Update 8/17/23: Offer available again.
Update 3/28/23: Deal is now $300 with promo code NEIGHBOR
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:Â $100
- Availability:Â Must live, work or worship in one of the following counties: Collin, Delta, Denton, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker Rockwall, Tarrant or Wise. All are in Texas.
- Direct deposit required:Â Yes, $500+
- Additional requirements:Â Use promo code
- Hard/soft pull:Â
Hardsoft pull - ChexSystems:Â Unknown
- Credit card funding:Â UnknownÂ
- Monthly fees:Â None
- Early account termination fee:Â Bonus forfeit, 12 months
- Household limit:Â None listed
- Expiration date:
September 30, 2020November 30, 2020
Contents
The Offer
- Neighborhood Credit Union is offering a bonus of $300 when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements:
- Use promo code NEIGHBOR
- Have a qualifying direct deposit of $3,000+ post within 60 days of account opening
- Have 30 debit card transactions
The Fine Print
- *To qualify for the $100 checking bonus: You must be a new Anna Neighborhood CU consumer checking customer who has not had a Neighborhood CU consumer checking account open within the last 6 months. Promo code Anna must be used at application input to be eligible for this bonus. Eligible accounts include Neighborhood CU’s Kasasa Cash Checking, Kasasa Cash Back Checking, Choice Checking and Fresh Start.
- Within sixty (60) days of account opening, must have one (1) electronic Direct Deposit of your paycheck, pension or government benefits (such as Social Security) from your employer or the government in the amount of at least $500 post to the new checking account. Qualifying electronic Direct Deposits do not include payments received into your account from payment apps such as Paypal, Venmo and other similar payment service providers.
- Offer cannot be combined with other offers. We reserve the right to deduct the bonus amount if the account is closed within 12 months of opening.
- Account must be open and in good standing with a balance greater than or equal to $0.00 at the time of payment in order to receive the new account bonus.
- Neighborhood CU may report the value of the bonus to the IRS as required by law.
- Any person(s) whose tax status would require Neighborhood CU to impose tax withholding of any sort will not be eligible for this bonus.
- $100 bonus cannot be used to fund the account. Offer ends September 30, 2020.
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
These accounts have no monthly fees to worry about
Early Account Termination Fee
Bonus deducted if account is closed within 12 months of acocunt opening
Our Verdict
We have covered the 2.52% APY account that Neighborhood Credit Union offers before as well. This $100 bonus isn’t really worth doing due to the hard pull unfortunately.
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Looks like this is available now
Is this offer still available? There’s no expiration date in the fine print.
Denied in branch for Chex inquiries. The banker only asked about the last 6 months, said older inquiries didn’t matter. Banker asked manager to override the system decline and manager declined. 0/1 1/2 4/3 7/6
06/07/23 – applied using promo code, gave CC info for initial $125 deposit (account opened on 06/09/2023)
06/29, 07/13, 07/27, 08/10 – real $250 DDs from employer (bonus: $500 DD w/in 60 days)
09/01/23 – received the $200 bonus (noticed the bonus is now $300, oh well)
did not receive a 1099-INT for the bonus
the account must be open for one year to keep the bonus
06/10/24 – cannot close account online, must call. I was emailed (I had to fill out) a PDF “Close Account Form” via DocuSign. The remaining $25 balance from the shares account will be mailed after my account is closed.
They must be Chex sensitive. First account I’ve ever been denied on and it was listed as info from one or more consumer reporting agencies (Chex/transunion)as the reason for denial. Nothing on my credit so has to be Chex.
Did you get a field to enter the promo code “NEIGHBOR”? I’m trying to apply, but can’t seem to find where to enter the code.
Anyone gotten their 1099? Doesn’t look like they’re coming. I couldn’t find it anywhere on their online portal.
I sent them a secure message today & they attached the 1099-INT. It was only for the interest, not the bonus.
sam y
Thanks
Paul in Texas
Looks like I won’t be expecting it than.
So strange, funded with CC for 500(12/14), real work DD of 2.5k(12/27) and 2 debit bill pay via Paypal(12/30). Got 300 bonus end on 12/31.
What’s strange about your timeline? That it paid out so quickly?
May just be because they wanted to get it to fall in 2023 tax year
Did your bonus ever post?
Not sure what the promo was when OP signed up, but it’s now $3k dd. Maybe he meant that it was strange that he only dd $2.5k and got paid.
Nope. I closed account about a month ago.
Still didn’t post with Chase and Fidelity pushes. Going to close the account so won’t be assessed fee and so can try again with real DD soon-ish
My real DD isn’t posting yet either so I don’t know that that means that much.
Did it ever post for you?
Glad to hear you finally got it!
How long has it been since you opened?
declined due to Chex lol/24
Hi Everyone,
Friday night,
I applied it online. but i didn’t see option to enter code “NEIGHBOR”
1st I tried on my phone & i didn’t see, so I stopped & filled whole application my computer & over there also i didn’t get option to enter code.
after submitting application I emailed to bank about this & waiting for them to reply
any one faced this issue?
Later, I called them & they said promocode is automatically applied.