District of Columbia · September 2026

Best bank bonuses in District of Columbia

71 currently listed offers — 58 nationwide and 13 District of Columbia-specific. Known expired offers are removed; always confirm terms before applying.

Catalog last updated September 14, 2026. Always confirm current terms with the bank before opening an account.

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Bonuses available in District of Columbia

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Atlantic Union BankCheckingDistrict of Columbia localDirect depositHardExpiry unverified
$800$10,000 direct depositNo monthly fee$10,000 of direct deposit

Targeted offer - requires promo code from direct communication with Atlantic Union Bank. Not valid if you've had an Atlantic Union Bank checking account or received any Atlantic Union Bank cash bonus within the last 12 months.

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Peoples BankCheckingDistrict of Columbia localDirect depositMediumExpiry unverified
$600$25 deposit/hold$20/monthDebit card transactions on top of the deposit

Limited to one new checking account per customer (an account-count cap); the bank's disclosure has no exclusion of existing customers.

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TruistCheckingDistrict of Columbia localDirect depositMedium
$500$2,000 direct deposit$12/month$2,000 of direct deposit

New Truist checking customers only; not eligible if a Truist checking account was closed on or after 7/14/2025. Expires 2/2/2027.

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Fulton BankBusiness savingsDistrict of Columbia localDeposit onlyMedium
$500$5,000 deposit/holdNo monthly fee$5,000 to deposit and leave

New Fulton business checking customers only, meaning no Fulton business checking account in the last 24 months. State restricted to DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA and VA. Open between January 8, 2026 and December 31, 2026, deposit a total of $5,000 or more in new money, and enroll in Online Statements within 60 days of opening. This is a targeted offer: Fulton's terms say it works only if you reached the landing page through a direct communication from the bank and applied from that link, or if you bring a coupon carrying promo code 26BIZ500 into a financial center. IOLTA and non-profit accounts are excluded, and it is one bonus per business by tax ID or address.

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Fulton BankCheckingDistrict of Columbia localDirect depositEasy
$400See terms for requirementsNo monthly fee$1,000 of direct deposit, nothing held

New consumer checking customers only. You cannot have had a consumer checking account with Fulton Bank in the last 24 months, and the offer is one cash bonus per person. If you open more than one account, only the first qualifying account earns it. You must be 18 or older and live in the bank's service area of Delaware, Washington DC, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania or Virginia.

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Citizens BankCheckingDistrict of Columbia localDirect depositEasy
$400$1,000 direct deposit$9.99/month$1,000 of direct deposit, nothing held

Citizens offers personal checking in 14 states plus DC: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington DC. The offer terms themselves name no excluded states. You must not have been a signer on another Citizens personal checking or savings account in the previous six months, and the account has to be opened through the link on the offer page rather than in a branch.

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SECU MarylandBusiness checkingDistrict of Columbia localDeposit onlyMembershipHard
$350$100 deposit/holdNo monthly feeMembership depends on your employer, county or school

The credit union states the footprint itself: "Business must be located in MD, PA, DE, WV, VA, or the District of Columbia." Existing SECU personal members are NOT shut out. The only relationship bar is on the business side: "If you are an existing or previous business member, you must not have had one of the eligible business checking account types within the last 24 months." SECU membership is still required to open, and the public route in is a one-time donation to the SECU MD Foundation.

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TD BankCheckingDistrict of Columbia localDirect depositMedium
$300$2,500 direct deposit$25/month$2,500 of direct deposit

New TD checking customers only. TD pays one personal checking bonus per customer, ever: if you have received one before, at any time, you are not eligible for this one.

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Tower Federal Credit UnionCheckingDistrict of Columbia localDirect depositMembershipMedium
$300$2,000 direct depositNo monthly feeJoin the credit union first, usually a small donation

Membership: Maryland residents, Department of Defense personnel and their families, or people who were already Tower members as of 6/15/2026. Limit one checking bonus per household, meaning everyone at the same physical address. Close the account within six months and the bonus is forfeited. Paid within 60 days of meeting the direct deposit requirement. Not available to current Tower checking holders, or anyone whose Tower checking account closed in the past 90 days, closed with a negative balance in the past 3 years, or who received a Tower checking bonus in the past 48 months.

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CitiBusiness savingsDistrict of Columbia localDeposit onlyMedium
$300$5,000 deposit/hold$15/month$5,000 to deposit and leave

Opened in a branch only, and it is not advertised online, so you have to mention the offer to a Citi Business Specialist and it may not be honoured at every branch. New business checking customers only. Citi's branch network is the practical limit on where you can do this, so plan around CA, FL, IL, MD, NV, NY and Washington DC. Deposit within 45 days of opening and keep the balance in place for 60 calendar days after the deposit.

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M&T BankBusiness savingsDistrict of Columbia localDeposit onlyMedium
$300$5,000 deposit/hold$25/month$5,000 to deposit and leave

New business checking customers only. Use promo code BD, which applies automatically if you open online. Online opening is available to sole proprietors only, so any other entity type has to go into a branch. Your tier is set by the average ledger balance in the third full calendar month after you open, and the money is credited by the end of the fourth month. State restricted to CT, DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA and WV. Open by September 30, 2026. The bonus opens Business Essential at $5 a month waived at a $1,000 average ledger balance, Plus at $15 waived at $7,500, or Premium at $25 waived at $10,000, so pick the account whose threshold your deposit already clears; the fee is also waived automatically for the first three months, which covers most of the hold. Closing within 180 days costs $50 and forfeits the bonus.

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Lafayette Federal Credit UnionCheckingDistrict of Columbia localDirect depositMembershipHardExpiry unverified
$200$500 direct depositNo monthly feeYour money is tied up about 180 days

Membership eligibility required. Cannot have received previous new member or direct deposit promotions from Lafayette FCU in past 12 months. Business accounts excluded.

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TD BankSavingsDistrict of Columbia localDeposit onlyHard
$200$10,000 deposit/holdNo monthly feeYour money is tied up about 130 days

New TD savings customers only (no TD personal savings/MMA held or closed in prior 12 months, and no prior TD savings bonus ever). East Coast states. Deposit $10,000 within 20 days of opening and hold 90 days. Expires July 30, 2026.

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HSBCCheckingNationwideDeposit onlyHard
$3,000See terms for requirements$50/month$50,000 of your own money

New customers only, and HSBC's definition is a lifetime one: "A 'New Customer' is someone who doesn't have a current or past HSBC account in the U.S. on file." A closed HSBC U.S. account from any point in the past disqualifies you, so this is not a 12-month or 24-month lookback. The Premier checking account must be opened by December 31, 2026. Premier qualification criteria also govern the $50 monthly fee waiver, with $100,000 in combined balances given as the example. Nationwide.

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ChaseCheckingNationwideDeposit onlyHard
$3,000See terms for requirements$35/month$150,000 of your own money

Open or upgrade to a new Chase Private Client Checking account by October 14, 2026. Top $3,000 tier requires $500,000+ in new money; $1,000 minimum tier requires $150,000. Requires an in-person/banker meeting to redeem the coupon.

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ChaseBusiness checkingNationwideHard
$1,500Debit-card activity$15/month$100,000 of your own money

New Chase business checking customers only. You are not eligible if your business already has a Chase business checking account, if you closed one within 90 days of opening it, or if you closed one with a negative balance in the past three years. Government entities, political action committees and campaign accounts are excluded, as are JPMorgan Chase employees. A signer can take one Chase business checking offer every two years counted from the last enrollment date, and only one offer applies per account. Chase does not open business deposit accounts for Hawaii businesses, so Hawaii owners cannot use this one. Chase business CREDIT CARDS are still available in Hawaii. Expires October 15, 2026.

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U.S. BankBusiness checkingNationwideHard
$1,200Debit-card activity$30/month$25,000 of your own money

Business checking. Promo code Q3DIG26. Expires September 27, 2026. New business checking customers only. Two accounts qualify and they are not priced the same: $1,200 needs the Platinum Business Checking Package and $25,000 held, and $400 needs U.S. Bank Business Essentials and $5,000 held. Business Essentials has no monthly maintenance fee. Platinum lists $30 a month but waives it at a $25,000 average collected checking balance, which is the same money the bonus asks you to hold.

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PNC BankBusiness savingsNationwideDeposit onlyHard
$1,000$30,000 deposit/hold$50/month$30,000 of your own money

Your business has to have annual revenue under $10 million. PNC states that limit on the offer itself, so check it before you plan anything else. New PNC business checking customers only, which means no signer on the account may already have signing authority on a PNC business checking account, have closed one in the past 90 days, or have been paid a PNC promotional premium in the past 12 months. Open a Treasury Enterprise Plan account between July 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 and keep an average ledger balance of $30,000 or more for each of your first three statement cycles. Only the master account balance counts, so money sitting in linked beneficiary accounts does not. Your statements must cycle monthly; accounts on daily, weekly or quarterly statements are excluded. The plan lists at $50 a month but is $0 for the first three statement cycles and is waived at a $30,000 average balance, so the hold itself covers the fee. Analysis Business Checking also qualifies for the same $1,000, but avoid it unless you have a reason: its fee is only offset by an earnings credit on much larger balances, so at $30,000 you would still pay around $25 a month.

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Wells FargoBusiness checkingNationwideMedium
$825$25 deposit/hold$15/month$2,500 to deposit and leave

New business checking customers only. A business is not eligible if it currently owns a Wells Fargo business checking account or has closed one in the past 90 days. Sole proprietors qualify, and no LLC is required.

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ChaseSavingsNationwideDeposit onlyHard
$600$15,000 deposit/holdNo monthly fee$15,000 of your own money

Available to Hawaii residents (Chase personal checking/savings bonuses are obtainable in HI). New Chase savings customers only. Not available if you closed a Chase savings account in the last 90 days or with a negative balance in the last 3 years. One savings bonus every 2 years. Combo bonus ($400) requires also completing checking direct deposit requirement.

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Four Leaf Federal Credit UnionCheckingNationwideDirect depositMembershipEasy
$550$10 deposit/holdNo monthly fee$500 of direct deposit, nothing held

Once-per-lifetime: not eligible if you've ever received a FourLeaf new-checking bonus, and only one checking bonus per person. Four Leaf FCU (formerly Bethpage Federal Credit Union, rebranded 2026). Membership is open to anyone nationwide who opens a $5 savings share, with no New York residency, employer group, association, or donation required (the easy Bethpage-era path survived the rebrand). Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green-card holder); requires SSN and a government photo ID. Account must be opened between 02/02/2026 and 12/31/2026.

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Bank of AmericaCheckingNationwideDirect depositHard
$500$10,000 direct deposit$12/month$10,000 of direct deposit

Must not have had a BofA personal checking account in the past 12 months; one bonus per customer every 12 months.

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BlueVineBusiness checkingNationwideDeposit onlyMedium
$500See terms for requirementsNo monthly fee$5,000 to deposit and leave

Business checking. New BlueVine business checking customers only. New-customer terms: has NOT had a Bluevine Business Checking account open in the last 12 months (12-month cooldown, not once-per-lifetime).

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Stanford Federal Credit UnionCheckingNationwideDirect depositMembershipMediumExpiry unverified
$500See terms for requirementsNo monthly feeJoin the credit union first, usually a small donation

OUT-OF-STATE IS ELIGIBLE with a member referral code, backed by multiple approved out-of-state datapoints (2026-07-20: 'approved as an out-of-state applicant'; 2026-06-09 OOS instant approval; 2026-07-21 instant approval on a friend's code). Without a referral, membership runs through the CA field of membership (Stanford affiliation, or FOPAL/MOAH association). Was previously coded CA-only, which hid the offer from every non-CA user. PULLS CHEXSYSTEMS, and small CUs tolerate churners poorly, with denials reported at high inquiry counts. One bonus per member (lifetime).

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U.S. BankCheckingNationwideDirect depositHard
$450$8,000 direct deposit$12/month$8,000 of direct deposit

Available nationwide. U.S. Bank's own wording is that the offer "may not be available if you live outside of the U.S. Bank footprint" — that is a soft clause, not a hard block. If you are outside their branch footprint, members often qualify by first opening a U.S. Bank brokerage account or credit card and then applying for the checking account. U.S. Bank accounts are obtainable by Hawaii residents (online/existing-relationship), per direct HI experience. Must not have existing US Bank consumer checking, had one in the last 12 months, or received a US Bank checking bonus in the past 12 months. Not available with Trust Accounts or Alliance partnerships.

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These offers carry incomplete or contradictory state-eligibility data. They might be available in District of Columbia — confirm with the bank before applying.

Wells Fargo
$500 bonus$1,000 DDBranch requiredEasy$1,000 of direct deposit, nothing held
Primary owner only; must be a new Wells Fargo consumer checking customer and must not have received a Wells Fargo consumer checking bonus in the past 12 months. Not available to Wells Fargo employees, non-resident aliens/W-8 filers, or Private Bank deposit accounts.
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Capital One Business
$500 bonus$5,000 holdBranch requiredMedium$5,000 to deposit and leave
Basic Business Checking, promo SBOFFER500 (enter during online application). Deposit $5,000 from an external source within 30 days, maintain $5,000 for at least 60 of the first 90 days, plus 10 qualifying electronic transactions within 90 days. New customers only. You are ineligible if you are a signer on a Capital One Business checking account open on or after Jan 1, 2025, and it is one account per business. Online applications only (in-branch ineligible). $15/mo Basic fee waived with $2,000 min balance (so waived while holding the $5k); Enhanced tier $35/mo waived at $25k. Bonus posts 60 to 90 days after requirements met.
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Oriental Bank
$400 bonus$4,500 DDEligibility not verifiedMedium$4,500 of direct deposit
Available only in Puerto Rico. Must be primary account holder. Either do not currently receive qualifying DDs with Oriental Bank OR have not received qualifying DDs of at least $1,500 per cycle during the 3 consecutive cycles immediately before promotion effective date. Limited to one bonus per customer. Bank employees and affiliates not eligible. Promotion ends December 31, 2026.
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Florida Credit Union
$300 bonus$5 holdEligibility not verifiedHardMembership depends on your employer, county or school
Membership is limited to 48 named Florida counties, not the whole state. If your county is not on that list you generally cannot join unless a family, school or alumni connection applies, so the app now checks your county before counting this offer as reachable. One bonus per household; anyone who has held an FCU checking account in the past 24 months does not qualify. New members only.
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Beacon Bank
$300 bonus$10 holdBranch requiredEasy$1,000 of direct deposit, nothing held
Available nationwide; the offer page and disclosure state no residency requirement. One $300 bonus per client; the Pinwheel direct-deposit switch is required.
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iTHINK Financial Credit Union
$125 bonus$1,000 DDEligibility not verifiedHardMembership depends on your employer, county or school
iTHINK Financial Credit Union serves named counties in Florida and Georgia, and the app now checks which county you are in before offering this. The credit union advertises up to $500, and it is worth knowing what that number contains: $50 for opening checking, $75 for the direct deposit, then an average daily balance award of $100 at $1,500, $225 at $10,000 or $275 at $20,000, plus a $100 value bonus on a separate credit card. The balance awards are alternatives to one another, not additive, and the page does not say whether they stack on top of the $125 or replace part of it. This record tracks the $125 you can earn without holding a balance or taking a second product. New memberships only, one per membership.
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