$100 Bonus for Checking Account at a Texas CU

The Neighborhood Credit Union is offering up to $100 cash for opening a checking account. You can get $50 for opening any checking account and another $25 for direct deposit. If you upgrade to an Advantage Checking Account, you get an extra $25. This deal is not being advertised at the credit union's website. However, it was advertised in the January 28th edition of the Dallas Morning News and is available online here.

Accounts must be maintained a minimum of 6 months and the direct deposit must be at least $200. Another important note is that the Advantage Checking has an $8/month fee unless you have an average daily balance of at least $5K. So the extra $25 may not be worth it. The Express Checking has no minimum requirements and no fees as long as branch transactions are kept to no more than 2/month. It does require direct deposit. The Classic Checking has no direct deposit requirements but has a $500 minimum balance requirement to avoid the $7 monthly fee.

The credit union also has a decent certificate of deposit special: 4.80% APY 19-month CD. It has a $2.5K minimum and requires new money.

The credit union's field of membership includes those living in the City of Arlington, Dallas County, Rockwall County, and those living within 8 miles of any branch. The credit union has 8 branches in the Dallas, Texas region.