Associated Bank checking: up to $600 bonus
Up to $600 bonus
Open a new Associated checking account by Nov 30, 2026, get $500+ in recurring direct deposits within 90 days, and earn $300-$600 based on your day 31-90 balance.
- Deposit
- $500+ direct deposits in 90 days; $1,000-$10,000+ balance
- States
- IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, WI (online opening)
- Ends
- Nov 30, 2026
- Bonus
- $300 / $400 / $600
- Fee
- Access Checking: no monthly fee
How to get it
- Request an offer code by email on Associated's page (needed for a branch), or open online.
- Open and fund a new Access ($25), Balanced or Choice ($100) Checking account by Nov 30, 2026.
- Receive recurring direct deposits totaling $500+ within 90 days from an employer or government agency.
- Your average daily balance on days 31-90 across eligible deposit accounts sets the bonus: $1,000+ $300, $5,000+ $400, $10,000+ $600.
- Associated says the bonus is paid within 120 days of opening.
What it means for churners
- Requires a 12-month keep-open period, longer than most bonuses.
Fine print
- Excluded if you received a personal checking bonus in the last 24 months or had an Associated checking account in the last 12 months.
- The account must stay open at least 12 months.
- Business, HSA, investment, minor and private banking balances don't count. P2P payments and transfers don't count as direct deposits.
- One per customer; can't be combined. Associated colleagues aren't eligible. Must be 18+.
- Balanced and Choice Checking have monthly fees if thresholds aren't met; the page's Balanced figures are inconsistent.
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