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First National Bank You 1st 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 bonus3244.44%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $25 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $25 at 4.15%

Bonus
+$200
Interest while it's there
0.15% for 3 mo
$0
What it'd earn at home
$25 at 4.15% for 3 mo
$0
Extra
+$200
Works out to 3244.4% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Set up a direct deposit within 90 days · Keep $25 there until day 90. Verified on the bank's page Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Set up a direct deposit within 90 days
  2. 2Keep $25 there until day 90
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Arkansas, Tennessee
Pays while it's there
0.15% a year
Monthly fee
None
Keep it open
At least 90 days, or the bonus can be taken back
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 90 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 First National Bank You 1st Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $25 tier adds +$200: the $200 bonus, minus the $0 that cash would have earned in 90 days. 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; keep $25 there until day 90. Open to residents of Arkansas, Tennessee.

When does it end?

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