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Bonus

$250

Monthly Fee

None

To Qualify

$3,000 Direct Deposit + $3,000 Balance

Availability

CA, UT, CO

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Bonus Details

$250 paid within 45 days after meeting the requirements. Limit one bonus per qualifying account and household per address. Keep the account open without a negative balance until payment.

How To Qualify

Open Pinnacle, Embark or Foundation checking in person and have your banker activate the offer at opening. Fund it within 10 days ($25 minimum for Embark or Foundation; $200 for Pinnacle). Within 90 days of opening, enroll in online banking and receive $3,000 in qualifying deposits (ACH credits, mobile deposits or Direct-send RDC). Maintain a $3,000 average balance for 90 days, calculated using daily balances after the 10-day funding window.

The Fine Print

Monthly Fees
None
Credit Inquiry
Soft Pull
Household Limit
One per household per address
Account Type
Personal Bank Account
Expiration Date
None Listed
Additional Requirements
New bank customers only. Existing checking customers and anyone who had a deposit account in the past 12 months are ineligible. Cannot combine with another checking offer.
Availability
California, Utah, Colorado

Open in person at participating California branches, Draper or Pleasant Grove FinancialHub in Utah, or Denver Tech Center or Colorado Springs in Colorado.

Monthly Fee Details

Embark: no monthly maintenance fee. Its $3 monthly paper statement fee is waived with paperless enrollment or if the primary owner is 62 or older. Foundation: $3 monthly, waived for primary owners under 18 or qualifying service members, veterans, beneficiaries and caregivers. Pinnacle: $20 monthly, waived with a $15,000 minimum daily balance or $25,000 combined eligible deposit and personal loan balances.

Official offer terms

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Earn $250 Bonus Cash when you open a new personal checking account and complete qualifying activities. Open a personal checking account in-person at a participating branch and fund it within 10 days of opening.1 Enroll in online banking. Maintain at least a $3,000 average deposit balance for 90 days.2 Direct Deposit a total of $3,000 or more within the first 90 days from your account open date. Existing customers with a checking account or customers who had a deposit account in the last 12 months do not qualify. You must open a new deposit checking account in person at a participating branch to qualify. Only Pinnacle, Embark and Foundation checking accounts are eligible. Your promotional offer must be activated by your banker at account opening. You must enroll in online banking within 90 calendar days of account opening to qualify. Once all requirements have been met, the bonus will be paid within 45 calendar days, deposited directly into the qualifying account. Account must be open without a negative balance to receive bonus. Limit one $250 bonus per qualifying account. Limit one $250 bonus per household per address. Offer may not be combined with any other checking account offers. Account must be funded within 10 days of account opening to qualify. 2 The average balance is calculated by taking the average of the daily ledger balance of each day post the 10 day funding window for 90 days from the open date. 3 To qualify, the Direct Deposit transaction must arrive as either: an ACH credit, Mobile Deposit, or Direct-send RDC.

Disclosure

Limited time offer. Existing customers with a checking account or customers who had a deposit account in the last 12 months do not qualify. You must open a new deposit checking account in person at a participating branch to qualify. Only Pinnacle, Embark and Foundation checking accounts are eligible. Your promotional offer must be activated by your banker at account opening. You must enroll in online banking within 90 calendar days of account opening to qualify.

Once all requirements have been met, the bonus will be paid within 45 calendar days, deposited directly into the qualifying account. Account must be open without a negative balance to receive bonus. The bonus will be reported as interest earned on IRS Form 1099-INT and recipient is responsible for any applicable taxes.

Limit one $250 bonus per qualifying account. Limit one $250 bonus per household per address. Fiduciary accounts and nonprofit organizations do not qualify for this offer. Employees of Columbia Bank, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not eligible for this offer. Offer may not be combined with any other checking account offers. We reserve the right to restrict or change this offer at any time.

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