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U.S. Bank Basic Business Savings bonus: is $300 worth it?

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

+$199: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus12.21%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $15,000 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $15k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$300
Interest while it's there
0.05% for 2 mo
+$1
What it'd earn at home
$15,000 at 4.15% for 2 mo
−$102
Extra
+$199
Works out to 12.2% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $15,000 in new money within 30 days · Keep $15,000 there until day 60. Verified on the bank's page Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $15,000 in new money within 30 days
  2. 2Keep $15,000 there until day 60
Ends
Jan 13, 2027
Where
Nationwide
Pays while it's there
0.05% a year
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 60 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing
Verified on the bank's page Oct 10, 2026The bank's offer pageFound via Doctor of Credit

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Questions

Is the U.S. Bank Basic Business Savings bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $15,000 tier adds +$199: the $300 bonus plus $1 interest, minus the $102 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?

Deposit $15,000 in new money within 30 days; keep $15,000 there until day 60. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

The offer ends Jan 13, 2027. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.