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ACNB Bank Advantage Rewards Plus, Advantage Rewards, or Basic Checking bonus: is $600 worth it?

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

+$539: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $6,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus40.56%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $6,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

A smaller tier often wins: less cash away from what it earns now.

  • $2,000
    $200 bonus · 90 days
    +$180
  • $4,000
    $400 bonus · 90 days
    +$359
  • $6,000Best for you
    $600 bonus · 90 days
    +$539

The math

Compared with leaving $6k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$600
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$6,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$61
Extra
+$539
Works out to 40.6% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Get 3 direct deposits of $2,000+ within 90 days · Make 10 debit card purchases within 90 days · Average $6,000 from day 1 to day 90 · Establish and log into Online Banking and enroll in eDocuments. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Get 3 direct deposits of $2,000+ within 90 days
  2. 2Make 10 debit card purchases within 90 days
  3. 3Average $6,000 from day 1 to day 90
  4. 4Establish and log into Online Banking and enroll in eDocuments
Ends
Nov 30, 2026
Where
Pennsylvania, Maryland
Monthly fee
None
Closing early
$30 within 180 days
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing
Credit check
None

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Questions

Is the ACNB Bank Advantage Rewards Plus, Advantage Rewards, or Basic Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $6,000 tier adds +$539: the $600 bonus, minus the $61 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $4,000 tier adds +$359. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Get 3 direct deposits of $2,000+ within 90 days; make 10 debit card purchases within 90 days; average $6,000 from day 1 to day 90; establish and log into Online Banking and enroll in eDocuments. Open to residents of Pennsylvania, Maryland.

When does it end?

The offer ends Nov 30, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.