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4Front CU Checking bonus: is $400 worth it?

What it adds over what your cash earns now, tier by tier. Change the rate to yours.

+$395: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus324.44%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $500 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $500 at 4.15%

Bonus
+$400
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$500 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$5
Extra
+$395
Works out to 324.4% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $500 in new money within 90 days · Make 15 debit card purchases within 90 days · Log in to mobile banking at least once per month and enroll in e-statements, for 3…. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $500 in new money within 90 days
  2. 2Make 15 debit card purchases within 90 days
  3. 3Log in to mobile banking at least once per month and enroll in e-statements, for 3…
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Michigan
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing

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Questions

Is the 4Front CU Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $500 tier adds +$395: the $400 bonus, minus the $5 that cash would have earned in 90 days. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Deposit $500 in new money within 90 days; make 15 debit card purchases within 90 days; log in to mobile banking at least once per month and enroll in e-statements, for 3…. Open to residents of Michigan.

When does it end?

No end date is listed. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.