$85 in Bonuses For Checking Account at a St. Louis Bank

First National of St. Louis has several sign-up bonuses for its free checking account and related services. The bonuses are paid with gift cards and can add up to $85. The offer is good through 5/31/06 and is available on personal accounts only. This special is not listed at the bank's website but was advertised in the March 28th edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The ad is available online here. Here are the details of the bonus:

• $50 gift card for signing up for banking@home and a free debit card
• $25 gift card for Direct Deposit or BillPay
• $35 gift card for both Direct Deposit and BillPay
• You must have at least one direct deposit or BillPay transaction within 60 days of account opening to receive additional gift cards
• The minimum balance to open the free checking account is $50

The bank also has a decent CD special: 13-month 5% APY CD with a minimum deposit requirement of $1K.

In addition to St. Louis, First National Bank has branches in several cities around Missouri including Clayton, Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, O'Fallon, Des Peres and Wildwood.

Last November, St. Louis Bank had been offering a checking account bonus of up to $101.