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CIBC Bank USA iCan or myChoice Prestige Checking bonus: is $200 worth it?

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

+$200: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus146000%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $50 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $50 at 4.15%

Bonus
+$200
Interest while it's there
0.1% for 1 day
$0
What it'd earn at home
$50 at 4.15% for 1 day
$0
Extra
+$200
Works out to 146000% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $50 in new money within 1 day · Get 3 direct deposits of $500+ within 120 days · Elect electronic statements through CIBC US Digital Banking during the qualifying period. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $50 in new money within 1 day
  2. 2Get 3 direct deposits of $500+ within 120 days
  3. 3Elect electronic statements through CIBC US Digital Banking during the qualifying period
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Nationwide
Pays while it's there
0.1% a year
Monthly fee
None
Closing early
$25 within 90 days
Cash stays
About 1 day
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing
Credit check
A ChexSystems inquiry (not your credit score)

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Questions

Is the CIBC Bank USA iCan or myChoice Prestige Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $50 tier adds +$200: the $200 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 $50 in new money within 1 day; get 3 direct deposits of $500+ within 120 days; elect electronic statements through CIBC US Digital Banking during the qualifying period. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

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