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Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $100
- Availability: Must live, work, attend school, or worship in Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Portage, Summit or Central Stark County.
- Direct deposit required: Optional
- Additional requirements: See below
- Hard/soft pull: Unknown
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding: It says have credit or debit card ready for funding account so I assume it’s allowed but unsure on maximum.
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: Unknown
- Household limit: None mentioned
- Expiration date: Valid until September 30th, 2017
The Offer
- Open a new Seven Seventeen Credit Union checking account and receive a bonus of $100 when you meet the following requirements:
- Use promotional code BEST100
- Open account with $25+ deposit
- Do one of the following within 90 days of account opening:
- Set up a recurring direct deposit of $200 or more
- Make 30 debit card point of sale transactions
- Sign up for eStatements
The Fine Print
- A new primary checking account opened between 07/24/17 and 09/30/17 with an opening deposit of $25.00 or more.
- A single, recurring direct deposit of at least $200 per month from payroll, pension, or Social Security into your new checking account OR make 30 Debit Card point-of-sale transactions, which must be transmitted and posted by close of business within 90 days of account opening.
- You must sign up for online eStatements. Important:
- The $100.00 cash bonus will be paid into your primary savings account after your new checking account has been opened for a minimum of 90 days and requirements above have been verified.
- Cash bonuses are considered interest so you will receive a Form1099-INT from us for tax purposes.
- This is a one-time offer, is non-transferrable and is not valid with any other promotion.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
They offer a free checking account with no monthly fee to worry about. I wasn’t able to find an up to date fee schedule, this old one made no mention of an early account termination fee but YMMV.
Our Verdict
Seems like a bonus worth doing if it turns out to be a soft pull, especially if the credit card funding is decent. As always if anybody goes for this bonus then please share your data points in the comments below.
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