying direct deposits are recurring electronic deposits of your paycheck, pension or government benefits from your employer or a governmental entity to your checking account at Cape Cod 5.
• Person-to-person and bank transfers between your Cape Cod 5 accounts or accounts you have at other financial institutions do not qualify.
• You must also make ten (10) purchases with a Cape Cod 5 debit card linked to the account within 60 days of account opening.
• Eligible Primary and Free Checking accounts must have an average balance of $1,000 or more for 120 days after account opening.
• Bonus will be paid directly to the qualifying eligible accounts within 130 days of opening the account.
• The bonus is considered interest paid to the applicable account and will be reported to the IRS on Form 1099-INT at year end.
• New account will not be eligible for offer if any signer has signing authority on an existing Cape Cod 5 consumer checking account or has closed an account within the past 90 days, or has been paid a cash bonus or other promotional premium in the past 12 months.
• If multiple accounts are opened with the same signers, only one account will be eligible for the bonus.
• For this offer, signing authority will be defined by the customer name(s) and Social Security number(s) registered on the account. Employees and their immediate family members are not eligible.
• Offer is nontransferable and cannot be combined with any other offers.
• Limit one bonus per customer and household.
• Eligible account must be open, be in good standing and have a positive balance at the time of the bonus payout in order to receive the bonus
• . Offer may be extended, modified or discontinued at any time and may vary by market. All other rules and regulations for checking accounts apply. Member FDIC.
• All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

Monthly Fees

Free checking has no monthly fees to worry about.

Early Account Termination Fee

I wasn’t able to find a full fee schedule so I’m unsure if there is any early account termination fee or not.

Our Verdict

Same as what was offered before, but there were higher tiers in the past as well.

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