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Hancock Whitney Bank Freestyle Savings bonus: is $300 worth it?

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

+$277: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $5,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus26.6%
Leave it where it is4.15%

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

Every tier

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

  • $5,000
    $100 bonus · 90 days
    +$77
  • $5,000Best for you
    $300 bonus · 90 days
    +$277

The math

Compared with leaving $5k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$300
Interest while it's there
2.25% for 3 mo
+$28
What it'd earn at home
$5,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$51
Extra
+$277
Works out to 26.6% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $5,000 in new money within 30 days · Keep $5,000 there until day 90. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $5,000 in new money within 30 days
  2. 2Keep $5,000 there until day 90
Ends
Feb 28, 2027
Where
5 states: LA, MS, FL, AL, TX
Pays while it's there
2.25% a year
Monthly fee
None
Closing early
$20 within 180 days
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 135 days of finishing
Credit check
None

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Questions

Is the Hancock Whitney Bank Freestyle Savings 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 +$277: the $300 bonus plus $28 interest, minus the $51 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $5,000 tier adds +$77. 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 30 days; keep $5,000 there until day 90. Open to residents of LA, MS, FL, AL, TX.

When does it end?

The offer ends Feb 28, 2027. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.