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Associated Bank Business Access bonus: is $750 worth it?

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

+$545: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $20,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus15.21%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $20,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

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

  • $2,000
    $100 bonus · 90 days
    +$80
  • $5,000
    $400 bonus · 90 days
    +$349
  • $20,000Best for you
    $750 bonus · 90 days
    +$545

The math

Compared with leaving $20k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$750
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$20,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$205
Extra
+$545
Works out to 15.2% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $20,000 in new money within 30 days · Keep $20,000 there until day 90. Verified on the bank's page Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $20,000 in new money within 30 days
  2. 2Keep $20,000 there until day 90
Ends
Oct 31, 2026
Where
9 states: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI
Monthly fee
None
Keep it open
At least 365 days, or the bonus can be taken back
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 120 days of finishing
Credit check
A ChexSystems inquiry (not your credit score)
Verified on the bank's page Oct 9, 2026The bank's offer pageFound via Doctor of Credit

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Questions

Is the Associated Bank Business Access bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $20,000 tier adds +$545: the $750 bonus, minus the $205 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $5,000 tier adds +$349. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Deposit $20,000 in new money within 30 days; keep $20,000 there until day 90. Open to residents of IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI.

When does it end?

The offer ends Oct 31, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.