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Commerce Checking bonus: is $800 worth it?

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

+$769: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $3,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus108.15%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $3,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

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

  • $3,000
    $500 bonus · 90 days
    +$469
  • $3,000Best for you
    $800 bonus · 90 days
    +$769

The math

Compared with leaving $3k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$800
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$3,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$31
Extra
+$769
Works out to 108.1% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Get 2 direct deposits of $3,000+ · Deposit $3,000 in new money. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Get 2 direct deposits of $3,000+
  2. 2Deposit $3,000 in new money
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Colorado
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing
Credit check
A ChexSystems inquiry (not your credit score)

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Questions

Is the Commerce Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $3,000 tier adds +$769: the $800 bonus, minus the $31 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $3,000 tier adds +$469. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Get 2 direct deposits of $3,000+; deposit $3,000 in new money. Open to residents of Colorado.

When does it end?

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