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BMI FCU Youth Share Savings bonus: is $100 worth it?

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

+$100: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus730000%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $5 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $5 at 4.15%

Bonus
+$100
Interest while it's there
0.05% for 1 day
$0
What it'd earn at home
$5 at 4.15% for 1 day
$0
Extra
+$100
Works out to 730000% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $5 in new money within 1 day · Youth Certificate must stay open 12 months or bonus is debited at closing. Verified on the bank's page Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $5 in new money within 1 day
  2. 2Youth Certificate must stay open 12 months or bonus is debited at closing
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Ohio
Pays while it's there
0.05% a year
Monthly fee
None
Keep it open
At least 365 days, or the bonus can be taken back
Cash stays
About 1 day
Bonus paid
Usually within 14 days of finishing
Verified on the bank's page Oct 10, 2026The bank's offer pageFound via Doctor of Credit

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Questions

Is the BMI FCU Youth Share Savings bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $5 tier adds +$100: the $100 bonus, minus the $0 that cash would have earned in 1 day. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Deposit $5 in new money within 1 day; youth Certificate must stay open 12 months or bonus is debited at closing. Open to residents of Ohio.

When does it end?

No end date is listed. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.