I looked didn't see a post on this

You probably don't see posts about this because people are focusing on how to BT when you don't have a Citi card that can transfer directly to checking.

where? i don't see it

oh i see it now. definitely new. is this option available on all cards? what about business cards?

I think this is new. When I did a BT in January, I asked if I could it have it put directly into my account and the rep said checks were the only option.

It is def. new for me...have done many citi bt's in the past and just went online to request a bt and see it for the first time for one of my personal accounts....To be clear, what I see is that you can request money in your own name by 1) having a check sent (old) or 2) directly depositing into your bank account (requests account number and routing)....OP could have added a few more details in his post...

invisible said:Are people getting no-fee or even a capped fee BTs from Citi lately ?

some of their business cards have no fee BT's, dunno about any personal cards

RushnRockt said:bterwilliger said:This option has been around for every Citi card I have had for at least the last two years. It has been mentioned in a couple of tangential threads, but didn't have it's own. Until today.

I haven't had that option in two years that I had numerous Citi cards... Did my last balance transfer 3 months ago.

In 2005 I did a BT to my checking account but I bank with Citi too so not sure if that makes a difference and my Citi credit cards are linked to my Citi checking account for fee waivers too as the card I did a BT from was PPE. I always do my BT over the phone or just deposit a check in to my checking account. So I think the only new thing is maybe Citi is allowing you to deposit in to any checking account any bank online which they might not have allowed before.

ahh...it is linked right with the option to rec. a check mailed to you......go through the process of requesting a BT online and it will become clear (have to click accept through several screens)....edit, the option is on my CitiBiz cards as well...

So odd, I've had the ACH option on all BT offers thru various Citi cards since at least '05. I only assumed it was common knowledge and practice.

WalStMonky said:OK, made me look. I don't see any changes to my BT page. Could someone be so kind as to point to where this option is?

To the best of my knowledge this has never been available from Citi previously. Perhaps bterwilliger has a special 'in'.

Yes, there are boatloads of 0% no fee BTs from Citi. The rumors of their demise has been greatly exaggerated.

I'm glad I read your post because all I knew was that fee for BT on my Premier Pass Elite card had been hiked up to $200. I checked my account again and there it was - a BT offer for 12 months and no fee!
Transfer to bank account didn't work though. I kept getting an error so I opted to receive a check by mail instead.