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TopLine Financial CU Totally Free Checking bonus: is $300 worth it?

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

+$300: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus219000%
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
+$300
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$50 at 4.15% for 1 day
$0
Extra
+$300
Works out to 219000% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Get 3 direct deposits of $1,000+ within 90 days · Deposit $50 in new money within 1 day · Sign up for eStatements at account opening. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Get 3 direct deposits of $1,000+ within 90 days
  2. 2Deposit $50 in new money within 1 day
  3. 3Sign up for eStatements at account opening
Ends
Dec 31, 2026
Where
Minnesota
Monthly fee
None
Keep it open
At least 180 days, or the bonus can be taken back
Cash stays
About 1 day
Bonus paid
Usually within 28 days of finishing

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Questions

Is the TopLine Financial CU Totally Free 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 +$300: the $300 bonus, minus the $0 that cash would have earned in 1 day. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Get 3 direct deposits of $1,000+ within 90 days; deposit $50 in new money within 1 day; sign up for eStatements at account opening. Open to residents of Minnesota.

When does it end?

The offer ends Dec 31, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.