Refer your friends and earn up to $500*

Good things are meant to be shared.

Refer friends, family or businesses to easier banking—and get rewarded for it.

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Visit our Personal Checking or Business Checking referral site and fill out your friend’s information. They’ll be invited to open an Atlantic Union Bank checking account.

hand iconYou BOTH Get Rewarded
When they open an eligible checking account and complete qualifying activities*.

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Refer up to five people a year and receive up to $500 in bonuses, on us.


Now doubled for a limited time!

Personal Checking Offer

$100 for you, $100 for them!

Now through October 31, 2026, you can earn $100 for you and $100 for a friend when you refer them and they complete the following activities:

  1. Opens a new eligible AUB personal checking account within 90 calendar days of receiving the referral email/text.
  2. Sets up and receives qualifying direct deposits totaling $500 or more into their new eligible checking account within 60 calendar days of account opening.

It's as easy as that to share your love for AUB and get rewarded!

Business Checking Offer

$100 for you, $150 for them!

Receive a $100 bonus when your friend completes the following steps:

  1. Opens a new eligible AUB business checking account within 90 calendar days of receiving the referral email/text.
  2. Maintains an average balance of $1,000 or more during the first two full statement periods after account opening.

Once they've completed those steps, your friend's business will earn $150!


If you’ve been referred*:

Congratulations! Your friend wants to share something great with you – the experience of banking with Atlantic Union Bank.

  1. Open one of our eligible personal checking or business checking accounts. Be sure to use the same email address and mobile phone number your friend used to send the referral invite.
  2. Complete the appropriate qualifying activities for either a personal or business checking account.
  3. Get your reward deposited into your account!

Click here to download or print offer details.

Disclosures

*$100 Referrer Bonus OfferThe person making the referral (the Referrer) will earn a $100 cash bonus for each Individual or Business referred to Atlantic Union Bank (AUB) that fulfills the requirements defined below (refer to Referred Bonus Offers). You must be at least 18 years old and have an active AUB personal checking account to participate. Registration and acceptance of the Terms and Conditions via the AUB Referral Center (AtlanticUnionBank.RoyalReferralCenter.com for personal accounts and  AtlanticUnionBankBusiness.RoyalReferralCenter.com for business accounts) is required. To make a referral, you must submit a valid email address and phone number for both yourself (as the Referrer) and each Referred Individual or Business.

A Referrer may only earn up to $500 per calendar year. Only one Referrer may receive a bonus for each Referred Individual or Business that fulfills the requirements (the first Referrer who enters information for a Referred Individual or Business will be the eligible Referrer).

Additional Gift Card Reward. Earn a $5 Starbucks Card for every ten (10) referrals made within the AUB Referral Center (limit: five (5) per calendar year). Each referral must be to a unique non-customer (name and/or email address). For example, a referral responding directly from an email or text referral communication will count as one (1) referral. The Starbucks Card will be delivered as a code to the Referrer’s email address provided.

Referred New Account Bonus Offers.  

The Referred Individual (the Referred). To earn a $100 cash bonus, you must open your first new eligible AUB personal checking account within 90 calendar days of receiving the referral email / text; and set up and receive qualifying direct deposits totaling $500 or more into your new eligible checking account within 60 calendar days of account opening.1,2

1Eligible checking products: PRISM Checking, Free Checking, Loyalty Checking*, Preferred Checking*, ThankU Checking* and Solutions Checking. $25 minimum opening deposit required. Accounts can be opened in any AUB branch or online at AtlanticUnionBank.com.

2A qualified direct deposit is an electronic deposit of regular monthly income, such as your salary, pension or Social Security benefits, which are made by your employer or other payers. Non-qualifying deposits such as wire transfers, person-to-person transfers, online and mobile deposits and bank transfers between your AUB accounts or accounts you have at other financial institutions or brokerages do not qualify.

The Referred Business (the Referred). To earn a $150 cash bonus, you must open your first new eligible AUB business checking account within 90 calendar days of receiving the referral email / text; and maintain an average balance of $1,000 or more during the first two statement periods after account opening.3 

3Eligible checking products: Flex Business Checking and Flex Business Checking Plus. $25 minimum opening deposit required. Accounts can be opened in any AUB branch. 

General Account Opening Terms. All eligible personal account owners and co-owners must be at least 18 years old and have not owned or co-owned an AUB personal checking account in the last 12 months. Eligible businesses cannot have owned an AUB business checking account in the last 12 months. Fiduciary, estate and trust accounts are not eligible to be opened as part of this program. The Referred must meet all applicable AUB eligibility requirements for opening the account. When the Referred opens their new eligible AUB checking account, they must provide the same email address and / or mobile phone number that received the referral email / text from the Referrer. 

*Interest Rate. Loyalty Checking, Preferred Checking, ThankU Checking and Flex Business Checking Plus are interest-bearing accounts. The annual percentage yield (APY) for Loyalty Checking and for ThankU Checking for balances $0-$2,499.99 is 0.01%; $2,500.00-$9,999.99, 0.02%; $10,000.00 or more, 0.03%. The APY for Preferred Checking for balances $0.00-$49,999.99 is 0.01%; $50,000.00-$249,999.99, 0.02%; $250,000.00-$499,999.99, 0.02%, $500,000.00-$999,999.99, 0.03%; $1,000,000.00 or more, 0.05%. The APY for Flex Business Checking Plus for all balances is 0.03%. Rates are subject to change without notice and after account opening. Rates may vary by location. Fees could reduce the earnings on account. Rates are accurate as of July 10, 2026.

Bonus PaymentA valid U.S Taxpayer Identification Number (Form W-9 for U.S. persons including a resident alien) or Employer Identification Number (EIN) is required. Bonus offer cannot be paid to non-resident aliens signing IRS Form W-8. The Referred acknowledges that the Bonus will be paid to the Referrer after all conditions have been met in the timeframes provided. The Referred only receives one bonus offer for opening an account and completing the requirements. The Bonus will be directly deposited into the appropriate AUB account; account must be open and in good standing up to the date the Bonus is deposited. Bonus will be deposited into the AUB checking account 4-6 weeks after all conditions have been met.

Example-personal account:

 

CustomerAccount OpenedDirect Deposit DateAmount of Direct DepositQualification Period EndsQualification Met Date Estimated Incentive Payment Date
Meet Requirement - One Deposit




Jerry8/5/2026
9/1/2026
$70010/31/2026
9/1/2026
11/15/2026
Meet Requirement - Two Deposits




Sammi9/18/2026
10/1/2026
$30011/30/2026
10/15/2026
12/15/2026
10/15/2026
$300
Did Not Meet Requirement 




Lucy10/4/2026
11/1/2026
$20012/31/2026
Did not qualify - only $400 deposited during qualification period (11/1/2026 - 12/31/2026)N/A
12/1/2026
$200
1/3/2027
$200

 

Business
Account OpenedAverage Balance
Qualification Period EndsEstimated Incentive Payment Date
Meet Requirement


The Cleaning Company
10/5/2026
11/1 - 31/2026 - $1,500
12/1 - 30/2026 - $2,800
12/30/2026
1/15/2027
Did Not Meet Requirement 


Bug Off
9/20/2026
10/1 - 30/2026 - $800
11/1 - 31/2026 - $1,100
11/31/2026
12/15/2026
Did Not Meet Requirement 


 

Bonus ForfeitureBonus forfeiture will occur if: (1) the new checking account is changed to an account type not included in this customer offer (2) the new checking account has a zero or negative balance or is restricted at the time AUB verifies the qualification requirements have been met or (3) the new checking account is closed at the time of payout. An account is considered restricted if it has a temporary or permanent block that prevents credits from posting to the account. AUB verification will occur one time after the qualification requirements are initially met. AUB reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any account if we suspect accounts are being opened for the purpose of exploiting this promotional offer.

Important Tax Information. The Bonus will be reported to the IRS as interest earned on IRS Form 1099-INT in the year received as required and recipient is responsible for any applicable taxes.

Important Privacy Notice. By participating in AUB’s Refer A Friend program, the Referred understands that the Referrer may know that you opened an account and met the qualifying criteria needed for each participant to receive the cash bonus. AUB will not disclose the identity of the individuals or businesses who have opened an account to the Referrer. You will need to notify your friend if you wish to make them aware that you have opened an account through the Refer A Friend program. 

As a Referrer in AUB’s Refer A Friend program, you understand that by registering at the AUB Refer A Friend site, you will be disclosing that you are a customer of AUB to the Referred Individual or Business.

Opt outThe Referrer authorizes the sending of communications to each Referred Individual or Business. The referral email may not be recovered if the Referred Individual or Business has “opted out” of marketing material from AUB or from the program itself. Each person who registers authorizes future communications, including emails regarding the program, unless they “opt out” by choosing the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of the referral email.

Atlantic Union Bank reserves the right to revoke, restrict, or change this offer at any time. All accounts are subject to applicable terms, fees, programs, products, and services which are subject to change. Accounts are subject to approval and must be funded with money not currently on deposit with AUB. All deposit accounts are subject to AUB’s Consumer Deposit Account Agreement or AUB’s Business Deposit Account Agreement. Visit an AUB branch or AtlanticUnionBank.com for product-specific terms, conditions, and applicable fees. Participation and enrollment in a promotional offer does not guarantee eligibility or fulfillment of the promotional offer. Offer is non-transferable.


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