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U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking: Earn Up to $450 When You Open a New Account and Complete Qualifying Activities

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Earn up to $450 when you open a new U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking account and complete qualifying activities. Subject to certain terms and limitations. Offer valid through December 30, 2024. Member FDIC.

Earn up to $450 with a new Bank Smartly Checking account.
Complete the following within 90 days of account opening:
  • Enroll in online banking or the U.S. Bank Mobile App
  • Make two or more direct deposit(s) totaling:
    • $2,000 to $4,999.99 to earn $250
    • $5,000 to $7,999.99 to earn $350
    • $8,000 or more to earn $450
Fund your new acount within 30 days to start qualifying activities. Offer may not be available if you are an existing U.S. Bank customer or live outside of the U.S. Bank footprint.

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Created 11-05-2024 at 03:04 PM by EfficientGame645
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jneset
12-10-2024 at 07:30 PM.
12-10-2024 at 07:30 PM.
Quote from dingdong123 View quoted comment :
I do 3-5 account opening bonus stuff every year, since 2020, between me and my spouse. US Bank is the only one where I did not receive account opening bonus. If you are opening solely for bonus, this is not he bank.
The wife's payroll has an open option for DD-I make those go all over the place!
This one has an app tracker. Take them for another spin-on them!
Huntington is the weirdest/most generous-their terms state every 6 months!
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jneset
12-10-2024 at 07:35 PM.
12-10-2024 at 07:35 PM.
Quote from ign0ramus View quoted comment :
hmmmm, moving direct deposit from sofi will take me out of their high apr savings, gotta crunch the math to see if 3 months for $450 is worth the hassle

Per DOC 2nd post results-within 60 days is all you need.
Bonus is purely for 2 hits and the bonus drops in weeks.
Don't forget about cashback also-one option is mentioned in at least the later SoFi DD linked results
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someoneslick
12-10-2024 at 11:29 PM.
12-10-2024 at 11:29 PM.
They always have such high thresholds on direct deposits or deposits into savings accounts for their offers. i'd rather do the chase savings and checking accounts for $900 But for some reason last time I tried, it gave an error online
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infin8007
12-10-2024 at 11:38 PM.
12-10-2024 at 11:38 PM.
"sorry not for your area" i'm in maryland. just fyi. good saves me some hassle i guess lol.
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Mawsu
12-11-2024 at 05:49 AM.
12-11-2024 at 05:49 AM.
Quote from infin8007 View quoted comment :
"sorry not for your area" i'm in maryland. just fyi. good saves me some hassle i guess lol.

You need to open brokerage or cd or cc first if you are not in their banking footprint (like me)
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Mawsu
12-11-2024 at 05:52 AM.
12-11-2024 at 05:52 AM.
Quote from ign0ramus View quoted comment :
hmmmm, moving direct deposit from sofi will take me out of their high apr savings, gotta crunch the math to see if 3 months for $450 is worth the hassle

This is checking. You don't have to park the money for 3 months. Transfer in and out 4k (give few days space like Monday initiate from sofi and Thursday from usb) twice
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Mawsu
12-11-2024 at 05:58 AM.
12-11-2024 at 05:58 AM.
Quote from Cheesecycle View quoted comment :
It says my zip code isn't eligible, but my sister's is. She's about an hour away, though just across the state line. What issues might I encounter using her address?

You will be failing with the system they use for address verification like lexisnexis and most likely going to be denied during application. See other comments about how to become their customer.

Or update your existing bank account address (not credit unions) to your sister and wait for statement cycle, that will update the address in the lexisnexis too
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tennislover1234
12-16-2024 at 02:48 PM.
12-16-2024 at 02:48 PM.
This is for the rich earning 8k biweekly in direct deposit. But these rich will never bite this as they don't care free $450 from the bank.
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g725s
12-16-2024 at 07:59 PM.
12-16-2024 at 07:59 PM.
Worst bank service I've ever experienced. Wouldn't even allow you to see images of deposted checks. But in the branch and on the phone, they hire the worst of the worst.
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TerenceP
12-16-2024 at 08:23 PM.
12-16-2024 at 08:23 PM.
Quote from tennislover1234 View quoted comment :
This is for the rich earning 8k biweekly in direct deposit. But these rich will never bite this as they don't care free $450 from the bank.
Totaling 8k in 90 days. So that's 8k divided by roughly 6 biweekly.
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chirsch87
12-17-2024 at 03:47 AM.
12-17-2024 at 03:47 AM.
Can I get this if recently done the us bank business bonus?
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TPMJB
12-17-2024 at 07:25 AM.
12-17-2024 at 07:25 AM.
Quote from WolfTheCat View quoted comment :
$450/90 days is a very generous bonus, but watch out:

$8000/90 days of direct deposit is a high bar.
- Some transfers MAY work, but doing so is a workaround that US Bank doesn't like and won't help you with.
- This site has a list of transfers that have worked for others: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/kn...s/#US_Bank [doctorofcredit.com]
- If $8000/90 days is hard for you with "real" direct deposits, you may want to adjust your 401(k) or tax withholding temporarily in January, and pay it back later in the year.

Fees:
- $5.00/month dormant account fee. So, you should Close the account promptly after receiving the bonus or keep using it.
- $6.95/mo monthly fee, waived if you have a $1500 balance, $1000 in direct deposit, or have a US Bank credit card. You'll be doing the $1000 in direct deposit anyway, so this should not be a problem if you time your deposits well.
- I could not find a closing fee or any other potentially onerous fees.

Funds Availability:
- Big direct deposits over $5,525.00, have a 7-day hold may apply - they won't let you transfer all of it immediately to main checking.
- They also may hold transfers over $225 under certain (somewhat unspecified) circumstances. I don't think direct deposits would be affected by this, but they could.
- Most direct deposits are available the next day, so you can move the direct deposits to your real, main checking account pretty quickly.
How is $8000/90 days a high bar? That's $1000 a week take-home for 90 days. That's $35/hr give or take after taxes.
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RosslynDC
12-17-2024 at 10:41 AM.
12-17-2024 at 10:41 AM.
Nice post,
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aneesf
12-17-2024 at 11:35 AM.
12-17-2024 at 11:35 AM.
I was ineligible due to my zip code, opened a CD account and got the offer on the online account. Once I clicked from my profile the app is tracking the bonus in the account details section. I found it super helpful that it has a complete checklist on how to be eligible for the bonus. I am still waiting for couple more pay checks before I get the desired bonus. Wanted to share my experience if it helps
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jherbido
12-17-2024 at 01:41 PM.
12-17-2024 at 01:41 PM.
Quote from d0min0 View quoted comment :
If I opened a us bank checking account a year ago and closed it after receiving bonus, can I do this one?
You have to wait for 12 full months - then you are eligible again
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