Editor’s Note: As of April 27th, 2021, BBVA is no longer offering this new account bonus. For more bonuses, check out our post on the best bank bonuses and promotions or click here to sign up for our email newsletter and get notified of new bank promotions.
What if I told you that a bank would give you $200 just to open an online checking account? Plus another $50 when you pair it with a new savings account?
But act quickly because this offer ends 4/26/2021!
Banks are competing with one another for your business, especially during these turbulent times, and they are willing to give hundreds of dollars for you to switch to their bank as your primary bank.
BBVA USA Bank will give you $200 if you open one of their online checking accounts if you meet a few other conditions. They’ll even throw in an additional $50 if you open a savings account too.
Before we get to the exact steps you need to take, I want to clarify that BBVA USA is an FDIC insured bank (FDIC #19048), just like every other bank I list on the site. This offer may be for an online bank account but they are not an online bank, they have over six hundred branches and ATMs. We did a full review on BBVA USA Bank here.
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How Do I Get $250 from BBVA [EXPIRED]
BBVA is willing to give you up to $250 if you satisfy a few simple conditions when opening a checking and savings account.
The bonus is has two parts – the biggest bonus is for opening the checking account:
- Open a new BBVA Free Checking Account with the promotion code SB2021 (in branch) or SBOL2021 (online) by 4/26/2021,
- receive a qualifying direct deposit of at least $500 by April 30, 2021
- If you do this, you will get $200. That’s it!
You can open the online checking account with a minimum deposit of $25 and the account has no monthly account maintenance fees or Service Charges. There is a $3 monthly fee for paper statements but you can elect to get them electronically for free.
The second part is a $50 bonus for opening a new savings account:
- Open a new BBVA Online Savings account by 4/26/2021,
- Have a balance of at least $1,000 on 6/30/2021,
- Get $50!
The savings account has no quarterly Service Charge and you earn a little bit of interest too.
Available to residents of TX, AL, AZ, CO, CA, FL, and NM who have not had an open BBVA consumer checking account within the last 36 months.
Member FDIC.
Get up to $250 from BBVA USA today!
(Offer expired 4/26/2021)
How Does This Offer Compare?
This offer is very strong considering you only need to receive $500 in direct deposits to get the $200 bonus. The $50 bonus for a new savings account with a balance of $1,000 is also quite easy to accomplish as well. For how easy this bonus is to get, the bonus amount is quite good.
If you have your pick of any bonuses, and you have more cash on hand (like $10,000 or more), there are other offers that may be more appealing.
Axos Bank – $100
Axos Bank has a great promotion where you can get $100 when you open a high yield savings account and an Essential Checking account using promotion code GET100. The high yield savings account has a $250 minimum deposit. On the checking account, you have to receive direct deposits totaling $1,000 or more within 60 days.
Click here to see how you can get $100 from Axos Bank.
Wells Fargo – $200
Wells Fargo has a nationwide promotion of $200 for a new checking account when you open a new checking account with at least $25 and receive a total of $2,000 or more in qualifying direct deposits into the new checking account within 90 days from account opening.
You can learn more about the Wells Fargo promotions to see how to get it.
SoFi Money – $50 – $100
SoFi Money will give you $50 if you open an account and deposit $500. The bonus is small but the requirements are so simple that I had to list it first.
If you are willing to set up a deposit of $500 or more, you can get a bonus of up to $100.
These bonuses are so easy to get. Learn more about SoFi promotions here.
Bank of America – $100
Bank of America offers a $100 cash bonus if you open a new account and receive at least 2 qualifying direction deposits of at least $250 within the first 90 days. It has a monthly fee that is easy to have waived, you can learn more about this offer here.
U.S. Bank – $250
U.S. Bank has a $250 checking account bonus if you open an account and then two or more recurring direct deposits within 60 days of account opening and be enrolled in e-statements by April 14, 2021 and be enrolled in e-statements. More details on this and other U.S. Bank offer here.
As you can see, the big dollar amount bonuses require cash to be parked into an account – this BBVA offer does not require that which makes them very appealing.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, new checking account and savings account customers can get up to a $250 cash bonus when they meet certain requirements.
You receive your BBVA bonus after you’ve opened your account and completed all the requirements. The bonus is $200 for a checking account and $50 for a savings account.
BBVA does offer promotions for new customers from time to time – check this page for available promotions and bonuses.
Make sure to check out our guide on bank account bonuses to know what to watch for in these types of offers.
Tom says
“Open an online savings account by August 21st, 2020 and maintain a balance of at least $1,000 through October 21st, 2020. If you do this, you will get an additional $250.”
It’s an additional $50 for the savings account. The above implies 250 on top of the 200 for a total of 450.
Jim Wang says
Whoops, that’s a typo – thanks!
Aaron Morales says
When is the $200 bonus paid out?
Jim Wang says
It’ll change based on the date of the promotion but it’s usually paid out shortly after the requirements are met. So in the April promotion, you would get the bonus after April 30th and June 30th for the checking and savings bonus, respectively.
Alfred Lai says
How do I qualify for $200 bonus if I do not set up a “qualifying direct deposit from payroll” of $500 to tne new BBVA checking by 10/31/2020? I have direct deposit to my local major banks at Citi and Chase. Please advise.
Jim Wang says
You can’t get the bonus without changing your direct deposit so they go to the BBVA checking account.
Luda L. says
Do the weekly unemployment funds qualify under the “$500 direct deposit?”
Jim Wang says
You’ll have to ask and find out because I don’t know how it’s processed.