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U.S. Bank Business Essentials®: $400 cash bonus

U.S. Bank Business Essentials®: $400 cash bonus; $5,000 new money + 6 transactions, deposit 30d · hold & transact 60d. $0 monthly maintenance fee. Check eligibility, exclusions, and payout steps.

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How do I earn this bonus?

  1. Open by September 27, 2026 with code Q3DIG26; $25 minimum opening deposit. Confirm the code is attached.
  2. Deposit $5,000 from outside U.S. Bank/affiliates within 30 days and maintain the required daily balance through day 60.
  3. Complete six qualifying transactions, by posted date, within 60 days.

What counts—and what doesn’t.

Qualifying activity

  • Debit purchases; ACH/wire credits or debits; Zelle credits/debits; mobile check deposits; check debits; eligible bill pay or Payment Solutions receipts.

Excluded or unsafe to assume

  • Other person-to-person payments, credit-card transfers/payments, and internal U.S. Bank transfers. Bill pay funded by credit card is excluded.
The easy-to-miss detail

This offer explicitly allows Zelle; Chase’s reviewed business offer excludes it. Never carry one bank’s rules into another.

Who is eligible for this offer?

Businesses with an existing U.S. Bank business checking account or one closed within the past 12 months are excluded. One bonus per business; no combining business checking bonuses. Current U.S. Bank employees are excluded.

Sole proprietors can use their SSN; entity documents and other information depend on business structure.

U.S. business offer; confirm availability for your address and business structure. Account approval and bonus eligibility are separate decisions.

What fees could reduce the bonus?

$0 monthly maintenance fee. Teller/paper activity beyond 25 included transactions costs $0.50 each; other service charges may apply. Fees can push the balance below the bonus requirement.

When does the qualification clock start?

Opening date starts the windows. A non-business-day opening is treated as the next business day. Confirm that date with the bank.

When should the bonus arrive?

Within 30 days after the month-end when all requirements are met, with the account open and a positive available balance.

A concrete example

Planning example: keep a cushion above $5,000 so an ordinary account charge does not unexpectedly break the balance requirement.

Timing and availability

Open by Sep 27, 2026. This is a dated offer snapshot. Confirm that the promotion is still available before opening an account.

Set an early target.

Plan each milestone separately. These dates share the start date below; confirm the issuer’s counting and balance rules.

Uses a seven-day buffer. Confirm the exact deadline with your issuer; this tool does not check eligibility.

Your completion checklist.

Keep the official terms and supporting records privately. Checkmarks are your notes, not confirmation from the bank.

Keep the terms with your checklist.

Save the official offer terms and your enrollment confirmation. Record the exact start date, qualifying activity, deadline, and expected payout. Check the issuer’s full account agreement for account-standing, holding-period, and early-closure conditions; this summary does not establish that there are none.

Keep the account eligible through payout. Check the current agreement before closing or changing the account.

If the bonus does not arrive

Wait through the stated payout window, then ask the issuer which condition remains unmet. Keep your offer confirmation, qualifying posted transactions, and support case number. Share account documents only through the issuer’s secure channels.

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