checking

Eastern Bank $350

Personal checking

Eastern Bank pays $350 on a new personal checking account in MA, NH, ME, or RI after $3,000 in qualifying direct deposits within 90 days.

Exact requirements

1. Open a new personal checking account, other than Private Bank Checking, between October 17, 2026 and November 20, 2026.
2. You must be the primary signer, at least 18, with a valid tax ID, and live in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, or Rhode Island.
3. You must not have owned a personal checking account at Eastern on or after October 17, 2025.
4. Two or more qualifying direct deposits totaling $3,000 within 90 days. Person-to-person payments, internal transfers, and PayPal or eBay payments do not count.
5. The account must be open with a balance above zero when the bonus is paid. One bonus of each type per household.

Bonus

$350

Direct deposit

Two or more recurring electronic payroll, pension, or government-benefit direct deposits totaling at least $3,000 within 90 days.

Deposit

Minimum opening deposit is $25 for Eastern Free Checking, $50 for eZ Checking, or $500 for Premier Checking.

Keep the account open

Not stated as a day count beyond staying open with a balance above zero until payout, which Eastern says is by April 19, 2027.

When the bonus posts

By April 19, 2027.

Expiration

Open by November 20, 2026.

Monthly fee

Not stated on the offer page.

How to waive it

Not stated on the offer page.

Early closure

Not stated. The account must be open with a balance above zero at payout.

Credit pull or ChexSystems

not stated

Where it is offered

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island.

Last verified

November 15, 2026

Fine print

Open both checking and savings within 3 business days of each other, and meet both sets of rules, for an extra $150. Bonus paid by April 19, 2027. Verified from Eastern's offer page on November 15, 2026.

Source checked November 15, 2026: https://www.easternbank.com/eastern-bank-combo-offer