Stanford Federal Credit Union Personal Checking $100 Bonus

Stanford Federal Credit Union is offering a relatively simple bonus for new members in their footprint.

Just complete the direct deposit requirements and $100 cash will be deposited into your account. Not in the Stanford footprint? You may also be eligible to join nationwide through a donation to Friends of the Palo Alto Library (FOPAL) or Museum of American Heritage (MOAH).

How To Earn The Bonus

The Stanford Federal Credit Union Personal Checking promotion requires you to set up direct deposits in order to earn the $100 bonus.

Full requirements to receive this bonus are:

1. Open a Stanford FCU Basic or Premier Checking account using promo code NEW100.
2. Within 60 days, enroll in and complete monthly direct deposits of at least $500.
3. Bonus will be credited to your account 90 days after opening.

Open a Personal Checking account before the bonus expires

The fine print

• The bonus offer is only available to new Stanford FCU members.
• Limit one bonus per household.
• Checking account must remain open a minimum of three months.
• The 3-month new member period begins on the first day of the month following your account open date.

How does this personal checking offer from Stanford Federal Credit Union compare?

To help you determine how this bonus stacks against the rest, here are some of the most popular offers available right now:

U.S. Bank

U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking

Bonus

up to $1000

Account Type

Personal Checking

Expires In

29 days

Requires

• Direct Deposit
• Min Balance (optional)

Full Details

Citi®

Citi Priority Relationship Tier

Bonus

up to $2000 w/activities

Account Type

Personal Checking

Expires In

99 days

Requires

• Min Balance

Full Details

Discover

Cashback Debit

Bonus

up to $360

Account Type

Personal Checking

Expires In

Limited Time

Requires

• Card Spend

Full Details

Why Stanford Federal Credit Union?

Basic Checking

Basic checking is a free checking account with no minimum balance or direct deposit requirements, and no monthly fee.

Fees

Basic Checking does not charge a monthly fee.

Premier Checking

Premier Checking is Stanford Credit Union's interest-earning account.

This account does come with monthly fees; however, there are ways to avoid them.

Fees

Premier Checking does charge a monthly fee of $10, but there are ways to get this waived:

• Maintain a minimum balance of $2,500.
• OR, Maintain a combined savings and loan balances (including mortgage) of $20,000.

Apply now for a Personal Checking account to earn the $100 bonus offer

How to Join Stanford Federal Credit Union

Credit unions differ from banks in that they restrict membership based on a shared common bond, or the credit union’s “field of membership”.

That means in order to qualify for this bonus (or any offer from a credit union), you'll first need to meet Stanford Federal Credit Union's membership requirements:

• Work for Google, Stanford University, Facebook, Tesla, Genentech, SAP, VMware, Amazon, Visa, or one of over 100 companies headquartered in the Bay Area.
• Joining the Friends of the Palo Alto Library (FOPAL) or Museum of American Heritage (MOAH) – SFCU will pay your membership fee.

Keep in mind that nearly all credit unions have a "once a member, always a member" policy, so once you're in, the above restrictions no longer apply.

Stanford Federal Credit Union Locations

Credit unions are community-based, and a lot of the time this means they serve a specific geographic footprint.

Sometimes eligibility requirements will mean that you need to live, work, or worship in that area to become a member. Other times, you may be required to visit a branch in-person to take advantage of a welcome offer. Or, you may just prefer the convenience of banking with institutions that have locations near you.

Get a better idea of how well Stanford Federal Credit Union can serve you by checking out their branches closest to your area: