Associated Bank, $175 Checking $100 Money Market Bonus (IL, MN, WI)

Associated Bank is offering a ~~$150~~ $175 bonus for checking accounts, $100 for Money market account and it has a $50 referral bonus. Limited to only three states and is now $25 better. The offer has been extended until the end of August, 2020.

Checking Account Offer Requirements

Offer limited to qualifying checking accounts opened before August 31, 2020. Minimum deposit required to open is $100. Customer must complete:

A minimum of three payments using online bill pay OR
Have one direct deposit of $300 or more to their account within 45 days of account opening.

Bonus will be deposited into their account within 75 days of account opening after meeting the qualifications. Popmoney® and transfers to external accounts do not qualify for the required transactions to receive the monetary bonus. Exclusions apply. For tax reporting purposes, a 1099 may be issued at year-end for the year in which the bonus is given.

$100 Money Market Offer Requirements

Offer expires December 31, 2019. A minimum opening deposit of $10,000 is required to receive the bonus and at least such amount must remain on deposit for 90 days to receive the bonus. Deposits from existing accounts do not qualify; funds must be from outside of Associated Bank.

$100 bonus will be deposited into money market accounts within 120 days of account opening.

Eligibility

Open to residents of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming and Colorado only.

Customer must be 18 years or older to qualify. Offer limited to one per household.

Customers with an Associated Bank checking account in the last six months, joint owners on an existing Associated Bank checking account and Associated Bank colleagues are not eligible.

Fees

There is a $11 monthly maintenance fee for the checking account. It can be is waived with:

$1,000 minimum daily balance
$2,500 in combined deposits
Direct deposits combining $500 or more per month
Under the age of 24 and enrolled in paperless statements.

The ssociated Advantage Money Market Account has a $11 monthly maintenance fee. It can be waived with:

$1,000 minimum daily balance

Account must be open at the time the bonus is paid and must remain open for a minimum of 12 months. If the account is closed within 12 months, Associated Bank reserves the right to deduct the monetary bonus from the account prior to closing.

$50 Referral Bonus

You can also get a $50 referral bonus from this account. You can send your referrals here. It says that both parties will receive $50 Visa® Reward Card but it is not guaranteed that the person signing up with receive it on top of $150 sing-up bonus.

Guru’s Wrap-Up

The checking part is probably the bonus worth doing here. Pretty easy requirements that don’t have to involve a direct deposit. The Money market bonus will require a large deposit that has to be kept in the account for 90 days. Plus both accounts must remain open for 12 months which makes it more cumbersome.