Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:Â $100
- Availability: Must be of Christian faith or married to somebody who is
- Direct deposit required:Â Yes, $200+ per month
- Additional requirements:Â Use promo code, set up online banking and eStatements
- Hard/soft pull:Â Unknown
- ChexSystems: Yes,  they are sensitive
- Credit card funding:Â Unknown
- Monthly fees:Â None
- Early account termination fee: $20, 90 days
- Household limit:Â None listed
- Expiration date:Â
October 31st, 2018 December 31st, 2018December 31st, 2019
Contents
The Offer
- Thrivent Credit Union is offering a bonus of $100 when you open a new Thrivent Rewards checking account and complete the following requirements:
- Use promo code TRC100
- Set up online banking and eStatements
- Establish a direct deposit of at least $200 each month
The Fine Print
- Requirements for $100 bonus: Cash bonus is earned when you open a new Thrivent Rewards Checking account using promo code TRC100 before December 31st, 2019 and establish the following within 60 day of account opening: sign up for free online banking, enroll in e-statements, establish $200 minimum direct deposit each month.
- The bonus will be deposited into the Thrivent Rewards Checking account 60 days after the account is opened if all requirements are met.
- Bonus may be reported to the IRS as dividends earned.
- The Thrivent Rewards Checking account requirements: To maintain a Thrivent Rewards Checking account, you need to set up direct deposit into any share/share draft account or complete five bill pays and 10 point of sale purchases every month.
- If the requirements are not maintained, the account will be transferred to a Simply Checking account after a 3-month period.
- Offer limited to one per member; you must be primary owner on the account and offer is subject to change without notice.
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
This account has no monthly fees to worry about
Early Account Termination Fee
$20 if closed within 90 days
Our Verdict
I’m sure the comments on this one are going to be fun. As interested as I am in hearing your views on churches and whether credit unions should be able to restrict membership based on your faith, let’s at least attempt to keep the comments section to experiences with the bank itself including whether it’s a hard pull to open, if you can fund with a credit card etc.
Big thanks to reader, Jonathan who let us know. Learn how to find bonuses and contribute to the site here.
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Denied due to Chex. I”ve opened 21 bank accounts in the last year though so I can’t blame em.
Received my $100 bonus on 7/9/19. Listed as: “Dividend Adjustment-Deposit/Bonus Credit. Either Discover Savings or Capital One Savings worked.
Did the require you to “prove” your Christianity in some way? Like letter from your church or something?
No, just in signing up you click yep, I’m a Christian (paraphrased of course) and you’re through.
Thanks. Hard or Soft pull?
Please add this to the “best bank deals” page, 1st place
Not very Christian like to restrict those with lots of Chex inquiries :/
Not very Christian like to charge $20 for terminate within 90 days and giving a bonus of only $100.
Thrivent is really good as a hub account for fast ACH transfers, fyi. Next-business-day ACH is $0.00.
I converted from Satanism to Christianity just for this deal.
Monthly statement has insert promoting Mobil Check deposit. Nothing more specific Promotes their mobile banking app.
Invites questions to 1-866-226-5225.
Second insert promotes their ability to help Spanish speakers.
My bonus just posted (11/12), 63 calendar days after my first transactions. $200 monthly ACH transfers from AmEx Bluebird fulfilled DD requirements.
Correction/addition: September ACH push was from Discover Bank Checking, October and November pushes were from Bluebird.
Denied due to too many Chex inquiries