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S&T Bank Personal checking bonus: is $350 worth it?

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

+$350: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $0 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus14194444.44%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $0 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

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

  • $0
    $300 bonus · 90 days
    +$300
  • $0Best for you
    $350 bonus · 90 days
    +$350

The math

Compared with leaving $0 at 4.15%

Bonus
+$350
Interest while it's there
0.03% for 3 mo
$0
What it'd earn at home
$0 at 4.15% for 3 mo
$0
Extra
+$350
Works out to 14194444.4% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Get $500 in direct deposits (2+ deposits) within 90 days · Keep $0 there until day ?. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Get $500 in direct deposits (2+ deposits) within 90 days
  2. 2Keep $0 there until day ?
Ends
Dec 31, 2026
Where
Pennsylvania, Ohio
Pays while it's there
0.03% a year
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing

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Questions

Is the S&T Bank Personal checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $0 tier adds +$350: the $350 bonus, minus the $0 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $0 tier adds +$300. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Get $500 in direct deposits (2+ deposits) within 90 days; keep $0 there until day ?. Open to residents of Pennsylvania, Ohio.

When does it end?

The offer ends Dec 31, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.