[Expired] [YMMV] U.S. Bank $500 Business Checking Bonus

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Offer at a glance

  • Maximum bonus amount: $500
  • Availability: “This offer is only valid for the addressee and is not transferable”
  • Direct deposit required: None
  • Additional requirements: $5,000 in deposits, online banking, 5 transactions
  • Hard/soft pull: Soft
  • ChexSystems: Mixed data points
  • Credit card funding: Can fund up to $50 $200 with a credit card online
  • Monthly fees: None
  • Early account termination fee: None
  • Household limit: One per company
  • Expiration date: May 31, 2022

The Offer

Direct link to offer (note the fine print: “This offer is only valid for the addressee and is not transferable”)

  • Earn $500 when you open a new business checking account and complete qualifying activities.
    • Open a new U.S. Bank Silver, Gold or Platinum Business Checking Account with the promo code CKEUM8Z.
    • Deposit $5,000 in new money within 30 days of account opening and maintain for 60 days.
    • Enroll in the U.S. Bank Mobile App or U.S. Bank Online Banking within 90 days of account opening.

    • Complete five qualifying transactions within 90 days of offer enrollment (Debit card purchases, Merchant deposits, ACH credits, Wires credits/debits, Mobile Check Deposit or Bill Pay).

Here’s an alternative link with a similar offer – that one is somehow tied to the credit card.

The Fine Print

  • Offer valid through May 31, 2022.
  • Promo code CKEUM8Z MUST be used when opening the business checking account.
  • This offer is only valid for the addressee and is not transferable.
  • Limit of one Business Checking bonus per existing business card customer.
  • A $100 minimum deposit is required to open a U.S. Bank Silver, Gold, Gold Business Checking with Interest, or Platinum Business Checking account.
  • Earn your $500 cash bonus by opening a new U.S. Bank Silver Business Checking, Gold Business Checking, Gold Business Checking with Interest, or Platinum Business Checking account before 05/31/2022. You must make new deposit(s) of at least $5,000 in new money deposits (Direct, Mobile, ACH or Wires) within 30 days of account opening. The new money deposit cannot be funds held by U.S. Bank or its affiliates. Additionally, an individual signer on the new checking account must be enrolled in U.S. Bank online banking or the U.S. Bank Mobile App within 90 days of account opening and complete 5 qualifying transactions: Debit card purchases, Merchant deposits, ACH credits, Wires credits/debits, Mobile Check Deposit and Bill Pay within 90 days of account opening.
  • The cash bonus will be deposited in your U.S. Bank business checking account within 45 days of offer qualification verification, if the account is open and has a positive balance.
  • Offer may not be combined with any other business credit card or checking account bonus offers.
  • Offer is not valid if you or any signer on the new business checking account have an existing U.S. Bank business checking account or had a U.S. Bank business checking account in the last 24 months.
  • All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them.

Avoiding Fees

Monthly Fees

The easiest method is to open the Silver account which has no monthly maintenance fee at all. If you open one of the higher end accounts you’ll need to qualify for the monthly fee waiver.

Early Account Termination Fee

There is no early account termination fee to worry about.

Our Verdict

This is a nice online bonus. The fine print make this offer sound targeted, though maybe anyone who chanced on the webpage is called the “addressee”? We have to see how this plays out.

I’d guess the 24-month rule in the fine print is only for business bonuses, not personal bank bonuses, though we haven’t confirmed that. This is not a public bonus so we won’t be adding this to our best checking bonuses.

Hat tip to Astheworldchurnd

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  • On May 2, 2022, 10:00
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View Comments (190)

  • I was denied the bonus despite being targeted (and CFPB complaint x2) because apparently paying my bills isn't actually a "bill pay" as a qualifying transaction. (I hope this sounds as nonsensical to you as it does to me). The response was that paying bills from the website is considered "online and web payments" and as such does not qualify as a promotional transaction. It's total BS and quite frankly insulting (literally selecting "Bill Payments" and "Pay Bills" on the desktop website apparently isn't a "Bill Pay" that will trigger the promotion, according to them).

    • I'm cautious with US Bank. Too many DPs of denial of bonuses for odd reasons. Did 5 debit card transactions and 5 ACH credits to be safe. P2 was targeted and had a biz card with them. No deposit accounts before this.

  • Gave up on this one. Was not targeted and even though I had the offer screenshots from when I signed up, they wouldn't budge without a mailer or proof that as an individual I was targeted. Taking the L and will perhaps come back in a couple years for one of the public offers, just bad timing on my part especially with the public offers that are now available.

  • DP: applied, approved, completed requirements. No bonus. I was not actually targeted

    Filed CFBP complaint; was told I wasnt targeted and to follow up with documentation if I believed otherwise.

    A couple of days later, an ad of Facebook popped up for $500 for a business checking account.

    I followed up with this photo of the ad https://ibb.co/KqcMx21 and my account has been credited $500.

  • Got $500 bonus. Opened and transferred $5k, 5/13 with local banker via email. Completed transaction 6/3. After reminder email, 9/7, to local banker. Bonus posted 9/9. Not targeted

  • After having to fight to get the $500 bonus because they said that I wasn't targeted, today I got an online ad for a new $500 bonus; $400 for checking and $100 for payment solutions. Code is Q3BUS22

    "Earn your $400 Business Checking bonus by opening a new U.S. Bank Silver Business Checking, Gold Business Checking, Gold Business Checking with Interest or Platinum Business Checking account between 9/2/2022 and 10/28/2022. You must make new deposit(s) of at least $1,500 in new money deposits (Direct/branch, Mobile Check Deposit, ACH or Wires) within 30 days of account opening. The new money deposit cannot be funds held by U.S. Bank or its affiliates. An individual signer on the new checking account must be enrolled in U.S. Bank online banking or the U.S. Bank Mobile App within 60 days of account opening. Additionally, you must complete 10 qualifying transactions (Debit card purchases, Merchant deposits, ACH credits, Wires credits/debits, Mobile Check Deposit or Bill Pay) within 60 days of account opening. The Business Checking bonus will be deposited into your new U.S. Bank business checking account within 45 days of deposit verification, as long as the account is open and has a positive balance. Offer may not be combined with any other business checking account bonus offers. Offer is not valid if you or any signer on the new business checking account have an existing U.S. Bank business checking account or had a U.S. Bank business checking account in the last 24 months. All regular account-opening procedures apply. For a comprehensive list of checking account pricing, terms and policies, reference your Business Pricing Information document. This document can be obtained by contacting a U.S. Bank branch or calling 800-872-2657.

    To earn $100 Payment Solutions bonus offer, you must accept and settle a U.S. Bank Payment Solutions Merchant transaction into your new U.S. Bank Business Checking account within 60 days of the opening date of your checking account."

  • I called today to check on my bonus that has yet to post.
    - I WAS targeted for the 50K point offer in conjunction with my Business Leverage card
    - $5k Funded and 5x transactions on 5/31

    U.S. Bank told me there was no record of the offer attached to my account. I'm pretty meticulous when signing up, so I doubt human error was involved here.

    I provided the promo code again and they are doing a manual review that will take 3-4 weeks to see if they will award me the points. Hopefully they will waive my AF on the card hitting on 9/10...ugh.

  • What's unfortunate for all of us who tried (and failed) to get this bonus is that we probably won't be eligible for a business checking bonus again for 24 months (after closing this account) unless they change their terms. So the pain is worse than just not getting the bonus. Bummer

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