Huntington National Bank new checking account bonus pays you $100 for opening a new checking account.

To receive the new checking account bonus you must setup direct deposit or make 5 check card purchases within 60 days of opening your new checking account. Act fast – it ends February 27, 2010.

The bonus is credited within 90 days of opening your new checking account. You’ll need to keep the checking account open for 180 days, or pay an early closure fee. Huntington also charges a dormant account fee if you don’t use your account for 6 months.

For this checking account bonus, there are several checking accounts to choose from:

Huntington Free Checking® – Basic checking account with no minimum balance and no monthly checking fee
Huntington 50 Plus Checking® – Basic checking account with interest for those over 50
Huntington High Value Checking® – Rewards for checking, savings, loan and credit card balances
Huntington High Rate Checking® – Checking account that offers maximum value
Huntington® High Performance Checking Account – Competitive interest rate that increases as your monthly balance increases

Huntington Bank is has branches in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia and is FDIC insured.

About Huntington Bank

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $52 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Huntington has more than 143 years of serving the financial needs of its customers. Huntington provides full-service commercial and consumer banking services, mortgage banking services, equipment leasing, investment management, trust services, brokerage services, customized insurance service program, and other financial products and services. Huntington has over 600 banking offices located in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Huntington also offers retail and commercial financial services online at huntington.com; through its technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through its network of almost 1,400 ATMs. The Auto Finance and Dealer Services group offers automobile loans to consumers and commercial loans to automobile dealers within the six-state banking franchise area.