HelloStampedBank bonus
$300 to $500
Busey pays $300 for $2,000 of direct deposit, and $500 for $10,000
Busey's tiered checking reward depends on how much qualifying direct deposit reaches the new account in the first 90 days, and under $2,000 pays nothing.
Coupon code
BETTERBUS1- Terms read at busey.com, not copied from a coupon site
- End date taken from their own page: For accounts opened by December 31, 2026.
- Who
- New personal checking customers. Not eligible: current Busey personal checking clients, Busey employees, anyone who closed a personal checking account in the last 12 months, or anyone who ever received a Busey personal checking reward. One offer per household.
- To qualify
- Within 90 days of opening, enroll in online banking, consent to eStatements, and send qualifying direct deposits. Under $2,000 pays $0; $2,000 to $4,999.99 pays $300; $5,000 to $9,999.99 pays $400; $10,000 or more pays $500.
- To open
- Open Foundation Checking with BETTERBUS1, or Pillar Banking with BETTERBUS2, online or in person at a Busey location. Each needs a $100 minimum to open.
- Paid
- Deposited into the checking account within 130 days of opening. The account must stay open 90 or more days with a positive balance.
- Offer ends
- For accounts opened by December 31, 2026.
Found by HelloStamped · ends 31 December 2026
Before you sign up
- Only direct deposits in the account holder's name count. Teller, ATM and mobile deposits, wires, debit card transfers, transfers from other banks or other Busey accounts, bill pay, brokerage, person-to-person and account-to-account transfers do not.
- Pillar Banking carries a $15.00 monthly maintenance fee.
- The reward counts as interest, so Busey issues an IRS Form 1099-INT. Busey's separate $100 reward uses a different code and cannot be combined.