Maximizing Money

Bank of the West is offering $150 or $300 in bonus cash when you open a new personal checking account online by August 18, 2017.

This Bank of the West promotion is available to residents of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

If you don’t reside in a qualifying state, check out Chase Bank and Bank of America as well for more widely-available bank deals. [Read More] Bank of the West $150 or $300 New Checking Account Bonus

First Bank and Trust will give you a $300 bonus when you open a Green Checking account with a direct deposit of at least $500 per statement cycle.

You can open an account online with First Bank and Trust if you live in select ZIP codes of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. [Read More] First Bank and Trust $300 Green Checking Bonus – LA, MS and FL

Capital One Bank will give you a $500 combined cash bonus to open a 360 Money Market account and a 360 Checking account, or you can apply for either account separately to earn $200 for 360 Money Market or $300 for 360 Checking.

Please note that Capital One promotional offers are often targeted to current Capital One Credit Card customers, but they are usually still openly available to anyone who uses the promotional codes (even though it indicates non-transferable), so you can attempt these targeted offers at your own risk. [Read More] Capital One Bank Account Promotions: $200 Money Market and $300 Checking

TCF Bank is currently mailing out flyers for a $250 bonus when you open a TCF Free Checking account in-branch and EITHER receive direct deposits totaling $500 or more OR make at least $250 in debit card purchases within 60 days of account opening, valid through September 15, 2017.

This TCF Bank promotional offer is available to customers in MN, MI, IL, WI, CO, and SD, but it is a targeted promotion, so it’s not freely and openly available to everyone, although you still may be able to qualify. [Read More] TCF Bank $250 Free Checking Account Bonus – Targeted (MN, MI, IL, WI, CO, and SD)

CIT Bank will give you a cash bonus of $100 and an interest rate of 1.30% APY when you open and fund a Premier High Yield Savings Account with a minimum of $15,000 by September 8, 2017, and maintain a qualifying balance for 3 monthly statement cycles.

These CIT Bank bonus offers are available nationwide to anybody in the U.S.A. [Read More] CIT Bank $100 Bonus with 1.30% APY High Yield Savings Account – Nationwide