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Fulton Bank Business Checking bonus: is $500 worth it?

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

+$466: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus60.83%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $5,000 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $5k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$500
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$5,000 at 4.15% for 2 mo
−$34
Extra
+$466
Works out to 60.8% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $5,000 in new money within 60 days · Enroll in Online Statements (Small Business Online Banking or mobile app) within 60 days · Keep $5,000 there until day 60. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $5,000 in new money within 60 days
  2. 2Enroll in Online Statements (Small Business Online Banking or mobile app) within 60 days
  3. 3Keep $5,000 there until day 60
Ends
Dec 31, 2026
Where
6 states: DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, VA
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 60 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 42 days of finishing
Credit check
A ChexSystems inquiry (not your credit score)

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Questions

Is the Fulton Bank Business Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $5,000 tier adds +$466: the $500 bonus, minus the $34 that cash would have earned in 60 days. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Deposit $5,000 in new money within 60 days; enroll in Online Statements (Small Business Online Banking or mobile app) within 60 days; keep $5,000 there until day 60. Open to residents of DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, VA.

When does it end?

The offer ends Dec 31, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.