Heard an ad on the radio today for PNC Bank -- $101 bonus for new customers only opening a personal checking account with $25 and direct deposit. Direct Deposit must be $500 or more and post by Jan 31, 2008. Offer is good until November 17, 2007. Called PNC at 1-888-PNC-BANK to verify.

Edit: DC, MD, VA Only. Link to Offer

EugeneV,
where is $150 bonus mentioned?

EugeneV said:American Savings Bank of New Jersey (asbnj.com) promo until 11/22 in any branch:
Free Checking ($100 min to open, no min balance req, no DD req, no closing fee, free checks for life)
$150 after first DD credited within 30 days of cycle end
$100 BestBuy GC mailed to your address within 30 days of cycle end after 2 bills are paid via their billpay
One per household.

According to asst branch manager, cannot be combined with the promo that ended yesterday anyway, under which these same activities would give you extra three months of 6% APY on their Money Market account.

So this is B&M only (Branch & Mortar? ) and we can't ge this deal online correct?

I don't see anything on the intarwebs showing this offer.

(Sorry if i'm stupid )

We just opened an account with them over this thanks giving weekend. They said they have extended their promotion deadline (don't know exp date).

Here is their website
https://www.americansavingsnj2.com/home/home

150$ for opening Free checking account with direct deposit
100$ for online bill pay

contemplation said:EugeneV said:American Savings Bank of New Jersey (asbnj.com) promo until 11/22 in any branch:
Free Checking ($100 min to open, no min balance req, no DD req, no closing fee, free checks for life)
$150 after first DD credited within 30 days of cycle end
$100 BestBuy GC mailed to your address within 30 days of cycle end after 2 bills are paid via their billpay
One per household.

According to asst branch manager, cannot be combined with the promo that ended yesterday anyway, under which these same activities would give you extra three months of 6% APY on their Money Market account.

So this is B&M only (Branch & Mortar? ) and we can't ge this deal online correct?

I don't see anything on the intarwebs showing this offer.

(Sorry if i'm stupid )

$200? I got $100...

watssion said:Has anyone tried the citibank $200 promotion?
I just did this over the phone today. See Markber's post here for details. The personal banker I talked with was both very pleasant and knowledgeable. He told me that due to a Citibank policy change a few months ago, they now just use ChexSystems when opening up a checking account -- perhaps for other deposit accounts as well, but I'd want to confirm that. The only exception is if you get overdraft protection, then you'd get a hard credit inquiry, because that involves a line of credit.

Also, after opening up the account with $100 (which can be funded over the phone by e-check or by bringing the funds to a branch -- you've a certain number of days to do this after applying for the account), there is no minimum, as long as you meet the requirement for either a monthly direct deposit or using on-line bill pay for 2 bills per month.

Although they'll send you a welcome packet with a signature card, you can go to your local branch and fill out the signature card there, as well as provide additional information that's required. Your funding check will clear 5 - 7 days after Citibank receives the signature card. Regarding on-line bill pay, the amount is debited from your checking account the day the bill is paid, whether the payment is done electronically or by check (i.e. if the payee isn't on their list of on-line bill system payees). So that's a slight disadvantage with an on-line bill payment check compared with a check you've written yourself.

For those who have never had a savings or checking account with Citibank, this seems like a great deal. (This offer is only good for people new to Citibank with respect to savings and checking accounts.) My spouse will open an account at our local branch next week.

Edited to state that the offer applies only to people who never have had a savings or checking accout with Citibank, as opposed to someone who currently has no accounts with them. Also, a CSR told me that you can verify that you've had no past savings or checkings accounts with Citibank by contacting the account opening folks, at 1-800-745-1534, M-F, 8am - 7pm Central Time. Use option 1 to transfer to the account opening department.

That is probably true nowadays. I had to fight for my last easy checking/savings combo, despite the fact that my previous Citi deposit accounts were closed over a year prior to opening and I disclosed that when applying and verified that I would indeed get the bonus. Luckily, the CCS seem to give intro rates & any sign-on bonuses whether or not you had other cards with them before.

sloppy1 said:Citibank's $200 promotion is for new (never been) customers only...they are VERY STRICT about this!!!!

Yes, they will open your new checking account but they won't give you the $200 bonus if you have ever had a banking account with them!

sloppy1 said:Citibank's $200 promotion is for new (never been) customers only...they are VERY STRICT about this!!!!

Yes, they will open your new checking account but they won't give you the $200 bonus if you have ever had a banking account with them!

Thanks for pointing this out. Although it's already stated in marber's post that I referenced, I changed my original post to state that the offer is good only for people who have never had a savings or checking account with Citibank.

I also added a contact number for the account opening department that will let you verify whether or not you've had a previous checking or savings account with Citibank: 1-800-745-1534, M-F, 8am - 7pm Central Time. Use option 1 to transfer to the account opening department.

frank10b said:a bank recently closed my account b/c they said I had negative checkex report with too many recently opened accounts
Was it ChexSystems? How many accounts did you open recently?

frank10b said:a bank recently closed my account b/c they said I had negative checkex report with too many recently opened accounts, I dont want to triger a FR from BofA or anyone else what can/should I do about this? Have not found anything else on this out there but I am sure someone else here has had this problem.

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