* Offer Valid for new Northwest personal checking accounts only. * $100 minimum opening deposit. * To qualify, customers must initiate a monthly direct deposit of $100 or more. * A qualifying Direct Deposit is defined as a Direct Deposit of a paycheck, pension, Social Security or other regular monthly income electronically deposited into the new account. * The Direct Deposit must be made by an employer or outside agency. Transfer from one account to another or deposit made at branch or ATM do not qualify as Direct Deposits. * $100 credit will be posted to the account within 7 days of the first verified Direct Deposit. * Credit will be identified as "New Checking Account Credit" on your monthly statement. * $100 credit is not considered part of the minimum opening balance. * Employees and affiliates of Northwest Savings Bank are not eligible. * $100 credit is subject to a 1099 reporting. Any applicable taxes are the responsibility of the account holder.
FloorsMat said: Saw this a few weeks ago on bankdeals..opened the account up and the initial deposit triggered the bonus, which posted in 7 days.
Did you fund with a credit card or another bank account? Thanks.
turrdog
Thrifty Member
posted: Nov. 17, 2009 @ 4:44p
I opened this a while ago to get the bonus and I have been unable to generate the DD necessary to trigger the bonus. E-Trade, Prosper, some other accounts transferring in do not work. Even though it says it clearly in the fine print, I originally figured that outside accounts would probably still work.
I'd rather not do a traditional DD through my work, so if anyone finds an alternate DD which works for this account and triggers the bonus, please post. Thank you.
dl73
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 17, 2009 @ 9:39p
An ACH push of $150 from my FNBO savings account triggered the bonus
FloorsMat
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 18, 2009 @ 7:30a
depreshun said: FloorsMat said: Saw this a few weeks ago on bankdeals..opened the account up and the initial deposit triggered the bonus, which posted in 7 days.
Did you fund with a credit card or another bank account? Thanks.
Funded with another bank account.
ianxxi
Ancient Member
posted: Nov. 18, 2009 @ 10:02a
Seems like NYC is a no go...
We apologize, but you are not able to open an account because you live outside of our market area, click here to locate a branch near you.
turrdog
Thrifty Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 11:01a
dl73 said: An ACH push of $150 from my FNBO savings account triggered the bonus
Sweet! I'll give that a try. Maybe the amount of the E-Trade push was too small...I only pushed in about $50. Thank you.
If you select the Go Rewards account with all online options you get 10,000 bonus points on the debit card. However, the points are pretty much worthless unless you accumulate 23K or so to get $25 gift card...
PS: You can't fund with a credit card at brick & mortar as they will use cash advacne for the transaction. This may be common knowledge for many of the FWF ninjas but I am kinda new to this and just wanted to contribute.
dacii
Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 5:39p
How long does the account need to remain open to avoid early-closing fee? Any monthly min balance requirement to avoid fees?
FREE Online Banking and Bill Pay** FREE Identity Theft Protection*** **Online Bill Pay is free when you pay at least one bill per month online. ***Free for six months. See bank for details. Member FDIC
So, is there a fee if not using online bill pay at all? Does ID Theft get billed automatically after 6 months?
dacii
Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 5:40p
turrdog said: I opened this a while ago to get the bonus and I have been unable to generate the DD necessary to trigger the bonus. E-Trade, Prosper, some other accounts transferring in do not work. Even though it says it clearly in the fine print, I originally figured that outside accounts would probably still work.
I'd rather not do a traditional DD through my work, so if anyone finds an alternate DD which works for this account and triggers the bonus, please post. Thank you.
It clearly said "* To qualify, customers must initiate a monthly direct deposit of $100 or more."
dacii
Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 5:41p
Not available in this neck of PA.
turrdog
Thrifty Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 6:14p
dacii said: turrdog said: I opened this a while ago to get the bonus and I have been unable to generate the DD necessary to trigger the bonus. E-Trade, Prosper, some other accounts transferring in do not work. Even though it says it clearly in the fine print, I originally figured that outside accounts would probably still work.
I'd rather not do a traditional DD through my work, so if anyone finds an alternate DD which works for this account and triggers the bonus, please post. Thank you.
It clearly said "* To qualify, customers must initiate a monthly direct deposit of $100 or more."
And I clearly said, "Even though it says it clearly in the fine print...." Many checking accounts I open are similar in what they consider a DD to be. And many checking accounts pay out their promotions when I push in money from an outside account.
Has anyone checked their credit report for a hard pull? Or do they use Chexsystems?
zhsa
Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 7:08p
VerbalK said: Hmmm... BBT, Sovereign, Perkstreet, Harris all in the last 2 months.... is it time for another? Hardpull?
Guys, how about hardpull? Still no info.
ldthinh
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 10:05p
DreamKrusher said: Has anyone checked their credit report for a hard pull? Or do they use Chexsystems? No hard pull for my case Got bonus even before making DD. Already redeemed 10000 points for a stapler (they ordered from Amazon, cost about $11)
I live 25.1 miles from their branch and I am "outside their market area". How close do you need to be to one of their branches to be within their market area?
ldthinh
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 20, 2009 @ 9:18a
zhsa said:
Guys, how about hardpull? Still no info.
Off-topic but I just ordered a new cell phone contract with T-Mobile and got a hard inquiry on Transunion. Could anyone tell me if this is usual? (Sorry but first time order a new contract) Thanks
I'm in... funded 1K on my new BA card. I notice that the temp autorization ($1) is on the purchase side, not the cash advance, so I hope that'll stick. If I get nailed with a 3% fee, that will pretty much kill the deal for me. However, if it works, the 1K limit is pretty nice, maybe open a savings too.
parmenides said: ACH from PNC for opening deposit triggered the bonus. By the time I got my credentials to log into my account the bonus was there...
Sweet! I just pushed $150 from Alliant. Hoping for fast results...
umafuaba
Member
posted: Dec. 1, 2009 @ 10:31a
I signed up online on Friday. Funded $1000 with AMEX blue cash, counted as a purchase. I do not have online access yet, but you can call their 800 number to setup phone access. I am ACH pushing $101 from HSBC, hopefully that will trigger the bonus.
depreshun said: parmenides said: ACH from PNC for opening deposit triggered the bonus. By the time I got my credentials to log into my account the bonus was there...
Sweet! I just pushed $150 from Alliant. Hoping for fast results...
12/01/09: Pushed $150.50 from Alliant CU to Northwest 12/03/09: $100 Bonus deposited into account!
depreshun said: parmenides said: ACH from PNC for opening deposit triggered the bonus. By the time I got my credentials to log into my account the bonus was there...
Sweet! I just pushed $150 from Alliant. Hoping for fast results...
12/01/09: Pushed $150.50 from Alliant CU to Northwest 12/03/09: $100 Bonus deposited into account!
Easiest one ever for me!
umafuaba
Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2009 @ 4:20p
For those that funded with a CC, how long did it take for the initial deposit to become available? I do not have online access yet, but have been checking my balance via the automated phone system. My credit card was charged on November 30, but the amount is not available to my account.
umafuaba
Member
posted: Dec. 10, 2009 @ 1:52p
12/03/09: Pushed $101 from HSBC to Northwest 12/09/09: Bonus posted
The Direct Deposit must be made by an employer or outside agency. Transfer from one account to another or deposit made at branch or ATM do not qualify as Direct Deposits.
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