[TX only] Broadway Bank $300-$500 Business Checking Bonus

Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $300 – $500
• Availability: TX Only
• Direct deposit required: No
• Additional requirements: See below
• Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
• ChexSystems: Unknown
• Credit card funding: Up to $500
• Monthly fees: $12, avoidable
• Early account termination fee: $15 if closed within 90 days
• Household limit: None listed
• Expiration date: None listed

The Offer

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• Broadway Bank is offering a business checking bonus of up to $500. Bonus is broken down as follows:
  • Open a new Advantage, Preferred or Essentials Business Checking account.
    Deposit $2,000 or more in new money within 30 days of account opening.
  • Enroll in Business Online Banking1 and complete 10 qualifying transactions within 90 days of opening account.
  • Maintain an average monthly balance of those listed below over the next 120 days to earn up to $500.
    • Earn $300 with a balance of $2,000 – $24,999
    • Earn $400 with a balance of $25,000 – $49,999
    • Earn $500 with a balance of $50,000 or greater
  • Earnings will be deposited to your eligible Business Checking account within 90 days of meeting requirements.

The Fine Print

• Account Requirements:
• Eligible accounts are qualifying Business Advantage Checking, Business Preferred Checking, and Essentials Business Checking accounts.
  Subject to approval. Other conditions and restrictions apply.
• Eligibility Requirements:
• Offer is available for a maximum of one eligible Business Checking account per Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
• Offer is not available for existing businesses with Broadway Bank Business Checking accounts.
  A new eligible Business Checking account is required, and all other Broadway Bank accounts are excluded.
• Excludes closed and reopened accounts, existing accounts, converted accounts, and repurposed accounts.
• Broadway Bank employees are ineligible to participate in this incentive.
  The offers are not stackable, they are tiered offers with a maximum of $500.
• Incentive Requirements:
• Within 30 days of account opening, a cumulative deposit of at least $2,000 in new money is required to qualify for the incentive.
• New money cannot be funds held by Broadway Bank.
• Average monthly balance is defined as the average collected balance across a monthly timeframe within your eligible Business Checking account.
• Within 90 days of account opening, must enroll in Business Online Banking and complete 10 qualifying transactions to qualify for the incentive.
• Qualifying transactions are debit card purchases, ACH transactions, checks, and signature Point of Sale purchases and online purchases.
• ATM withdrawals, teller deposits and withdrawals, wires, and debit card cash advances do not qualify for this promotion.
• Incentive Payment:
• Within 90 days of meeting incentive requirements, earnings will be deposited to the eligible new Business Checking account.
• Qualifying accounts must be open and have a positive balance to receive earnings.
• The incentive payment could be subject to IRS reporting on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1099.
• This promotion is subject to change without notice and is subject to bank verification, eligibility, and qualification review.
• All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

Monthly Fees

Advantage Business Checking has a $12 monthly fee. This is waived:

Early Account Termination Fee

According to the fee schedule there is a $15 fee if closed within 90 days.

Our Verdict

Only the $200 bonus is worth considering as you’re losing out on significant interest on the other tiers when compared to a 5%+ APY earning account (e.g for the $25,000 tier you could earn ~$400 in just interest). The bottom tier is OK although realistically you’ll need $3,000 in there to avoid the monthly fee. It’s annoying the holding period is so long but we will still add this to our best bank bonus page.

Hat tip to Tikky

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