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Hanmi Bank Business Checking bonus: is the 200,000 uChoose Rewards points worth it?

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

+$577: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $100,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus6.49%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $100,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

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

  • $15,000
    $200 bonus · 90 days
    +$47
  • $50,000
    $800 bonus · 90 days
    +$288
  • $100,000Best for you
    $1,600 bonus · 90 days
    +$577

The math

Compared with leaving $100k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$1,600
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$100,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$1,023
Extra
+$577
Works out to 6.5% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Average $100,000 from day 1 to day 90 · Order, activate and enroll debit card in uChoose Rewards within 30 days of opening…. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Average $100,000 from day 1 to day 90
  2. 2Order, activate and enroll debit card in uChoose Rewards within 30 days of opening…
Ends
Dec 31, 2026
Where
6 states: CA, IL, NJ, NY, TX, VA
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing

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Questions

Is the Hanmi 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 $100,000 tier adds +$577: the $1,600 bonus, minus the $1,023 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $50,000 tier adds +$288. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Average $100,000 from day 1 to day 90; order, activate and enroll debit card in uChoose Rewards within 30 days of opening…. Open to residents of CA, IL, NJ, NY, TX, VA.

When does it end?

The offer ends Dec 31, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.