Thrivent Federal Credit Union (thriventcu.com) is offering a $200 cash bonus when you open a new checking account with promo code 2023CHECKING. See details below.
Update 3/16/23: The offer is back through 6/9/23.
This credit union was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin. They have 3 locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Thrivent Federal Credit Union is open to members of the following churches: Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC), North American Lutheran Church (NALC), Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC), Church of the Lutheran Brethren (CLB), Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC), and Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS). Organizations which may also join include: schools and early childhood learning centers, seminaries, universities and colleges, recognized service and auxiliary organizations who are affiliated with the aforementioned church bodies, and other organizations and businesses which are comprised of Thrivent members. See current membership info.
Thrivent FCU $200 Checking Bonus

- What you’ll get: $200
- Where it’s available: Religious affiliation required for membership (see above)
- How to earn it:
- Open a new Thrivent Rewards Checking account using promo code CHECKING2023 and achieve the following within 90 days of account opening:
- Sign up for free online banking.
- Make eligible direct deposits totaling $2,500 or more.
- Spend $500 with your new TCU debit card.
- Open a new Thrivent Rewards Checking account using promo code CHECKING2023 and achieve the following within 90 days of account opening:
- When it expires: 1
1/15/20226/9/2023
Waive The Monthly Fee
The Thrivent Rewards Checking account has no monthly fee.
Fine Print
- If all earning the bonus requirements are met, the total bonus amount will be deposited into your Thrivent Rewards Checking account within two weeks of the end of the 90-day period.
- Bonus may be reported to the IRS as dividends earned.
- Offer is limited to one per member; you must be the primary owner on the account and not already the primary owner of an existing checking account.
- Offer is not available to any account holder who has earned a checking bonus in the past 12 months.
- To maintain a Thrivent Rewards Checking account, you need to set up direct deposit into any share/share draft account or complete five bill-pays and 10 point-of-sale purchases every month.
- If the requirements are not maintained, the account will be transferred to a Simply Checking account after a three-month period.
- Fees may reduce earnings.
- Must qualify for Thrivent FCU membership.
Bottom Line
This is a better offer than the one the FCU offered last year for the same checking account and worthwhile if you qualify for membership. Compare this offer with the best bank bonuses here.
[Expired] Thrivent FCU $500 Money Market Offer

- What you’ll get: Up to $500 bonus
- Where it’s available: Religious affiliation required for membership (see above)
- How to earn it:
- Open a new Preferred Plus Money Market or Thrivent Rewards Money Market account using promo code MMKT2020.
- The maximum bonus you will be eligible for will be based on the total of all deposits made within 30 days of the account being opened.
- $10,000 – $19,999.99 earns $100
- $20,000 – $29,999.99 earns $200
- $30,000 – $39,999.99 earns $300
- $40,000 – $49,999.99 earns $400
- $50,000 or more to earn $500
- To receive a bonus, after the initial 30-day period, you must maintain a daily balance equivalent to the amount of new money required for the bonus: you will be eligible for half of the bonus after maintaining this balance for 90 days, and you will be eligible for the other half of the bonus after maintaining this balance until 12/31/2020.
- When it expires: 5/1/2020
[Expired] Thrivent Federal CU $100 Checking Bonus
Earn a $100 Checking bonus with this offer from Thrivent Federal CU. Direct deposit will be required to earn the bonus.
- Bonus offer expires 12/31/2019
- See membership criteria above
- Thrivent Rewards Checking is eligible for this offer
- Direct deposit is required for the bonus
- Monthly fees: None
READ MORE: SEE THE BEST BANK BONUSES HERE AND THE BEST INVESTING BONUSES HERE.
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