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PECU ATX Flex Rewards Checking bonus: is $200 worth it?

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

+$200: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus2433.33%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $50 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $50 at 4.15%

Bonus
+$200
Interest while it's there
6% for 2 mo
$0
What it'd earn at home
$50 at 4.15% for 2 mo
$0
Extra
+$200
Works out to 2433.3% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Make 5 debit card purchases within 60 days · Deposit $50 in new money within 60 days · Open PECU savings with $10 ($5 membership shares + $5 membership fee) and register for…. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Make 5 debit card purchases within 60 days
  2. 2Deposit $50 in new money within 60 days
  3. 3Open PECU savings with $10 ($5 membership shares + $5 membership fee) and register for…
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Texas
Pays while it's there
6% a year
Monthly fee
None
Closing early
$50 within 365 days
Cash stays
About 60 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 60 days of finishing
Credit check
A ChexSystems inquiry (not your credit score)

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Questions

Is the PECU ATX Flex Rewards Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $50 tier adds +$200: the $200 bonus, minus the $0 that cash would have earned in 60 days. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Make 5 debit card purchases within 60 days; deposit $50 in new money within 60 days; open PECU savings with $10 ($5 membership shares + $5 membership fee) and register for…. Open to residents of Texas.

When does it end?

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