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Citizens Bank One Deposit Savings bonus: is $1,800 worth it?

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

+$8: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $40,000 for 395 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus4.17%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $40,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

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

  • $15,000
    $600 bonus · 395 days
    −$72
  • $40,000Best for you
    $1,800 bonus · 395 days
    +$8

The math

Compared with leaving $40k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$1,800
Interest while it's there
0.01% for 395 days
+$4
What it'd earn at home
$40,000 at 4.15% for 395 days
−$1,796
Extra
+$8
Works out to 4.2% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $40,000 in new money within 14 days · Keep $40,000 there until day 395. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $40,000 in new money within 14 days
  2. 2Keep $40,000 there until day 395
Ends
Nov 15, 2026
Where
15 states: CT, DC, DE, FL, MA, MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, VA
Pays while it's there
0.01% a year
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 395 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing

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Questions

Is the Citizens Bank One Deposit Savings bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $40,000 tier adds +$8: the $1,800 bonus plus $4 interest, minus the $1,796 that cash would have earned in 395 days. The $15,000 tier adds −$72. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Deposit $40,000 in new money within 14 days; keep $40,000 there until day 395. Open to residents of CT, DC, DE, FL, MA, MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, VA.

When does it end?

The offer ends Nov 15, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.