Bank of the West new $100 bonus for opening account w/$100 ALIVE until 2/19/10

It's a new calendar year, so for those that don't currently have an active account, here you go:

Open a new checking account and get $100 bonus.

Link

Offer valid from 1/11/10 to 2/19/10 with at least a $100 opening deposit.

Need to either have DD of $250 or pay 10 bills online to trigger bonus.

Bonus will be deposited within 60 days.

T&C

*Open any new personal checking account, and either establish one monthly recurring direct deposit of at least $250 to your new account or make 10 bill payments with Bank of the West Online Banking and receive a $100 bonus. The first recurring direct deposit must be posted to your account within 60 calendar days of your account opening date. The 10 bill payments must occur within 60 calendar days of your account opening date. Bonus will be credited to your account within 60 days after satisfaction of conditions. Offer valid for a new personal checking account opened from 1/11/10–2/19/10 with $100 or more from a financial institution other than Bank of the West. Offer subject to change without prior notice and may be terminated or extended based on response. Offer does not apply to second or multiple checking accounts and/or existing checking customers. Limit of one $100 bonus per household per calendar year. To the extent required by law, Bank of the West will report the value of the offer to the IRS on Form 1099. Any applicable taxes are the responsibility of the account holder. All accounts are subject to the Bank’s standard terms and conditions and fee schedule.

out of its footprint states qualifies?

Does anyone know if push ACH qualifies as a DD?

staci86 said: Can anyone comment on whether this is a hard or soft inquiry?

what do you mean by hard or soft inquiry? i'm kinda slow.lol

ohch said: out of its footprint states qualifies?

Out-of-state qualifies.

So what prevents someone from charging $10 bucks on their credit card and making automatic daily payments of $1?

LawrenceofArabia said: So what prevents someone from charging $10 bucks on their credit card and making automatic daily payments of $1?

I'm not sure anything does. Easy $100...

Be careful when you apply. I wasn't paying close enough attention, and didn't notice that the system automatically checked the box to open a savings account as well. I figured it out when we got to account funding and the system insisted on me sending at least $200 instead of $100.

I tried to call to fix it and gave up after half an hour on hold. I'll see whether they respond to email.

ThePessimist said: Be careful when you apply. I wasn't paying close enough attention, and didn't notice that the system automatically checked the box to open a savings account as well. I figured it out when we got to account funding and the system insisted on me sending at least $200 instead of $100.

I tried to call to fix it and gave up after half an hour on hold. I'll see whether they respond to email.

Same thing happened to me. I'm almost 100% positive that I unchecked the box to open up a savings account, but by the time I got to the funding, it required me to deposit $100 into a new savings account. I'll just transfer the money from savings to checking and withdrawal it after I get the bonus.

Hmmmm, I'm almost positive the girl in ad went to my highschool a few years behind me. Amber Smith, and she used to be blonde. If anyone owns the Woodstock 2 soundtrack CD box set, you can see a giant photo of her older sister Celeste as one of the "mud people".

If you click on "Learn More" link for free checking it says online billpay is free unless you access it from Quicken, Microsoft Money or some other personal management software.

any minimum for the debit card use?

No CC funding.

Which checking are you guys opening? Free checking or Interest checking? Is there any fee/catch for the interest checking?

I opened the free checking. I didn't read the fine print, but usually interest checking accounts come with more stipulations and fees. There are lots of BOTW banks around here so it shouldn't be a problem closing for me.

Raiz said: I opened the free checking. I didn't read the fine print, but usually interest checking accounts come with more stipulations and fees. There are lots of BOTW banks around here so it shouldn't be a problem closing for me.Mrs J closed her 1st BOW account last month. She used the online messaging service.

She just applied today for a new one and was approved (technically she didn't 'currently have an account with Bank of the West')

how to sign up for username. Wait for the debit card to come in mail?

did you confirm by phone or email?

johnnybs said: ohch said: out of its footprint states qualifies?

Out-of-state qualifies.

Have you got your bonus? Thanks.

johnnybs said: pp65us said: did you confirm by phone or email?

 

johnnybs said: ohch said: out of its footprint states qualifies?

Out-of-state qualifies.

I confirmed by opening my account, and I am out of state.

Anyone able to link this account on Yodlee? All I find is Bank of West Credit Card and Mortgage.

Squeezer99 said: i got an email from Bank of the West:

Thank you for your online application. Based on a secondary review of your application, we will be closing your account(s). The Bank is taking this action pursuant to the Deposit Account Disclosure provided during your online application. Any electronic funding requests initiated during your application process have been cancelled.

Thank you,

Online Account Opening Customer Service
Bank of the West - Member FDIC

This is a notification email from Bank of the West relating to your online account relationship with Bank of the West. This is not a promotional email.

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i guess it was because I opened the account, got the $100, and haven't touched it since withdrawing everything?

you are not the only one