Updated 1/1/25: Bonus now $300 and valid through March 31, 2025.Â
Update 8/10/24: Deal is back and valid until December 31, 2024. Some language shows it’s now $300.
Update 5/19/24: Deal is back until July 31, 2024.
Update 1/22/24: Offer extended to April 15, 2024
Update 1/6/24: Extended until March 29, 2024. Hat tip to DJ8014
10/14/23: Deal is back and valid until 12/31/2023
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $250
- Availability:Â WI
- Direct deposit required:Â Yes, no minimumÂ
- Additional requirements:Â Open another deposit account, use promo code
- Hard/soft pull:Â Unknown
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding:Â Unknown
- Monthly fees:Â None
- Early account termination fee:Â None
- Household limit:Â One
- Expiration date:Â September 30th, 2023
Contents
The Offer
- Lake Ridge Bank is offering a $300 checking bonus when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements:
- Use promo code ONLINE300
- Open a forward checking account and at least one additional deposit product, like a savings or money money market account
- Have 5+ transactions per month
- Move your direct deposit to Lake Ridge Bank
The Fine Print
- Your $250 bonus will be deposited into your new Forward Checking account within 90 days after you complete the two easy steps above.
- Of course, you’ll need to keep your accounts in good standing and actively use your new accounts and services (5+ transactions per month).
- While we truly value our current clients, this special offer is only available to households that have not received a similar bonus (one bonus per household) in the past and don’t currently have a checking account with us.
- Complete these requirements within 90 days of account opening to receive your bonus.
- Offer expires on September 30, 2023.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
Forward checking account has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
There’s no EATF in the fee schedule.
Our Verdict
Requirements seem fairly easy to meet, just need to know if it’s a hard or soft pull to open.
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Fyi I cleared this bonus 6 months ago and they through a bit of a fit. Apparently even though I cleared the terms they didn’t like that I wasn’t suing the savings account enough… and closed the savings account without notice. They then withheld the bonus for the checking because I “wasn’t actively using my accounts” by their standards. After a couple weeks of back and forth they finally agreed to pay bonus, but only after I “promised” them I would continue to use my account. I found it to be quite childish and closed right after the bonus hit. So by all means do this one but move money in and out of both accounts with regularity to avoid their ire.
Still shows ‘certify resident of WI’ – no OOS.
10-15 – Opened online in-service-area with Chex frozen
11-15 – $200 real DD
11-18 – 5x$5 Paypal balance reloads through the debit card
11-22 – $300 bonus posts
This bank also has CC funding, but I’m not sure how much. The form allowed entering up to $25k per account, so $50k combined with checking + savings. I entered $12.5k each, but they ended up only funding $1 to each without reaching out or anything. They did code as separate $1 purchases on my Capital One Venture X from FUNDNOW. If you’re going to take advantage of that definitely reach out to get the actual max amount.
I called to ask about CC funding, and they said $1k was possible. They didn’t mention a maximum and I didn’t probe too much. Then I did a chat and they said that there is a min of 100, and no maximum.
OOS?
can you go to jail for lying
Newbie churner/Dirk (it shows your comment history for both names since you linked it to your email), I’m not sure what you’re implying. If you want to attest on a document that you’re a resident of a state in which you’re not. If you have to ask questions like “can you go to jail for lying” then this probably isn’t the game for you.
Depends on the context. In this context, before you apply you should have a plan for DDs from jail or you might miss a lot of future bank bonuses.
Looks like they’re updating the deal, it’s now been extended to December 31, 2024 and increased to $300 in most of the language on the page though the code itself is still ONLINE250, the url still has 250, and their promotions page still says $250. Terms haven’t changed.
Code looks to now be ONLINE300
Just a heads up that you need monthly recurring direct deposit. I had real d.d. for one month and was told this by CS when I asked why I didn’t receive the bonus.
is this churnable?
(I think it was Monona Bank in the past)
out of state here; any way to get an account?
still a part of the app WI only
> I certify that I am at least 18 years of age and a resident of Wisconsin.
I did this last year, people in branch were nice.
They also did a free pancake and sausage day the other week at one of their branches and that was pretty solid.
No longer expired, “Offer expires on July 31, 2024.”