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Kinecta Referral Program Terms

As of September 9, 2026

Offer is subject to change without notice and may end at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other promotional offers. Bonuses and referral rewards earned through this program are subject to IRS reporting.

Must be 18 years of age or older to qualify. Business accounts and accounts that are for the benefit of someone else will not qualify for bonuses or referral rewards (i.e. Conservatorship, CUTMA, UTMA, UGMA, COOGAN, Guardianship, Irrevocable Trust, Representative Payee, and Estate accounts).

Terms for Current Kinecta member (Referrer) Referral Reward: Refer others to open a new membership and meet account requirements to earn $100 for each successful referral. Maximum eligible cash referral reward is $500 in total per calendar year.

To obtain the $100 referral reward, the new member (Referee) must:

  1. Open a new membership with a minimum of $5 in their regular share account and enroll in eStatements; and
  2. Open either:
  • A High Yield Savings Account on the same day the membership is opened and maintain an average monthly balance of $250 or more for 60 days, or
  • A ProtectPlus checking account on the same day the membership is opened, with a 2-month service fee waiver, and receive qualifying direct deposit1 of $500 or more within 60 days of the membership open date.

All qualifications must be completed within 60 days of account opening. Cash referral reward(s) will be credited to Referrer’s Regular Share Savings account within sixty (60) days after verifying new membership and account requirements have been met by each Referee. Referrer must be a current Kinecta member and in good standing, which includes deposit balances above zero dollars, all existing loan payments current, and meeting terms and conditions described in Kinecta’s Agreements & Disclosures booklet, at the time each Referee’s new membership and qualifying products are opened and funded and when the referral reward is paid, which is 60 days after new membership and qualifying products are opened and funded. Existing members and new share accounts opened by existing members do not qualify under the terms of this Referral Program. Referee must not have had a membership closed in the past 12 months.

PRIVACY NOTICE EXISTING MEMBER: Referrer consents to Kinecta Federal Credit Union disclosing to the Referee that Referrer is a Kinecta Federal Credit Union member for the purpose of confirming referral eligibility.

Terms for New Member (Referee) Bonus: Earn up to $150 by completing up to three (3) qualifying bonus opportunities, each worth $50, under this program. The Referee may receive only one referral bonus, regardless of the number of memberships or same accounts opened.

To earn the initial $50 bonus, the Referee must:

  1. Open a new membership with a minimum of $5 in their regular share account and enroll in eStatements; and
  2. Open either:
  • A High Yield Savings Account on the same day the membership is opened and maintain an average monthly balance of $250 or more for 60 days; or
  • A ProtectPlus Checking account with a two-month service fee waiver on the same day the membership is opened and receive qualifying direct deposit1 totaling $500 or more within 60 days of the membership open date.

To earn an additional $50 bonus, the Referee must:

  1. Open the other qualifying deposit product that was not opened to earn the initial $50 bonus, and satisfy the applicable program requirements.

To earn the final $50 bonus, the Referee must:

  1. Open a new eligible lending product within 60 days of membership open date. An eligible lending product includes credit card, signature personal loan (personal line of credit are excluded), vehicle, mortgage, and home equity line of credit. For credit cards, complete three transactions within 60 days of membership open date (payments are excluded).

Bonus(es) will be credited to the Referee’s Regular Share Savings account within sixty (60) days after verification that all qualifying membership and account requirements have been met. An eligible Referee must not be a current Kinecta member or have had a membership closed within the past 12 months.

Membership requirements apply. Refer to the Agreements & Disclosure booklet for terms and conditions applicable to specific accounts. 

1A qualifying direct deposit is an electronic deposit made to your eligible account through Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, such as payroll, pension, or government benefit payments. Person-to-person payments, account transfers, mobile check deposits, cash deposits, or check deposits are not eligible. 

High Yield Savings: Minimum opening deposit of $25. Dividends accrued daily and paid monthly.

ProtectPlus: Minimum opening deposit of $25. Benefits are available only under the same membership. ProtectPlus Checking accounts are dividend-bearing accounts. For the current dividends and corresponding Annual Percentage Yield (APY), refer to the Dividend Rate Sheet. Only one (1) Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) fee and one (1) Wire transfer fee waiver of up to $50 waived per month; limited to one wire transfer per month. An NSF fee is assessed for item(s) returned unpaid due to insufficient/uncollected funds including, but not limited to checks and Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions (per presentment). New or renewing certificates are eligible for a rate increase, excluding all other promotions including, but not limited to, promotional certificates. ProtectPlus benefits cannot be combined with other relationship benefits and benefits do not roll over. Monthly fee of $9.95 can be waived by maintaining a $10,000 average monthly balance in your ProtectPlus checking account. Refer to Kinecta Federal Credit Union’s Agreements and Disclosures booklet and Consumer Schedule of Fees and Charges for additional terms and conditions such as fees, payment of dividends and other details applicable to your specific account. Terms and conditions subject to change.

Regular Share Savings: Minimum opening deposit of $5. Dividends are credited quarterly.

Credit Card: Kinecta cardholders with an existing credit card are not eligible for a second credit card of the same type. Subject to credit approval. You must be 18 years old to apply (19 in AL and NE).

Signature Personal Loan: Subject to credit approval. Rates, loan amounts, and terms are based on standard underwriting factors.

Vehicle Loan: Subject to credit approval. Rates, loan amounts, and terms are based on standard underwriting factors.

Mortgage loans and Home Equity Lines of Credit: Subject to credit approval. Rates, loan amounts and terms are based on standard underwriting factors and are subject to change. Income and asset documentation are required. Loans are secured by a lien against the property. Interest rates, points and Annual Percentage Rates (APRs) may differ by product, your credit history, income, property value, occupancy, property type, loan amount and loan purpose. Mortgage loans from Kinecta Federal Credit Union may not be available in all states.