$50 Checking Account Bonus at a Missouri Bank (First National of St. Louis)

First National Bank of St. Louis is still offering a $50 gift card for opening a free checking account. This is the same deal that I last reported on in June. The promotion is now listed at the bank's home page. The minimum to open an account is $50, but there is no minimum balance required to receive the incentive. The offer expires 10/31/06.

The nice thing about this checking account special is that there's no direct deposit or billpay requirement. The Free Checking Account has no minimum balance requirements and no monthly fees. However, if you get the debit card, you have to make at least 6 transactions a month to avoid a $2 per month fee. Also, the bank charges $5.95/month for Bill Pay.

The bank has 10 branches in St. Louis and in other Missouri cities.