Offer at a glance
Maximum bonus amount: $2,000
Availability: IL
Direct deposit required: None
Additional requirements: See below
Hard/soft pull: Unknown
ChexSystems: Unknown
Credit card funding: Unknown
Monthly fees: None
Early account termination fee: Six months, bonus forfeit
Household limit: None listed
Expiration date: None listed
The Offer
Republic Bank is offering a business checking bonus of up to $2,000. Bonus you receive depends on the average monthly balance in your third month:
$10,000 to receive $250 bonus;
$25,000 to receive $500 bonus;
$50,000 to receive $1,000 bonus;
$100,000 to receive $2,000 bonus
The Fine Print
Offer not available to existing Republic Bank of Chicago checking clients.
Offer limited to one per client regardless of number of accounts opened.
Offer may be withdrawn at any time without notice.
In the third month following account opening, maintain an average monthly balance of $10,000 to receive $250 bonus; $25,000 to receive $500 bonus; $50,000 to receive $1,000 bonus; $100,000 to receive $2,000 bonus. Bonus will be received as a deposit to your checking account within 30 days of the promotional time period. The bonus is considered interest and may be reportable for tax purposes.
If account is closed within 6 months of opening, bonus will be deducted before account closing.
All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
Business basic checking account has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
Bonus is forfeit if closed within six months of account opening
Our Verdict
Looks like you only need to tie up funds for one month to trigger the bonus if that’s true then this is a very good return and worth doing. APYs are:
$10,000: 25.29%
All other tiers: 19.82%
Assuming a 40 day hold period. We will add this to our list of the best bank account bonuses.
Hat tip to reader Gabe R
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