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Chase Total Checking + Chase Savings bonus: is $900 worth it?

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

+$747: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $15,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus24.33%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $15,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

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

  • $0
    $300 bonus · 90 days
    +$300
  • $15,000
    $200 bonus · 90 days
    +$47
  • $15,000Best for you
    $900 bonus · 90 days
    +$747
  • $0
    $2 bonus · 90 days
    +$2

The math

Compared with leaving $15k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$900
Interest while it's there
0.01% for 3 mo
$0
What it'd earn at home
$15,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$153
Extra
+$747
Works out to 24.3% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Set up a direct deposit within 90 days · Deposit $15,000 in new money within 30 days · Keep $15,000 there until day 90. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Set up a direct deposit within 90 days
  2. 2Deposit $15,000 in new money within 30 days
  3. 3Keep $15,000 there until day 90
Ends
Jan 27, 2027
Where
Nationwide
Pays while it's there
0.01% a year
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 15 days of finishing

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Questions

Is the Chase Total Checking + Chase Savings bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $15,000 tier adds +$747: the $900 bonus, minus the $153 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $300 tier, with no cash parked, adds +$300. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Set up a direct deposit within 90 days; deposit $15,000 in new money within 30 days; keep $15,000 there until day 90. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

The offer ends Jan 27, 2027. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.