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Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:$300
- Availability: UT
- Direct deposit required: Yes, $300+
- Additional requirements: No
- Hard/soft pull: Unknown
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding: Unknown
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: $10, 90 days
- Household limit: None
- Expiration date: August 31, 2024
Contents
The Offer
- Cyprus Credit Union is offering a bonus of up to $300 when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements
- Use promo code 3CKMCGO
- Receive a direct deposit of $300+ within 90 days of account opening and receive a $100 bonus
- Receive $50 per month (up to $200) when you receive a direct deposit of $300+
The Fine Print
- Membership and eligibility requirements apply
- Available on new checking accounts only.
- Not available to business or secondary accounts.
- Limit one new checking offer per account.
- Checking account must be opened between June 14, 2024 and August 31, 2024.
- Direct deposit must total $300 or more per calendar month, begin within 90 days of account opening, and be an electronic deposit of a paycheck, pension, or government benefits from an employer or government entity.
- The initial $100 of the offer will be paid within 30 days of a qualifying direct deposit.
- The remaining $200 of the offer will be paid in increments of $50 per month so long as the monthly direct deposit of $300 or more continues for the four consecutive months following the initial direct deposit.
- Said $50 payouts will be deposited within 30 days of meeting the direct deposit requirements in a given calendar month.
- If a qualifying direct deposit is not received into checking during any given month, the $50 payout for that month and all subsequent months will not be awarded. Federally insured by NCUA.
- Promo code: 3CKMCGO
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
None
Early Account Termination Fee
According to the fee schedule there is a $10 fee if closed within 90 days
Our Verdict
Annoying that you need a direct deposit for so long, but at least it’s a big overall bonus. Share your datapoints in the comments below.
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07/08/2024 – Opened account with $10 funding
07/11/2024 – $305 real DD
07/25/2024 – $305 real DD
07/31/2024 – $100 “Deposit Marketing Promotion” posted
I’ll probably keep my DD going for the next few months to collect the $50/mo promotion too.
This available nationwide with a $5 donation to CRA. According to this page
https://www.crautah.org/
scroll down to the donation portion and it says “If you would like to make a donation, please email [email protected]. Persons who join the CRA with a one-time membership fee of $5.00 primarily fund the CRA. By becoming a member of the CRA you are also eligible for membership in Cyprus Credit Union.“
That’s a nice find by you. Did you actually try it? There are mixed DP of Chex sensitivity so I’m not sure if it’s worth trying.
Smurfit,
I’m tagging you in the unlikely event that you are not subscribed to this post.
My Chex should disqualify me if they’re sensitive. I got a msg from Cyprus asking if I am a resident of Utah – I’m not – or have immediate family living in Utah that is a member of the CU – no again. I replied with the above – we’ll see what they say.
Customer Rep’s response – “Correct, it says, “If you live in, work in, attend school in, or worship in Utah outside of Salt Lake County and will make a one-time donation of $5.00 to the Community Recreation Association (CRA).” Therefore, this means that you may live in Utah, but you just might not be a resident of Utah in Salt Lake County. You are still required to be a resident of Utah to join through the CRA. Since I am unable to approve you for membership at this time, I will be denying your application.”
That’s a shame. At least we didn’t waste a Chex inquiry. Did you get in for CR and/or Altra?
Smurfit,
I didn’t go to the link until now. Did you miss the below part? That would seem to exclude individuals like us. Do you disagree?
“You must be a non-profit organization, group or team. Primarily serving youth 18 and under.”
I applied OOS but my daughter goes to University of Utah. App went pending and then they reached out for verification and I sent most recent tuition bill. I’m 24 accounts past yr and 36+/24 months so I was surprised I got approved due to Chex numbers but I did.
I live and work in required membership areas, but still denied for Chex. 15/12 and LOL/24
Thanks. Guess I won’t bother to apply as I’m also LOL/12/24
I’m LOL/12 – just started last November and I was approved 1 day later. So they must not be too sensitive?
Alright, I gave it a try and got this “We’ll email you with further steps shortly.”
Fingers crossed
Well, I was approved, so thank you for the extra data point!
I’ll try for P2 tomorrow.
P2 also approved. This was way easier than I expected.
Chris,
Are you OOS? If so, did you follow what Smurfit described to get approved?
I am in state actually, but out of the direct community so I had to pay $5 to join whatever thing to make me eligible.
So do you do think I could pay the same $5 from NJ and get approved?
I’m not sure if they allow OOS. I was just in a neighboring county.
emmalou,
Are you OOS? If so, did you follow what Smurfit described to get approved?
I’m just curious, do you feel that 15/12 is not “LOL” or did you just not feel like checking your stats for the previous 12 months?
15/12 sounds LOL to me. That’s why I initially didn’t bother to apply figuring they were sensitive to it, but after another DP I went for it and was immediately approved.
I would be happy if I was only at 15/12. 3 of my last 4 Chex hits have been declines. 🙁
Denied due to Chex.
How many in the last 12/24 months?
LoveABBA!,
I’m tagging you in case you aren’t subscribed to this post and missed the question from William Charles.
Applied OOS but have family that lives in service area. No credit card funding – either input bank routing/acct # or use plaid to transfer initial deposit. Application pending. Credit reports frozen so either they don’t pull credit or I’ll find out tomorrow if I need to unfreeze one.
Did you have to input a family member’s account number to join?
No.
Any updates as to whether you got approved?
Denied due to Chex
I’ll have to get my report to see what my Chex count is.
Curmudgeon,
Did you ever view your report? If so, what were your stats before applying?
I have not but I haven’t been very active for new accounts in the past year so I’m wondering if having my credit reports frozen was the reason. I got denied at great Southern Bank due to chex, but when I spoke to the rep there I found out it was frozen credit instead.
Maybe I’ll unfreeze and try again
What kind of bonus does Southern Bank offer?
None but they do have $5k cc account funding
I don’t recall ever applying with a new FI strictly for credit card funding. I guess that I would consider it if there was no Chex hit.
Applied with a legitimate Utah address and the application went into a pending state.
was it Hard or soft pull when you applied ?
Just applied and I’m not seeing a hard pull yet. Application also went pending.
Didn’t see any pull show up, so I’m guessing just soft pull.
Request for documentation that proves I live/work in Utah. Uploaded documentation.
Approved for an account after submitting my documentation!
IndyJones,
Do you know what your Chex stats were before applying?