[Expired] [NY only] Kinderhook Bank In Branch $250 Checking Bonus

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Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $250
• Availability: Seems to be in branch only. All branches are in NY [Branch locator]
• Direct deposit required: Yes, $100+
• Additional requirements: None
• Hard/soft pull: Unknown
• ChexSystems: Unknown
• Credit card funding: Unknown, unlikely due to in branch requirement
• Monthly fees: None
• Early account termination fee: $25, six months
• Household limit: None listed
• Expiration date: None listed

The Offer

Direct link to offer

• Open a new personal eFreedom or Freedom checking account opened at Kinderhook Bank and receive a $250 bonus when you complete the following requirements:
  • Receive a direct deposit of at least $100 within 60 days of account opening

The Fine Print

• Available for a limited time and applies to any new personal eFreedom or Freedom checking account opened at Kinderhook Bank.
• New account customer cannot have any type of existing checking account. Employees of Kinderhook Bank are not eligible for bonus.
• $250 bonus will be credited to new eFreedom or Freedom checking account within 30 days of the first direct deposit of at least $100 which must be received within 60 days of the new account opening.
•  $250 bonus cannot be combined with any other special offers.
• All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

The Freedom checking account has no monthly fees to worry about. I wasn’t able to find a fee schedule so unsure if there is an early account termination fee or not, but that doesn’t matter much considering there is no monthly fee to worry about. Update: According to this comment there is a $25 fee if closed within six months.

Our Verdict

Great bonus if it’s a soft pull. Only real downside is that you need to open in branch (but at least that way you should be able to check if it is a soft pull before signing up). Upside is that there is only a small direct deposit requirement and no monthly fee to worry about. If this turns out to be a soft pull we will be adding it to our list of the best checking bonuses.

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