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iTHINK Financial CU New membership deposits bonus: is $275 worth it?

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

+$123: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $10,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus9.13%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $10,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

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

  • $1,500
    $100 bonus · 90 days
    +$85
  • $10,000Best for you
    $225 bonus · 90 days
    +$123
  • $20,000
    $275 bonus · 90 days
    +$70

The math

Compared with leaving $10k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$225
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$10,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$102
Extra
+$123
Works out to 9.1% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Average $10,000 from day 1 to day 90 · Must first complete the starter steps (checking + DD + credit card) per bank wording. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Average $10,000 from day 1 to day 90
  2. 2Must first complete the starter steps (checking + DD + credit card) per bank wording
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Florida, Georgia
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 120 days of finishing

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Questions

Is the iTHINK Financial CU New membership deposits bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $10,000 tier adds +$123: the $225 bonus, minus the $102 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $1,500 tier adds +$85. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Average $10,000 from day 1 to day 90; must first complete the starter steps (checking + DD + credit card) per bank wording. Open to residents of Florida, Georgia.

When does it end?

No end date is listed. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.