02/27/07 UPDATE: Greater Philadelphia Region Residents ONLY: Bucks, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania and Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester counties in New Jersey
Check it out here:
https://www.beneficialsavings.com/splash2.html
Details about their Free Checking Acct.:
https://www.beneficialsavings.com/dp_check.asp
No minimum balance requirement Earn a .50% APY on balances of $300 or more $50 cash awarded after your first Direct Deposit Free Internet Banking with Bill Payment $50 cash awarded after paying your first bill online Online Check Imaging Free Check Card available No ATM fees from Beneficial Free initial order of checks No per item/check fees Monthly statements with Check Imaging Free Telephone Banking Free Visa Extras Program Overdraft protection available
You get: $50 4wks after your first Direct Deposit Transaction. $50 4wks after your first Bill Payment Transaction. $50 if within 60 days of acct. opening balance equals or is > $1000. Offer exp. is 03/31/07.
I joined a month ago for $100 bonus - before they added another $50 for $1000 balance, and are now waiting for the second $50 to post to the account (sent myself a check). The first $50 for Direct Deposit posted promptly - after transfering funds from my PayPal account - so this option works. My Checking account with Beneficial has zero fees.
UPDATE 04/06/07: Below is a copy of my acct. activity - this will help those of you who joined see transactions date vs credits issued (per offer). $150 in the bank. (wonder if PayPal's verification(s) would've counted as DD)
ChampagneDan said: It appears they've limited the deal to residents of greater Philadelphia. Yep, they are now wide awake.
amilcarsanchez
Member
posted: Feb. 27, 2007 @ 11:28a
*Must be a resident of the Greater Philadelphia Region Bucks, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania and Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester counties in New Jersey
Sorry guys.
amr5150
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 27, 2007 @ 11:31a
whoops....that was a waste of a Chex inquiry. Oh well.
is there a minimum amount that you need to move from your paypal account in order for it to count as a direct deposit? Would the paypal trial deposits count as such?
JoshuaMallow
Member
posted: Feb. 27, 2007 @ 11:46a
damn, if they won't give me the $100...I don't want them to open the account, because you gotta keep it open 6 months to avoid paying the $10 early closing fee.
I just sent an email to them, am waiting for a response now.
JoshuaMallow said: damn, if they won't give me the $100...I don't want them to open the account, because you gotta keep it open 6 months to avoid paying the $10 early closing fee.
I just sent an email to them, am waiting for a response now.
Dead deal for non-residents - confirmed with 2 CSR's, but relax - just call and cancel your application. If their paper-based cancellations are any indication, I doubt you'll ever see any email reply. Incredible really that these dunderheads obviously had no inkling that thousands across the country would descend on this offer. People still don't grasp the amazing power of the internet.
szhang6
Member
posted: Feb. 27, 2007 @ 4:49p
can you share the number of their CSR?
dudetheobscure said: JoshuaMallow said: damn, if they won't give me the $100...I don't want them to open the account, because you gotta keep it open 6 months to avoid paying the $10 early closing fee.
I just sent an email to them, am waiting for a response now.
Dead deal for non-residents - confirmed with 2 CSR's, but relax - just call and cancel your application. If their paper-based cancellations are any indication, I doubt you'll ever see any email reply. Incredible really that these dunderheads obviously had no inkling that thousands across the country would descend on this offer. People still don't grasp the amazing power of the internet.
szhang6 said: can you share the number of their CSR?
dudetheobscure said: JoshuaMallow said: damn, if they won't give me the $100...I don't want them to open the account, because you gotta keep it open 6 months to avoid paying the $10 early closing fee.
I just sent an email to them, am waiting for a response now.
Dead deal for non-residents - confirmed with 2 CSR's, but relax - just call and cancel your application. If their paper-based cancellations are any indication, I doubt you'll ever see any email reply. Incredible really that these dunderheads obviously had no inkling that thousands across the country would descend on this offer. People still don't grasp the amazing power of the internet.
dudetheobscure said: JoshuaMallow said: damn, if they won't give me the $100...I don't want them to open the account, because you gotta keep it open 6 months to avoid paying the $10 early closing fee.
I just sent an email to them, am waiting for a response now.
Dead deal for non-residents - confirmed with 2 CSR's, but relax - just call and cancel your application. If their paper-based cancellations are any indication, I doubt you'll ever see any email reply. Incredible really that these dunderheads obviously had no inkling that thousands across the country would descend on this offer. People still don't grasp the amazing power of the internet.Since they added the residency restriction on 2/27, will they honor applications received on 2/26 under the initial terms? When I called earlier this afternoon, the CSR said that all applications submitted before 11:45AM today were being processed and I would receive an email today when they got to mine (although I didnt get any email). With a specific time mentioned, I was thinking that they might honor the offer up to the time that they added the restriction. But she seemed really frazzled (I'm guessing a much higher than normal call volume...) so I didnt want to ask her right then.
Glitch99 said: dudetheobscure said: JoshuaMallow said: damn, if they won't give me the $100...I don't want them to open the account, because you gotta keep it open 6 months to avoid paying the $10 early closing fee.
I just sent an email to them, am waiting for a response now.
Dead deal for non-residents - confirmed with 2 CSR's, but relax - just call and cancel your application. If their paper-based cancellations are any indication, I doubt you'll ever see any email reply. Incredible really that these dunderheads obviously had no inkling that thousands across the country would descend on this offer. People still don't grasp the amazing power of the internet.Since they added the residency restriction on 2/27, will they honor applications received on 2/26 under the initial terms? When I called earlier this afternoon, the CSR said that all applications submitted before 11:45AM today were being processed and I would receive an email today when they got to mine (although I didnt get any email). With a specific time mentioned, I was thinking that they might honor the offer up to the time that they added the restriction. But she seemed really frazzled (I'm guessing a much higher than normal call volume...) so I didnt want to ask her right then.
I e-mailed their customer service, they said the "Special Services" department was really backlogged but they'd review my application and let me know. So they didn't say outright that they wouldn't honor the promo. Give them some time. Worst thing that could happen is they'll take the opening deposit - but I'm sure they'll let people cancel applications or close the accounts without a fee, because I bet they'd just as soon not deal with them all.
As an armchair law buff (i.e., not lawyer), I'd say they have an obligation to honor the promotion for people who signed up before they changed the promo, since they didn't say anywhere they reserved the right to change it. Otherwise it would be false advertising. That said, it'd be a dick move to hassle them about it. If they don't honor it, just move on to the next BoA promo.
JeebusSaves said: just move on to the next BoA promo.Already there - 7 in the past 12 months
jiller767
New Member
posted: Feb. 28, 2007 @ 11:58a
Thanks, to the original poster and FW!!!! Beneficial Bank's located in my work building, filled out the ap online, screwed up by not printing the signature card, and filled it out with the manager on my way into work this morning. I am just crossing my fingers that paypal will count as a direct deposit.
amr5150 said: Glitch99 said: amr5150 said: I did another paypal transfer, that's 3 months in a row and waited till the 15th of the following month and nothing. I've sent 4 messages through their website and one to the info e-mail address that they e-mailed me with....no response. This bank sucks. Guess I'll have to call or just forget about the last $50...I had no issues getting the bonus with a ACH push from my Apple HYSA. Contrary to your experience, I was impressed with the speed each portion of the bonus was paid. And messages sent through their message center were always replied to, albeit three to four days later. Sorry to hear about your problems, maybe paypal is the problem although I dont know why they would disqualify them but not other ACH transfers. You should atleast try a phone call too, $50 is tough to leave on the table after going through all the motions.
They finally responded to my mail through the site... Thank you for contacting us. In order to receive the $50.00 bonus for having a direct deposit, the transaction must be a recurring deposit not an electronic funds transfer. A recurring deposit is a payroll check, social security, or something of this nature.
not sure if I should try an ACH push from a bank(ie HSBC) or just close this account...opinions? Thanks.Do a recurring/automatic monthly push from a bank, then if asked claim it to be a portion of your interest earning on that account being direct deposited in to your checking. That's how I phrased it when initially asking if the push would count as DD for the bonus, but the bonus did pay automatically so I never had to defend the rationalle.
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