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Huntington Bank Unlimited Business Checking bonus: is $1,000 worth it?

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

+$795: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $20,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus20.28%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $20,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

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

  • $2,000
    $200 bonus · 90 days
    +$180
  • $5,000
    $400 bonus · 90 days
    +$349
  • $20,000Best for you
    $1,000 bonus · 90 days
    +$795

The math

Compared with leaving $20k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$1,000
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$20,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$205
Extra
+$795
Works out to 20.3% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $20,000 in new money within 30 days · Keep $20,000 there until day 90 · Maintain open account status for 90 days. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $20,000 in new money within 30 days
  2. 2Keep $20,000 there until day 90
  3. 3Maintain open account status for 90 days
Ends
Oct 14, 2026
Where
22 states: AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, WV, WI
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
None

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Questions

Is the Huntington Bank Unlimited Business Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $20,000 tier adds +$795: the $1,000 bonus, minus the $205 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $5,000 tier adds +$349. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Deposit $20,000 in new money within 30 days; keep $20,000 there until day 90; maintain open account status for 90 days. Open to residents of AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, WV, WI.

When does it end?

The offer ends Oct 14, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.