Sony Card from Chase; $100 statement credit - expires 8/31/2007

yayawoo said: do i have to be the first time customer to sony cc for getting the $100? i could not find any statement within the terms about this.
In the other threads, people were getting 2nd cards as well as the $100 credit.

Pricing & Terms
Please take a moment to carefully review the Pricing & Terms below.

RATE, FEE AND OTHER COST INFORMATION

Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for purchases

A 0% fixed APR for the first 12 billing cycles following the opening of your account. After that, 14.24% variablea, 18.24% variable, or 23.24% variable, depending on our review of your application and credit history.

Other APRs

Balance Transfer APR: A 0% fixed APR for the first 12 billing cycles following the opening of your account. After that, 14.24% variable, 18.24% variable, or 23.24% variable, depending on our review of your application and credit history.

Cash Advance APR: 22.99% variable

Default APR: Up to 32.24% variable. See explanation below.b

Overdraft Advance APR: 13.99% fixed (not available in some states)

Variable rate information

The following APRs may vary monthly based on the Prime Rate:c

Purchase and Balance Transfer APR: The Prime Rate plus, as applicable, 5.99%, 9.99%, or 14.99% for outstanding and new balances after the introductory period.

Cash Advance APR: The Prime Rate plus 14.74%.

Default APR: The Prime Rate plus up to 23.99%.

Grace period for repayment of purchase balances

At least 20 days

Method of computing the balance for purchases

Average daily balance method (including new purchases).

Annual fee

None

Minimum finance charge

$1.00

Transaction fee for balance transfers
3% of the amount of each transaction, but not less than $5.00 nor more than $75.00.

Transaction fees for cash advances
3% of the amount of the transaction, but not less than $10.00.

Late Payment fee
$15.00 if the balance is up to but not including $250.00; $39.00 if the balance is $250.00 and over.

Over-the-Credit-Limit fee
$35.00

International Transactions
3% of the U.S. dollar amount of the transaction, whether originally made in U.S. dollars or converted from a foreign currency.


aRates, fees, and terms may change: We reserve the right to change the account terms (including the APRs) at any time for any reason, in addition to APR increases that may occur for failure to comply with the terms of your account. For example, we may change the terms based on information in your credit report, such as the number of other credit card accounts you have and their balances. The APRs for this offer are not guaranteed; APRs may change to higher APRs, fixed APRs may change to variable APRs, or variable APRs may change to fixed APRs. Any changes will be in accordance with your account agreement.

bYour APRs may increase if you default under any Cardmember Agreement you have with us for any of the following reasons: We do not receive, for any payment that is owed on this Account or any other account or loan with us, at least the minimum payment due by the date and time due; you exceed your credit line on this Account, if applicable; or you make a payment to us that is not honored by your bank. Your APRs may increase as of the first day of the billing cycle in which the default occurs. We may consider the following factors to determine the default rate: the length of time your Account has been open; the existence, seriousness and timing of defaults; other indications of your Account usage and performance; and information about your other relationships with us, any of our related companies or from consumer credit reports.

cThe "Prime Rate" is the highest prime rate published in the Money Rates column of The Wall Street Journal two business days before the Closing Date on the statement for each billing period. Variable APRs are based on the 8.25% prime rate on 07/05/2006.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Authorization: When you respond to this credit card offer from Chase Bank USA, N.A. ("Chase", "we", or "us"), you agree to the following:

You authorize us to obtain credit bureau reports in connection with your request for an account. If an account is opened, we may obtain credit bureau reports in connection with extensions of credit or the review or collection of your account. If you ask, we will tell you the name and address of each credit bureau from which we obtained a report about you.
If an account is opened, you will receive a Cardmember Agreement with your card(s). By using the account or any card, or authorizing their use, you agree to the terms of the Cardmember Agreement.
You authorize us to allocate your payments and credits in a way that is most favorable to or convenient for us. For example, you authorize us to apply your payments and credits to balances with lower APRs (such as promotional APRs) before balances with higher APRs.
Claims and disputes are subject to arbitration.
As described in the Cardmember Agreement, we reserve the right to change the terms of your account (including the APRs) at any time, for any reason, in addition to APR increases that may occur for failure to comply with the terms of your account.

Before we approve you for a credit card, we will review your credit report and the information you provide with your response to confirm that you meet the criteria for this offer. Based on this review, you may receive a card with different costs or you may not receive a card.

You must be at least 18 years old to qualify (19 in AL and NE).

We reserve the right to change the benefit features associated with your card at any time.

Ohio Residents: The Ohio laws against discrimination require that all creditors make credit equally available to all customers, and that credit reporting agencies maintain separate histories on each individual upon request. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission administers compliance with the law.

Notice to Married Wisconsin Residents: No provision of any marital property agreement, unilateral statement or court decree adversely affects our rights, unless you give us a copy of such agreement, statement or court order before we grant you credit, or we have actual knowledge of the adverse obligation. All obligations on this account will be incurred in the interest of your marriage or family. You understand that we may be required to give notice of this account to your spouse. Married Wisconsin residents must furnish their (the applicant's) name and social security number as well as the name and address of their spouse to Cardmember Service at P.O. Box 15218, Wilmington, DE 19850-5218.

Balance Transfer Option: The Visa,® MasterCard,® Discover,® American Express® or any store card account(s) you list will show a credit, reducing the amount you owe them by the amount you transferred. The available credit on your new account will be reduced, just as if you had made a purchase. The balance transfer amount(s) will show up on your initial statement for your new account. Your other credit card account(s) will not be closed even if you transfer your entire balance(s). If you want to close an account, please contact the other credit card company directly. It may take up to three weeks to set up your account and post the balance transfers. Therefore, you may need to make payments to your other account(s) to keep them current. Balance transfers are contingent upon issuance of your new account. There will be a transaction fee for each balance transfer if one is disclosed in the Rate, Fee and Other Cost Information that accompany this offer. We reserve the right to decline to process any partial or full balance transfer request and will not process a balance transfer request from any other account with us or any of our affiliates.

Affiliate Information Sharing: Chase Bank USA, N.A. is part of JPMorgan Chase & Co. We and our JPMorgan Chase & Co. affiliates may share information about you among affiliates in order to offer products and services of interest to you. If you would prefer that we do not share information from your application, credit bureaus or third parties, please call us at 1-888-868-8618. For more information about our information handling policies, visit us on the web at: http://www.chase.com/privacypolicy.

If you omit any information on the form, we may deny your request for an account.

This offer is available only to applicants who reside in the United States of America. The information about the costs of the card described in this form is accurate as of 07/05/2006. This information may have changed after that date. To find out what may have changed, write to us at Cardmember Service, P.O. Box 15043, Wilmington, DE 19850-5043.

We comply with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act. This law mandates that we verify certain information about you while processing your account application.

yayawoo said: wiredspider said: yayawoo said: do i have to be the first time customer to sony cc for getting the $100? i could not find any statement within the terms about this.
In the other threads, people were getting 2nd cards as well as the $100 credit.

thanks wiredspider for the response. i had one before but already closed. let me try and see what will happen.

I had one.... got $100... cancelled... re applied with $150 deal... got it... cancelled

so you can be approved for this card even if you already have an existing one that you don't want to close?

retire35 said: Link doesn't work

Yes it does.

anyone got accepted right away?

Any working links?

macki123pi said: anyone got accepted right away?

It said it would take 30 days. Still nothing in the mail, but I do see it is posted as a new account when I log into Chase.

I guess I should wait for it to come in the mail...

I applied at 5/17 and saw my new sony card account appeared online. Now I am waiting for the card to arrive, make purchase and wait to see the bonus will come or not.

I also used the original link to submit my application. Like others on this thread, I received the "30 days" message.

I looked at the Sony Style website where a different link exists for the credit card. That one points to this version of the advertisement for the Sony Card. Go to the SonyStyle website. Click on either the link in the lower right-hand corner of the screen (for the credit card -- that link doesn't usually work for me) or click the "No payments, no interest for 12 months" link. That will take you to a different financing advertisement. Ignore it. Near the top of the page you will see "Back to: Home > Special Offers > No interest, no payments for 12 months". Click on the "Special Offers" link. On the far right side of the 'Special Offers' page is the link that always works for me to get to the "Instant" credit application for the Sony Card. Click on "See details" to start the process.

After clicking on the "Apply Now" link, I noticed that the title of that webpage is "Chase Instant Credit Application".

I also noted that the application itself is formatted differently from the application found by going through the OP's link. The one I've pointed toward has two checkboxes that say:

"Before completing the application, you should be able to answer "Yes" to the following statements by checking the boxes:

Yes, My credit history is clear of bankruptcy.
Yes, my credit history is currently clear of seriously delinquent accounts & charge off's."

After that, the email address is broken into components so you can't write out your email address as being "my.name.is.earl@sitcoms.rule.tv" (as an example).

The end of the application goes on to talk about PC/Mac system requirements (including the ability to print documents on your home PC -- or have 1MB of free space on your harddrive).

I really wish I'd used that page now -- ah well!

I hope that this helps some of you out..

chatterweb said: I got mine in the mail today for Hubby. It did not say anything about the $100.00 credit.
Where are the written terms for getting the $100.00?

As you said, you will need to make a purchase before you will get the $100 credit. In the OP's link, you must hover over the vaguely-blue-colored "1<" icon next to the words "For a limited time, get a $100 card credit after your first purchase." That is the easiest way to see the answer to your question. Other than there or on the alternative application that I pointed to in my previous post, I do not believe that the $100 offer is actually documented in any "Terms and Conditions" for the card. You just have to make a purchase on the card and wait about 8-12 weeks (according to the advertisement).

As for the balance transfer of $9,000 -- Yes, the fee will be no more than $75 (from the Terms & Conditions listed in ProBanker's post above. )

I hope that helps!

Just a heads up. Picked a hard pull from both Equifax and then Transunion the next day from this.

xcoldricex said: mattun said: Just a heads up. Picked a hard pull from both Equifax and then Transunion the next day from this.

do you already have chase cards?

Hubby does, no hard pull yet.

I am assuming a hard pull after the BT check is noticed by Chase, but not too sure about that either.

I made the initial purchase yesterday ,called CSR to confirm the 100.00 statement credit.

In 8 weeks it will show up.

Asked CSR if I could do a BT to my checking over the phone.

She said, no, not until after the account is opened longer than 90 days.

I thanked her. Wrote the check for 21K, then logged into Chase account.

Noticed that the "allocations" from other Chase account were not posting under "balance transfers available"

Called CSR again, they told me the account would go "under review" and gave me a number to call back.

I called this morning, and they said the total "balance transfer limit" was now up 23500K from 9500K.

I deposited the check in the bank this afternoon, waiting for funds to clear.

Triple checked with Chase tonight confirming the money is 0 percent until April 2008.

I think I called Chase Sony 7 times in 2 days, but, important to me to be 100% sure.

My first payment will be due July 15 but I will pay early, of course!

xcoldricex said: mattun said: Just a heads up. Picked a hard pull from both Equifax and then Transunion the next day from this.

do you already have chase cards?

Yes, I even was double dipping with the Sony Card.

Anyone received their $100 statement credit? My statement appeared today but no credit.. guess they will take their own sweet time to post the credit..

I received my card in the mail today. I had signed up for a Sony card last time for the $150 credit, too. When I signed under this link, it gave me the "we will contact you in 30 days".

Thanks sony! & chatanp...green for you

Anyone received their $100 statement credit? I purchased a CD from SonyStyle.com a couple months ago but no signs of $100

12 weeks and no credit yet. I guess I'll be calling tomorrow.

I did not make a sony purchase. I confirmed with a CSR I would get the $100 statement credit at 8 weeks.

I made the purchase on 5/30/07.

HTH!