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Bank of New Hampshire Prestige Checking $150 Bonus

Bank of New Hampshire pays you $150 for a new Prestige Checking account. Within 90 days, make $3,000 in debit card purchases, enroll in and use Bill Pay, receive a direct deposit, and make one mobile check deposit. $25/mo fee, waived only with $25,000+ in combined balances. New England residents only (ME/VT/NH/MA/CT/RI) for online opening.

Bonus amount
$150
Time to complete
~90 days
Bonus deposited in
~100 days
Difficulty
Hard
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Requirements

Last verified: Aug 23, 2026

  1. Open a Prestige Checking account

    Open a new Bank of New Hampshire Prestige Checking account online (ME/VT/NH/MA/CT/RI residents only) or in a NH branch, with a $50 minimum opening deposit.

  2. Make $3,000 in debit card purchases

    Make at least $3,000 total in debit card purchases (excluding ATM transactions) within 90 days of account opening.

  3. Enroll in and use Bill Pay

    Enroll in and use the Bill Pay feature within 90 days of account opening.

  4. Receive a direct deposit

    Receive a direct deposit from payroll, Social Security, pension, or government benefits within 90 days of account opening. Person-to-person transfers and self-transfers do not qualify.

  5. Make a BeMobile check deposit

    Make at least one BeMobile (mobile check) deposit within 90 days of account opening.

The $150 bonus pays in the account cycle following the 90-day mark from account opening, roughly month 4.

Account Details

Monthly fee$25/month
Fee waiver
  • Waived only by maintaining $25,000 or more in combined relationship balances across checking, savings, money market, CDs, IRAs, investment, and trust accounts. Materially harder to waive than Slate or Granite.
Opening deposit$50
APY0.05% (as of Aug 23, 2026)
Min. hold periodNo minimum

No stated minimum hold period beyond keeping a positive daily balance in the account until the bonus posts, which happens in the statement cycle following the 90-day mark.

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AvailabilitySelect states (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI)

Eligibility

Minimum age+
Existing customersNot eligible

Framed as a new-account bonus program; product-conversion accounts (existing account number carried over) are explicitly excluded from the bonus.

Other restrictions
  • Online account opening is restricted to residents of ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, and RI per bnh.bank's own account-opening page.
  • BNH's branch network is concentrated in New Hampshire, so in-branch opening is not a realistic path for residents of the other five eligible states.
  • Prestige Checking is the top tier of three BNH checking tiers (Slate $75, Granite $100, Prestige $150) under the same '90-Day Countdown to Cash' program. It pays the most but has the hardest fee waiver ($25,000 combined relationship balance).

Tips & Gotchas

  • →This is a four-legged bonus, not a simple direct-deposit-and-done offer: you need the debit spend, Bill Pay enrollment, a direct deposit, and a mobile check deposit, all within 90 days.
  • →The $25 monthly fee only waives with $25,000+ in combined relationship balances, materially harder than Slate or Granite. Factor that in before picking this tier over the others.
  • →Keep a positive daily balance in the account until the bonus posts, or you lose eligibility.
  • →Accounts opened via a product conversion (same account number carried over from another BNH account) do not qualify.
  • →Bank of New Hampshire also offers Slate Checking ($75) and Granite Checking ($100) under the same evergreen program, both with far easier fee waivers.
  • →Online account opening is limited to ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, and RI residents. BNH's branches are all in New Hampshire.

Can You Earn This Bonus Again?

Can rechurnNo
NotesNo stated rechurn cooldown. Accounts opened via a product conversion (same account number carried over from another BNH account) do not qualify for the bonus.

Fine Print

Account bonus of $150 will be paid in the account cycle following the 90 days from account opening, only if the bonus requirements are met. Debit card spend excludes ATM transactions. Direct deposit must be from payroll, Social Security, pension, or government benefits to qualify. You must maintain a positive daily balance in the checking account until the bonus is deposited to your account to be eligible. Offer is exclusive and not transferable. Minimum deposit to open the account is $50. Accounts that are part of product conversions do not qualify for the bonus, as the account number remains the same following the conversion. Cash rewards are reported to the IRS on Form 1099-MISC.

Taxable income · Reported on 1099-MISC

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