Update 10/19/24: Deal is back until 12/31. Hat tip to reader snailrock
Update 5/31/24: Deal is back until July 31, 2024. Hat tip to smurfit
Offer at a glance
Maximum bonus amount: $300
Availability: Must live, work, worship, attend school, or volunteer in, and businesses and other legal entities located in Nassau County, New York or the towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Smithtown, or Southold, or the Poospatuck Reservation, Suffolk County, New York, or have an immediate family member of current membership.
Direct deposit required: No
Additional requirements: Deposit $500+ for three moths
Hard/soft pull: Unknown
ChexSystems: Unknown
Credit card funding: Unknown
Monthly fees: None
Early account termination fee: Unknown
Household limit: None listed
Expiration date: December 31, 2023
The Offer
Suffolk Credit Union is offering a $300 checking bonus when you open a new checking account. Bonus is broken down as follows:
$100 per month for the first three months when $500+ is deposited
The Fine Print
Offer valid for accounts opened October 10–December 31, 2023. Deposit at least $500 in one transaction each month (with money not already on deposit at Suffolk Credit Union) for the first 3 months and earn $100 each month.
Cannot be combined with Corporate Partner Checking offers.
Existing memberships without a checking account are eligible.
Offer not available on existing checking accounts.
Promotional month is calcualted from the account opening day (Month 1: 1-30 days, Month 2: 31-60 days and Month 3: 61-90 days from account opening date.
Cash bonus(es) will be reported as income on IRS form 1099-INT.
All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
This account has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
I wasn’t able to find a fee schedule so unsure if there is any EATF.
Our Verdict
Looks to be a very easy bonus and nice to see such an easy bonus have such a big sign up bonus. Even if it’s a hard pull I think it’s worth doing and will add it to the best bank bonus page.
Hat tip to Bockrr
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