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U.S. Bank Platinum Business Checking bonus: is $1,500 worth it?

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

+$1,329: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus36.5%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $25,000 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $25k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$1,500
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$25,000 at 4.15% for 2 mo
−$171
Extra
+$1,329
Works out to 36.5% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $25,000 in new money within 30 days · Keep $25,000 there until day 60 · Make 6 debit card purchases within 60 days. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $25,000 in new money within 30 days
  2. 2Keep $25,000 there until day 60
  3. 3Make 6 debit card purchases within 60 days
Ends
Jan 13, 2027
Where
Nationwide
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 60 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing

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Questions

Is the U.S. Bank Platinum Business Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $25,000 tier adds +$1,329: the $1,500 bonus, minus the $171 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 $25,000 in new money within 30 days; keep $25,000 there until day 60; make 6 debit card purchases within 60 days. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

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