Bank of The West $100 Checking Account Bonus

Bank of the West has brought back their $100 checking account deal. The $100 deal is good on their Free Checking Account and Choice Internet Checking Account.

This deal is good for new personal checking accounts and must be opened by February 19, 2010.

To qualify for the $100 bonus you must either establish one of the following after opening the account:

1) Have one monthly recurring direct deposit of at least $250 to your new checking account. The first recurring direct deposit must be posted to your account within 60 calendar days of your account opening date.

 2) Make 10 bill payments with Bank of the West Online Banking. The 10 bill payments must happen within 60 calendar days of your checking account opening date.

Once you have met either of those checking account bonus qualifications the $100 checking bonus will be credited to your checking account within 60 days.