Update 11/23/24: Deal is back, no end date listed. Hat tip to ShawntheShawn
Update 5/11/24: Deal is back until 06/20/24. Hat tip to reader Steve
Update 2/7/24: Extended until 03/31/2024
Update 1/13/24: Extended until extended until 1/31
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $150
- Availability: Must live, work, worship or attend school in Washington D.C. Looks like joining the ACC might also make you eligible.
- Direct deposit required: Yes, $500+
- Additional requirements: See below
- Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
- ChexSystems: Yes, sensitive
- Credit card funding: None
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: $25, 60 days
- Household limit: None listed
- Expiration date: 12/31/2023
Contents
The Offer
- Andrews Federal Credit Union is offering a bonus of $150 when you open a new Kasasa Cash, Kasasa Cash Back, Forces, or Online Checking and complete the following requirements:
- Use promo code ANDREWS
- Make a direct deposit of $500+ and maintain that for 90 days
The Fine Print
- To receive the $150 bonus, you must (1) establish a new membership with Andrews Federal Credit Union; (2) open a new Kasasa Cash, Kasasa Cash Back, Forces, or Online Checking; (3) start a new direct deposit of $500 or more to your new checking account within sixty (60) calendar days of opening the account; and (4) maintain that direct deposit for at least ninety (90) calendar days (i.e. ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the first direct deposit to the account).
- Membership and checking account must be opened during the promotional period of 11/15/2023 and 12/31/2023.
- You must meet the terms of your new checking account type, including the direct deposit requirement, in order to be eligible for the $150 bonus.
- Qualifying direct deposits include recurring electronic deposits of payroll, pension, or Social Security. Person-to-person, bank transfers or other electronic money transfers, such as those made through internet payment services, do not qualify. No minimum balance required to open a new Kasasa Cash, Kasasa Cash Back, Forces, or Online Checking account; the minimum balance to maintain each checking account type may vary, visit the individual product pages linked above for full account details.
- The $150 will be credited to the new checking account after you have met the 90 day direct deposit requirement, if all other checking account requirements are also met.
- Existing primary Andrews Federal members (i.e. memberships opened prior to 11/15/2023) are not eligible for this offer.
- Previous memberships that were closed within 180 days prior to promo are not eligible for this offer.
- Your new Andrews Federal checking account must still be open and in good standing when we seek to credit the bonus, otherwise the bonus is forfeited.
- Only one bonus will be awarded per member regardless of the number of accounts opened.
- Bonus offers are not transferable and are reportable for tax purposes.
- A $25 early account closing fee applies if the account is closed within 60 days of opening.
- All Andrews Federal checking and savings accounts are subject to Andrews Federal standard account agreements.
- Offer is subject to change at any time.
- Employees, Directors or contractors of the Credit Union, or their direct family members are not eligible for this offer.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
These accounts have no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
A $25 early account closing fee applies if the account is closed within 60 days of opening
Our Verdict
Previously this was $200 with the same requirements. Still worth doing and the Kasasa Cash checking account earns 6% APY on up to $25,000. We will add this to our list of best bank account bonuses.
Useful posts regarding bank bonuses:
- A Beginners Guide To Bank Account Bonuses
- Bank Account Quick Reference Table (Spreadsheet) (very useful for sorting bonuses by different parameters)
- PSA: Don’t Call The Bank
- Introduction To ChexSystems
- Banks & Credit Unions That Are ChexSystems Inquiry Sensitive
- What Banks & Credit Unions Do/Don’t Pull ChexSystems?
- How To Use Our Direct Deposit Page For Bank Bonuses Page
- Common Bank Bonus Misconceptions + Why You Should Give Them A Go
- How Many Bank Accounts Can I Safely Open Within A Year For Bank Bonus Purposes?
- Affiliate Links & Bank Bonuses – We Won’t Be Using Them
- Complete List Of Ways To Close Bank Accounts At Each Bank
- Banks That Allow/Don’t Allow Out Of State Checking Applications
- Bank Bonus Posting Times
I opened account with a immediately ChexSystems pull and account was opened next day.
if P1 opens Andrews account and uses P2 Cash App for 15 debit card transactions, will that cause Andrews or Cash App to lock up account?
Has anyone tried that before?
Not recommended. Some DoCers’ Cash App accounts were shut down, and one possible reason was that they had used a card in their P2’s name.
Applied with Chex frozen. Appears my account was approved, but still no account number. This is the message it shows on the application page:
“Thanks for setting up your account
Congratulations! Your application has been approved. We are completing the final steps to open your account. You can sign back in to this application to see your official account information, including account number and routing number.”
My initial deposit of $50 says “pending approval”. Anyone know if this means I was actually approved and I just have to wait for an account number to be assigned? Did this happen to anyone else? Or is this what it looks like before they tell you that you have to unfreeze Chex? For $150, I don’t think I want to take a Chex hit.
It’ll work, the account numbers appear in less than a day. I had the same issue
Nice, thanks.
Applied with Chex frozen, however they asked me to unfreeze Chex. Not worth the hit for me for $150 so I’ll pass.
If you apply with the address on your ID, you can get it approved while frozen. Then you can change the address in the bank portal
That’s exactly what I did
I tried applying again doing that method, They still asked me to unfreeze Chex.
That’s weird, maybe the identity verification failed somehow. My application went pending with passport but then worked with address on driver’s license
I have a question, the t&c states: “maintain that direct deposit for at least ninety (90) calendar days (i.e. ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the first direct deposit to the account”
it means I have to keep the balance of that initial DD for 90 days or I have to keep receiving DDs for 3 months? and if it’s the second, does that mean bi-weekly? monthly? of just one more in the 90 day period
TIA
Second part. Some people have positive DPs with a DD every month
Bedu,
That’s a nice short reply that answered all of Andrew TW’s questions. Some of my replies end up being long-winded. You might or might not have noticed that. 😉
Bedu,
BTW, I just noticed that your comment count is a lot lower than it was before. Does that mean that you created a new “user account” using your “main” email address?
Oh, I used a very old email address when I initially started but that email was deactivated due to inactivity. So now I’m using a backup email lol
So basically it was a backup to the backup. Hopefully, you have set up to login occasionally to prevent that account from going inactive also.
Thanks Bedu Eric 🔗
I made some bill payments online with the debit card, and the transaction descriptions were “Withdrawal debit card”. They should count towards the 15 debit requirements, right?
Also for the monthly rate qualification, it only needs to be ACH push, does not have to be DD, correct?
Correct, any ACH push, any amount.
Great, thank you!
Maya,
I noticed that Johnz only answered 1 of your questions. That debit card purchase that you made should count. Check out this chat that I had with Wayne for some info that I provided to him about what coding does and does not count for Andrews: #1903310 .
Good to know, thank you Eric!
Approved instantly after uploading front picture of Driver License.
[OOS,] but chose the option of joining the ACC to be eligible
Chex count currently sitting at 26/12
P2 with much lower Chex numbers also insta approved.
As existing member (only savings & CDs, no checking), if I open a new checking account, will I get a Chex pull?
No chex pull for me (existing member with savings account.)
When you opened subsequent account, how many months had passed since you first joined? If you just joined recently, may be they did not pull Chex again when you opened 2nd account? I joined 8 years years ago, so just wonder if they will pull Chex if I open a checking account now.
3/2019 opened Saving/CD -> Chex pull
11/2021 opened CD -> Chex pull
11/2024 opened Checking -> No Chex pull
When you opened checking in 11/2024, did you call them to open or did you open yourself after logging to online banking? I received email from Andrews at end of Nov that we can now open account online ourselves.
Opened myself online.
Another DP a year ago mentioned they pull Chex for new and existing members for each account open. Don’t know if how soon you open 2nd account after joining makes a difference.
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/washington-d-c-only-andrews-federal-credit-union-150-checking-bonus/#comment-1754797
EdwardD,
I just checked my records and Andrews did do a Chex inquiry when I opened my Checking account last year. I was a long-time member before this. Maybe Yj32 applied recently and Andrews changed their policy since I applied.
Right, was surprised/glad on no Chex this time (11/2024.) For CD app in 2021, they did pull Chex.
Anyone know if there is a fee for using bill pay?
That’s the only way I see to get money out of your account — no external transfer option
Use an external account and pull from Andrews. IIRC, they only restrict you using ACH from their online banking when your account is new. And, no, there is no fee for bill pay. Dookie
Cash app loads don’t count as debits for me this month. They coded as Withdrawal Debit Card in Nov, but all my Dec loads code as Withdrawal ACH Cash App.
Are Cash app loads working as Withdrawal Debit for anyone this month?