Offer at a glance
Maximum bonus amount: $200
Availability:
New York Residents – If you live, work, worship, or attend school in Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Rockland*, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, or Tompkins Counties, or the cities of Rochester* or Syracuse, you can join.
Pennsylvania Residents – If you live, work, worship, or attend school in Bradford or Susquehanna County; the city of Reading*, portions of South Westmoreland* or North Fayette* Counties; portions of the Cities of Allentown*, Bethlehem*, or Easton*, you can join.
New Jersey Residents – If you live, work, worship, or attend school in Bergen or Passaic Counties; or portions of Essex*, Hudson*, or Union* Counties, you can join.
Direct deposit required: Yes, $500+ within 90 days
Additional requirements: Debit card and digital banking
Hard/soft pull: Unknown
ChexSystems: Unknown
Credit card funding: Unknown
Monthly fees: None
Early account termination fee:
Household limit: None listed
Expiration date: June 30, 2024
The Offer
Visions Federal Credit Union is offering a $200 checking bonus when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements:
$100 when you set up new qualifying recurring direct deposits of $500+ within 90 days of account opening
$50 when you set up a visions issued debit card
$50 when you enroll in digital banking
The Fine Print
Three bonuses totaling up to $200 are available if the following activities are met within 90 days of opening new checking account: (1) $100 for new, qualifying, recurring direct deposits made into new checking account; cannot be reallocated from another Visions share account. Direct deposits must be payroll from employment, pension, or Social Security totaling an aggregate of $500 or more within 90 days of opening the new checking account; (2) $50 for Visions-issued debit card linked to new checking account during promotional period; (3) $50 for new, first-time enrollment in digital banking during the promotional period.
Direct deposit bonus will be credited 90 days after the open date of new checking account. Debit card and digital banking enrollment bonuses will be deposited within 24 hours of meeting the requirements. Bonuses will be applied to member’s primary savings. Bonuses reportable for tax purposes.
Consumer accounts only; must be in good standing. Guardian, rep payee or executor, collections charge-off, business, and/or organizational accounts are ineligible. Must be 18 years of age or older. Offer only valid during promotional period from January 2, 2024 to June 30, 2024. Visions reserves the right to end or modify this promotion without notice. Member cannot take advantage of promotion more than once. Federally insured by NCUA.
All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
Flex checking has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
I wasn’t able to find a fee schedule
Our Verdict
Looks to be a pretty good bonus, always nice when you can at least get some of the bonus without a direct deposit.
Hat tip to reader Phil P
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