Power Financial CU Checking bonus: is $199 worth it?
What it adds over what your cash earns now, tier by tier. Change the rate to yours.
Yearly rate on $500 while it's there, bonus included.
The math
Compared with leaving $500 at 4.15%
Deposit $500 in new money within 1 day · Keep $500 there until day 90. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.
About this bonus
What it takes
- 1Deposit $500 in new money within 1 day
- 2Keep $500 there until day 90
- Ends
- No end date listed
- Where
- Florida
- 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 120 days of finishing
- Credit check
- A ChexSystems inquiry (not your credit score)
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Questions
Is the Power Financial CU Checking bonus worth it?
At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $500 tier adds +$194: the $199 bonus, minus the $5 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 $500 in new money within 1 day; keep $500 there until day 90. Open to residents of Florida.
When does it end?
No end date is listed. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.