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Huntington Platinum Perks Checking bonus: is $600 worth it?

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

+$346: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus9.77%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $25,000 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $25k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$600
Interest while it's there
0.03% for 3 mo
+$2
What it'd earn at home
$25,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$256
Extra
+$346
Works out to 9.8% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $25,000 in new money within 90 days · Maintain open account status 90 days. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $25,000 in new money within 90 days
  2. 2Maintain open account status 90 days
Ends
Jan 15, 2027
Where
21 states: AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WV, WI
Pays while it's there
0.03% 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 14 days of finishing
Credit check
An Early Warning inquiry (not your credit score)

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Questions

Is the Huntington Platinum Perks Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $25,000 tier adds +$346: the $600 bonus plus $2 interest, minus the $256 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?

Deposit $25,000 in new money within 90 days; maintain open account status 90 days. Open to residents of AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WV, WI.

When does it end?

The offer ends Jan 15, 2027. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.