Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $300
- Availability: Must live or work in one of the following counties:
- Clear Creek County
- Eagle County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Jefferson County
- Summit County
- Direct deposit required: Yes, $500+ per month
- Additional requirements: 5 debit card transactions and keep account open for 90 days
- Hard/soft pull: Unknown
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding: Unknown
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: $25, 90 days
- Household limit: None
- Expiration date:
The Offer
- Credit Union of the Rockies is offering a $300 bonus when you open a new checking account and complete the following requirements:
- Sign up for direct deposit of at least $500 per month
- Complete a minimum of five (5) transactions using your CUR Visa debit card within the first 90 days of account opening
- Keep account open for at least 90 days
The Fine Print
- Offer available for a limited time. Membership eligibility required.
- Offer valid for new Credit Union of the Rockies members age 18 or older.
- To qualify for the $300 bonus, you must: (1) open a new Credit Union of the Rockies checking account; (2) establish and receive a qualifying direct deposit of at least $500 into the new checking account; and (3) maintain the checking account in good standing for at least 90 days after account opening. (4) Complete a minimum of five (5) transactions using your CUR Visa debit card within the first 90 days of account opening.
- The $300 bonus will be deposited into the qualifying checking account after all requirements have been met.
- Limit one bonus per individual.
- Bonus may be reported to the IRS and is the recipient’s responsibility for any applicable taxes.
- Offer cannot be combined with any other promotional offer and may be modified or withdrawn at any time. Accounts are subject to approval.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
In touch checking account has no monthly fees to worry about.
Early Account Termination Fee
Our Verdict
There was a $150 referral bonus that didn’t require a direct deposit as well but did have some big requirements for the full bonus. This new bonus should be a better option for most/all people. Share your experiences in the comments below.
Hat tip to reader snailrock
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Has anyone successfully opened this without visiting a branch?
The “I work for or am affiliated with” eligibility option has the following in the dropdown. I didn’t see any that are immediately useful, but wow that’s a lot of options. Also, “eligible through other means” allows Colorado residents affiliated with Consumers United to join. Credit Union of the Rockies 4×4 Inc. A&A Trading Post Inc. Above the Rest Ace Games Inc. ACX Technologies (aka Golden Technology #207) Adventure in Colors Inc. AET/Sourse Environmental All A’s Installation All -City Housekeeping Alpine Animal Hospital ALTA Group Ameraan Inc. American Freeman Industries Inc. American Tabe & Label Animal Feed & Supply Applejack Liquors Argus Steel Corporation Arapahoe Basin Ski Area ASDS Computer Asher Investments Aspect Management Corp Asphalt Paving Associated Battery and Car AST Sports Science Attachment Center at Evergreen Automotive Innovations (Nu-Joint) Aviation Industrial Supply Co. Bankers Asset Recovery Barela & Sons Inc. Beam & Reed Supply Co. Beau Jo’s Management Benchmark Surveying Better Business Bureau Bingham Business Group City of Black Hawk Employees Boston Chicken Boundary Fence and Supply Co. Breadbox of Denver Brentwood Care Center Briggs Associates Inc. Broncorp Manufacturing Buffalo Distributing C&H Draperies Camping World Canyon Cable TV Carbonate Realty Center on Deafness Central City Employees Ceric USA Inc. Charlene Eldridge Consulting Charlie Matthews & Associates Cherry Creek Christian CIA (Colorado Office City of Central (Central City) Cline Fay Institute Cluff & Associates Inc. Coach America Coat of Arms Colorado Comprehensive Care Inc. Colorado Easter Seal Society Colorado Humane Society Colorado Mountain Club Colorado Nail Co. Colorado State Fire Chiefs – Fire Mechanics Association Colorado Stationers Inc. Colorado Toy House Colorado Wire and Cable Company Columbine Recovery Columbine Systems Compression Specialists of Colorado Computer Systems Plus Corporation Condit Corporation Condominium Management Company Conifer/Evergreen Association of Realtors Connecting Point Office Continental Concepts Coors Brewery and all wholly owned subsidaries thereof Coors Ceramic, Coors Container, Coors Porcelain, CoorsTek Copper Cable (aka Porter-Staby Publishing Inc.) Copper Mountain I (associated with Interwest Colorado) Copper Mountain I (associated with Keystone) Copper Mountain Professional Firefighter’s Assoc. Coulometrics Inc. Counseling Center of Golden Creative Child Care Center Credit Information Agency of Denver Inc. Currency Exchange of Colorado (aka Any Kind of Checks Cashed) Custom Electronics Custom Glass Engineering Inc. D&S Lighting Dago Cases Dairy Engineering Danco International Gas and Oil Inc. Das Meyer Data Methods Inc. Data National Corporation Day Brothers DC to Light Electronix Denco Sales Co. Denver Millworks Inc. Diesel Power and Supply Doctors Cook and Mikulecky (formerly Dr. Thomas C. White) Domestic Upkeep Don’s Truck/Auto Painting EJ Construction Earthen Vessels East Side Story Easy Living Company Eisinger Smith Inc. El Rancho Restaurant Eldridge Consulting (aka Charlene Eldridge Consulting) Electrical Outlet Inc. EMCO (Evergreen Manufacturing Co.) Empire Tools and Machinery Employees of Gilpin County Emrich and Hill Inc. Envirotech Industries Inc. Evergreen Chiropractic and Holistic Center Evergreen Manufacturing Company (see EMCO) Evergreen/Conifer Association of Realtors (see Conifer) Expert Realty Associates Express Liquor Farm Credit Administration, Colorado Office of Fastening Systems Inc. Fire House Car Wash Fitness America FLO Inc. Foothills Metropolitan Recreation and Park District Foxy Barber Inc. FPS Insurance Brokerage Inc. Front Wood Works Frontier Mechanical Inc. G3 Solutions GBC Inc. GDB Group Gemma & Associates Glass Inc. Glory Electric Inc. Gold Point Lodging and Realty Golden Cabinet Golden Chamber of Commerce Golden Eagle and Pump Golden High School Alumni Foundation Golden Limousine Golden Packaging (dba Press-On Label Co.) Golden Technology Golden Transcript, The Golden Unit Golden West Commuter Golden Wings (aka TLV Inc.) GOP Sawbucks, members of Graphics Packaging Green Acres Nursery Inc. Greenland Inc. GS Hearing Ventures Hampden West Nursery Inc. Hardesty, Willard R., PC Hartmeister Lab Hayes and Sourcie Heckendorf, FA Inc. Henderson Mine Hickey Motors High Country Cleaning Highland Park Care Center Hill Crest Homeowners HRBA (aka Human Resource Benefit Administrators Inc.) Huffman Laboratories Inc. Images Hair Care IMS (aka Integrated Medical Systems) Independent Electrical Contractors Inc. (Rocky Mountain Chapter) Inland Adventures Innovative Solutions Intermountain Beauty Supply International Business Services Inc. Interstate Turbo & Supply & Accessory Company Irwin and Hendricks Isle of Capri Casino It Is Finished Ivy Nursing Center J.I.L. Enterprises LLC Jackson’s Hole Saloon JCB Tool and Mold JD Rogers, Lawyer Jefferson County Board of Realtors Jefferson County Child Care Association Jolly Rancher Candies (aka Leaf Inc.) JT Oil Company K Images Kathy’s Professional Cleaning Service Kenmar and Associates Keystone Resort Kohl’s Department Store Kwik Copy #794 Lady’s Midknight Castle Lake Dillon Fire Protection District Larsco Enterprises Law Offices of Mark Douglas Herber PC Lazer Hair and Beauty Salon Products LCB Limited Inc. Legacy Zoom Photography Lewan and Associates Light Gauge Steel Company Liquor Barn Loaf N Jug #81 Lombardi Brothers Meat Packers Loran Ltd Los Hermanos Realty LPL Financial Lynwood Floor Coverings Manning, Robert C. and Associates Mantech Environmental Technology Inc. McConnell and Associates Meadowlark Exxon Meadows Landscape Inc. Measurement Audit Company Measurement Technology Inc. Medical Center of Golden Merrill Engineering Lab Inc. Metal Treating and Research Metro Brokers Metro Mehanical Services Inc. Micro Tel Corp Microlithics Midwest Industrial Tools Inc. Mike’s Marine Mile High Ceramics Inc. Mile High Chem Dry MJ Data Consultants Inc. Mom’s Club of Golden Mountain Family Health Centers Mountain Resources Mountain States Baptist Fellowship Mountain States Cabinet Inc. MP Consulting Nails Incognito Et Al Nash-Johnson Associates Inc. National Com Link National Factoring National Park Service Employees Recreation Association National Western Stock Show Neil and Associates New World Millworks Inc. National Insurance Administrators Corp (NIA) (fka PIMC) Nine-O-Trucking Niquitos North Star Explorations Northwest Specialties Nu-Joint (aka Automotive Innovations) Office Assistants Office Technology Systems Olanic Ventures LLC Olympic Metals Inc. O-Tec Oxford Restaurant Equipment Pacific Tools Corporation Pandora’s Mystic Garden Park North Townhouse Corporation Peak Performance Copiers Performance Consultants Permagreen Products Co. Petersen Apartments Petit-Morry Co. Phoenix Analytical Laboratories Inc. Pillow Kindom – Big Sur Waterbeds Pine Mountain Home Owners Association Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Inc. Plant Engineering Services Inc. Plaza Athletics Club Porter-Staby Publishing Inc. Practical Software Inc. Precision Auto Body Press On Labels (aka Golden Packaging) Pro Pallets Proctor Distibuting Professional Auto Detail Supply Inc. Protect A Pet Protodyne Pulte Homes Corp. Quail Wine and Spirits Rainbow Christian Center Raymond James and Associates Resource Data International (RDI) Re/Max Professionals Inc. Reco and Associates Refinery Maintenance Co Inc. Reliable Air Freight Inc. Reliance Truck and Auto Resort Express Risk Engineering Inc. Riviera Casino Rocco’s Supermarket Rocky Mountain Wildlife Conservation Center Roman Products Inc. Royal Transport LLC Savage Construction Scholar Design Scott Dental Studio Inc. Selectronics Service Business Systems Shortline Subaru Silver Creek Electric Silverheels Ranch Owners Association Silverthorne Factory Outlet Center Site Services Smooth Move Storage Solution Centered Indivicual, Child & Family Therapy Solutions Southwest Plaza Dental Group Specialty Construction Inc Spyderco Starr Review Inc. Statewide Fire Protection (division of WSFPC) Stetson Paradise Stonehouse Signs Striker Petroleum Stylette Beauty Salon Sugie’s Coffee Shop Summit County Government Employees Summit County Senior Citizen Inc. Sunstone OP Properties LLC Superette Corporation Superior Plumbing Surtek Inc. Table Mountain Inn Table Mountain Travel Service Inc. Tabor Properties Techno-Search International Ten Mile Times The Spearly Center Thompson Lacquer Co. (fka Heckendorf) Timberwolf Construction Inc. Town of Dillon Employees Town of Frisco Employees Treatment Technology Inc. Tree musketeers United States Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Region U.S. Department of Enefry, Golden Field Office United Systems Universal Fire Equipment (division of WSFPC) Variety Auto Express Inc. Wenner Silverstein and Company Westar Real Property Services, Inc. Westco Midas Muffler Co. Westcom Marketing Western Distributing (fka C&C Distributing) Western Machine and Diesel Inc. Western states Fire Protection Co. (WSFPC) WSFPC of Arizona WSFPC of Austin, Texas WSFPC of Houston, Texas WSFPC of Oregon Wieronski Plumbing & Heating nIc. Williams, Terry (self-employed painter) Winston Electric LLC Wright Accounting and Tax Service Inc.
“ Family members (related by blood, marriage, or adoption) of those eligible in those counties are also entitled to membership. Family members are defined as, but not limited to an uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, cousin, life partner, etc.” Who wants to be my cousin?