[Expired][MA only] Blue Hills Bank $200 Checking Bonus

This offer has expired but you can still get $300 in Uber credit from Blue Hills.

Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $200
• Availability: Must live or work in MA (also have to be a permanent resident or U.S. Citizen)
• Direct deposit required: Optional, recurring direct deposit of at least $1,000 (+$100)
• Additional requirements: Two online bill pays (+$100)
• Hard/soft pull: Soft
• Credit card funding: Up to $1,000
• Monthly fees: None
• Early account termination fee: $25, 90 days
• Expiration date: October 31st, 2016

The Offer

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• Receive a sign up bonus of $200 when you open any new Blue Hills Checking account and complete the following requirements within 60 days of account opening:
  • Set up a recurring direct deposit of at least $1,000 per statement cycle
  • Pay two payees online through their online banking service

The Fine Print

• Offer expires October 31, 2016.
• $25 minimum opening deposit.
• Earn $200 by opening a checking account with direct deposit and paying two bills online. Direct deposit must be recurring at least monthly and equal at least $1,000 per statement cycle to earn $100 incentive. Blue Hills Bank will pay $100 when you establish and pay two payees online through our online banking service.
• Direct deposit and bill payees must be established and paid within 60 days from account opening.
• Incentives will be credited to the qualify­ing account within 30 days after the 60 day qualifying period ends
• One per household. New personal checking customers only.
• All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

Blue Hill Bank offers a free checking account, the only requirement is that you must open it with at least $10. Their fee schedule says that there is an early account termination fee of $25 if the account is closed within 90 days.

Our Verdict

They have offered a $200 bonus in the past, they used to allow up to $10,000 in credit card funding but that was reduced to $1,000. Still this is a good deal, easy to keep the account fee free and the bonus requirements aren’t too hard either. The $1,000 in credit card funding is just a bonus. Because of these reasons we’ve added this bonus to our list of the best checking account sign up offers.

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