Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $300
- Availability: Nationwide
- Direct deposit required: Yes, no minimum mentioned
- Additional requirements: See below
- Hard/soft pull: Unknown
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding: Account opening page mentions debit & credit card funding, unsure on limits
- Monthly fees: $5, avoidable
- Early account termination fee: Unknown
- Household limit: None
- Expiration date: November 30, 2021
The Offer
- Amerant Bank is offering a $300 bonus when you open a new value checking account and complete the following requirements:
- Receive a qualifying direct deposit within 90 days
- Maintain an average balance of $10,000 on your 2nd and 3rd statement cycle and have your account open for 90 days.
The Fine Print
- Offer not available to existing Amerant Bank customers, prior customers who have had an Amerant Bank personal checking relationship within the preceding 90 days or have been paid a promotional premium in the past 24 months.
- Limited to one checking account per new customer.
- If multiple accounts are opened with the same signers, only one account will be eligible for the bonus Applicant must be a citizen or resident alien of the United States (U.S.) who is at least 18 years old with a valid U.S. taxpayer identification number.
- To qualify for the bonus: (i) open your new Value Checking Account online at amerantbank.com OR at an Amerant Bank branch location from 09/13/2021 through 11/30/2021; (ii) have your Qualifying Direct Deposit(s) made to the account within 60 days of account opening; and (iii) maintain a minimum average balance in the account of $10,000 for 60 days following the first 30 days of account opening.
- We will deposit the bonus in your new account within 60 days after you have completed the above conditions.
- To receive the bonus, your Value Checking Account must be open and in good standing at the time of payout.
- The bonus will appear as “Cash Bonus” on your monthly statement and will be reported on the applicable IRS form as interest income.
- This promotion may be extended, modified or discontinued at any time, and may vary by market.
- 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 a $5 monthly fee. This is waived when you do either of the following:
- Enroll in Online Statements or monthly Direct Deposits or complete 4 Debit Card transactions per statement cycle
Early Account Termination Fee
Unable to find the fee schedule so unsure if there is any early account termination fee or not.
Our Verdict
I assume this account can be open nationwide, but don’t know that for sure. Bit annoying to need the $10,000 in there for two months but worth doing for a $300 bonus. We also don’t have any datapoints on what counts for direct deposit. We will add this to our list of the best bank account bonuses.
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