Current bank sign-up bonuses

[markber]

$75 US bank bonus is alive again... until April 13th, 2007

Terms


One cash offer per household. Offer is not transferable. Offer not available for existing U.S. Bank checking account customers. Cash payment of $75 payable in conjunction with new consumer interest-bearing checking accounts opened online by April 13, 2007 and set up for a recurring direct deposit of at least $100 each within 60 days of account opening. New checking accounts will be reviewed at month-end for evidence of direct deposit. Upon verification of two direct deposits of at least $100 each, it may take up to 30 days to process cash payments. Credit will be reported as interest earned on IRS Form 1099-INT. Account holder is responsible for any applicable taxes. Other restrictions may apply. A minimum $100 opening deposit is required to open a U.S. Bank checking account. Fees may reduce earnings. Deposit products offered by U.S. Bank, N.A., Member FDIC.

[JoyJoy]

Markber, thanks for taking the time to post all of this! It's people like you who make our choice a lot easier!

[markber]

$75 bonus from Key Bank

Terms:

open a Key checking account between 04/04/07 and 05/30/07 and sign up for direct deposit. The first direct deposit must be received by 06/30/07 and we will thank you with a $75 Key Possibilities® MasterCard® pre-paid gift card.

*Offer available for new Key Express Free Checking account (this is the basic banking account in NY) or any other personal checking account with direct deposit. Other miscellaneous charges apply. If you close your account within 180 days after opening, you will be charged a $25 account early closure fee. Offer available to individuals without an existing personal checking account at KeyBank. Limit one prepaid gift card per individual. You will receive a single $75 prepaid gift card within 120 days of opening your new personal checking account and signing up for direct deposit. The gift card can be used at locations that accept MasterCard® debit cards. Offer available to individuals who open a checking account from 04/04/07 through 05/30/07. The first direct deposit must be received by 06/30/07. The value of the prepaid gift card will be reported on Form 1099-INT.

[markber]

According to the following SD post, one could use a non-referral code D264S to get $25 ING Direct bonus as of 4/15/07

forums.slickdeals.net/showpost.php?p=6300996&postcount=101

[markber]

Get $100 bonus with Citibank Ultimate savings account; Exp. - 5/31/07.


Terms:

$100 offer is only available for first-time Citibank deposit account customers, and will be paid only once to any individual. Persons who currently have or at any time have had a deposit account at Citibank (or any of its predecessor banks) are not eligible. To receive this offer you must apply for and open a new Ultimate Savings Account by 5/31/2007. $100 will be credited to your Ultimate Savings Account within 90 days from the end of the statement period in which your account was opened. Accounts must be in good standing at the time of the $100 credit.

[markber]

Get these sign-up bonuses from Netbank:

$250 offer
$175 offer
$160 offer
$160 offer
$175 offer
$175 offer
19,000 Marriott Rewards points
20,000 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points
$75 offer
$175 offer
$175
$175 offer
$175 offer
$160 offer

before it merges with Everbank by the end of June 2007. Or if you are a current Netbank customer, you may consider taking advantage of the Everbank $50 bonus, before your account is transferred to Everbank and you become ineligible to receive this bonus. Chances are that Everbank will discontinue Netbank bonuses after the merger. Nobody likes Netbank crazy fees, but you will not have to worry about them after you become an Everbank customer.

[tarah86]

Originally Posted by markber

Get $100 bonus with Citibank Ultimate savings account; Exp. - 5/31/07.


Terms:

$100 offer is only available for first-time Citibank deposit account customers, and will be paid only once to any individual. Persons who currently have or at any time have had a deposit account at Citibank (or any of its predecessor banks) are not eligible. To receive this offer you must apply for and open a new Ultimate Savings Account by 5/31/2007. $100 will be credited to your Ultimate Savings Account within 90 days from the end of the statement period in which your account was opened. Accounts must be in good standing at the time of the $100 credit.

I just signed up for this one myself. It seems like a nice account in general. I might keep it open even after I get the$100

[markber]

The following info about new $200 bonus from Citibank was posted by SD member nasdaq87 on SD:


"""
I know there is one Citibank promotion that offers $200, but this one is a little different.
It's basically the same deal except no initial deposit of $1500 is required. Some people did not have the $1500 for the first promotion, so some of you might be interested.

Some stuff from the fine print.

**This offer is only available to primary cardholders on a Citi credit card account who become first-time Citibank checking account customers.




To recieve this offer:

1) Open a Citibank checking account by 8/31/07.

2) Within the first calender month after the account is opened, make a dd or make two bill payments at CitibankOnLine.

3) $100 will be credited to your Citibank checking account within 120 days of your initial dd or first two qualifying monthly bill payments.

4) If you qualified to earn the initial $100, and continue to make a dd into your checking account or pay 2 or more bills each calender month for the next 6 consecutive months at www-(same as on top), you will be eligible to earn an additional $100. The additional $100 will be credited to your Citibank checking account within 120 days from the end of the statement period in which you met all of the above requirements.

*Your Citibank checking account and Citi credit card must be in good standing at the time the credits are posted to your Citibank checking account.

Stop by your nearest Financial Center or call 1-866-422-0592 and mention code MVS2 to apply.

"""


source: forums.slickdeals.net/showpost.php?p=6729715&postcount=1

[markber]

Get $100 bonus with HSBC Direct Online Savings Account and $5000 balance by September 28 2007; Eligibility - must be a Union member; Exp. - 09/21/07

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IBD note: It is not very clear if a member of any union is eligible for the bonus or if one needs to be a member of a union affiliated with AFL-CIO to get the bonus.

Terms:

To be eligible for the $100 bonus, you must open an HSBC Direct Online Savings Account from May 18, 2007 through September 21, 2007 and must have an available balance of $5,000.00 or more in your account at the close of business on September 28, 2007. Eligible customers will receive a $100 deposit to the qualifying account within 45 days of September 28, 2007. If the qualifying account is closed before the bonus is deposited, you will not receive the bonus. Limit one bonus per customer. Must be a Union member to participate. Cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions. Bonus will be reported as interest on your 1099.

[markber]

The list in OP was updated on 8/29/07.

Please note that many bonuses will expire on 8/31/07. More specifically,

Nationwide bonuses:

8/31/07
$200
Citibank
checking account with direct deposit or bill payments for 6 months; Eligibility - Citibank credit card holder

8/31/07
$200
Sovereign Bank
Free Interest Checking, direct deposit, 10 Visa CheckCard purchases

8/31/07
$150
Amalgamated bank
free checking with direct deposit, 3 purchases with a debit card, 3 bill payments, CD or savings account

8/31/07
$100
Citibank
Ultimate Savings Account

8/31/07
$75
E*Trade Bank
Max Rate Checking Account

8/31/07
$50
Citibank
Ultimate Savings Account

8/31/07
$50
Citibank
regular checking and Ultimate Money Account


Local bonuses:



8/31/07
$125
Wachovia
checking account with direct deposit; Eligibility - CA residents

8/31/07
$100
Chase
Free Checking Account with direct deposit

8/31/07
$100
M&I Bank
M&I Gold Rewards Checking account

8/31/07
$90
Telephone Workers Credit Union
Free Benefits Checking Account with direct deposit

8/31/07
$75
Bank of America
checking account; Eligibility- in branch

8/31/07
$50
Lockheed Martin Federal Credit Union
checking account with direct deposit

8/31/07
$50
United Bank of Idaho
Personal Checking accounts

8/31/07
$50
Oklahoma Fidelity Bank
Checking account

8/31/07
$25
BB&T
checking account; Eligibility - residents of AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, DC, VA, WV

8/31/07
$25
Fifth Third Bank
Checking Account

8/31/07
Free Apple iPod 1GB
Compass Bank
Checking Account


Profession-restricted bonuses:


8/31/07
$100
FAA First FCU
First Checking with online banking, bill payment and direct deposit; Eligibility - employees of companies, government agencies and organizations serving the air transportation industry

8/31/07
$25
U.S. Bank
Student Checking account

8/31/07
$15
Chase
student checking account

[markber]

working link for $100 bonus for Bank of America business checking account

[markber]

[url=https://www.viewpointbank.com/vp_ipod_index.html]Free iPod nano - ViewPoint Bank : checking account, direct deposit; Exp. - 12/31/07url]


Free iPod claim form


Terms from the bank website as of 9/23/07:

$100 required to open account. Requires $600 minimum in direct deposits per month. Direct deposit must be set up within 60 days of opening the account or the account will automatically convert to a ViewPoint Checking account. This is a non-interest bearing account.

A minimum of two direct deposits must be made prior to December 31, 2007, to be eligible for the iPod® nano. Offer available to individuals without an existing checking account at ViewPoint Bank as of September 4, 2007, and without a previous ViewPoint Bank consumer checking account within the past 90 days. Limit one free iPod® nano per individual. Limit one free iPod® nano per qualifying account. Offer valid while supplies last. Once eligibility has been met, customer must return an Official Live Beyond Free iPod® nano Claim Form by mail or via branch on or before December 31, 2007. Allow seven business days once Claim Form is received and verified for item to be shipped to eligible customer. By claiming this gift, you acknowledge that ViewPoint Bank may report its value to the IRS as required by law. Accounts titled as Trust Accounts, non-individual accounts, estate and No Access are excluded from eligibility for this offer. Employees of ViewPoint Bank, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not eligible for this offer. You must have a U.S. mailing address as of September 4, 2007, to be eligible. Offer is subject to cancellation without notice, and cannot be combined with any other offer. iPod® nano is an authorized trademark of Apple®, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple® is not a participant of this promotion.

[markber]

Below are terms and link for $50 bonus for ING Direct savings account. It is not clear at the moment if ING Direct is going to verify if you are indeed a nytimes.com reader. Copy and paste the link below into your browser.


Great Rate. No Fees. No Minimums.
No need to change banks - Your Orange Savings Account will be automatically linked to your current checking account.
Access your account around the clock via ingdirect.com.
Open your account online in under 5 minutes.
Exclusive $50 bonus for nytimes.com readers who open an account with an initial deposit of at least $250 by 10/01/07!


www.ingdirect.com/osa_newyork

[sweeps]

Originally Posted by markber

Below are terms and link for $50 bonus for ING Direct savings account.

$50 return on a 10-day investment of $250? Hard to beat that. Additional info here.

[jeffmem]

Wow, I had no idea there were such huge offers out there... I may take advantage of a few of them as some of the services look good and are accounts I would actually keep.

How do you keep this list current? Thank you for posting such a list!

[markber]

The following info was reported by ibankdesign member HappyBoompa


"""
CitiBank is offering a $200 bonus for opening EasyChecking with a
$100 deposit.

Agree to pay at least two bills online each month. $100 is credited after 3 months and $100 is credited after the subsequent 3 months.

The number to call is 1-866-810-9043 and mention code MVS4.
"""
Also, the following info was posted by the owner of bankdeals.blogspot.com



"""
Citibank has a new checking account bonus in which you can earn $200. The promotional code is MVS4. You can call Citibank's toll-free number 1-866-810-9043 to open the account. A reader left a comment about it, and I called and verified it. I'm not aware if there's a promotional webpage or pamphlet. Here are the details:

Open a Citibank checking account (EZ checking does not qualify) with a minimum of $100
First $100 earned after 3 months of direct deposit OR using online bill pay for 2 bills per month
Second $100 earned after 3 more months of direct deposit OR bill pay
Bonuses will be credited to account within 120 days of meeting qualifications
Must be a new Citibank customer with no previous Citibank checking or savings account
Expires February 29, 2008
Can be opened by phone (1-866-810-9043) or at a Citibank Financial Center (be sure to reference promo code MVS4)
The monthly fee for the Citibank checking will be waived as part of this promotion as long as direct deposit or bill pay usage is maintained.
Without direct deposit or bill pay usage, the following fees will be charged: $12.50/mo fee, $0.50/check and $1.50 for non-Citibank ATM withdrawals (fees can also be waived with a $6K balance)

Some important notes regarding Citibank checking accounts:

Hard credit pull is done in the application (can temporarily ding your credit score)
Restrictive online funds transfer service in which outgoing external transfers are limited to a daily limit of $2,000 (was $5K) and a monthly limit of $10,000 (see Citi webpage)
Several readers reported having their accounts closed by Citibank for unclear reasons before receiving bonuses.
"""

[markber]

Lists of bonuses were updated on 12/05/07

[markber]

Get $175 from NASA CU


Bonus offer expires on 6/30/08

You can join CU via National Space Society ($18 fee) or several other associations (find more info here)


I did not include the $100 bonus for $5K loan and $25 refer-a-family-member bonus in the total of $175. But they are available.


Terms:

Just in time for Spring, NASA Federal introduces “Bring It” days, now through June. When you broaden your relationship with NASA Federal, you can pocket up to $300! Here’s how:

Do This Pocket This
Get Free With Direct Deposit Checking $100

Take Out A Loan of $5,000 or more $100

Get a NASA Federal Visa Platinum with CURewards $50

Sign Up For eStatements $25

Refer A Family Member $25


Sign up for Free with Direct Deposit Checking and pocket $100*

Choose NASA Federal Credit Union’s Free with Direct Deposit Checking account if you have a regular recurring direct deposit and want a checking account that’s free. Not only do you get the Check Card that pays you back, but you’ll find a checking account that’s designed to fit your lifestyle and the way you like to manage your finances.

Get a Loan of $5,000 or more and pocket $100*

When you get a new loan with NASA Federal, you’ll pocket $100! Get an affordable auto loan, a home equity loan or line of credit or a personal loan. Application is fast and easy. Apply online at nasafcu.com/apply.

Get a NASA Federal Visa Platinum and pocket $50*

Smart shopping starts with your NASA Federal Visa Platinum with CURewards points. You’ll find a NASA Federal Visa Platinum has no hooks, no strings, no gimmicks and best of all, no surprises. Apply online today at nasafcu.com/apply and get $50 when you use your card for the first time.

Sign up for eStatements and get $25*

Sign up for eStatements – the better way to get your account statement – for you and for the environment! eStatements are secure, electronic copies of your account statements that you can view, search, save and print online. Go to nasafcu.com/estatements to sign up for eStatements today!

Refer a family member or work associate and get $25*

When you refer a family member or eligible coworker to NASA Federal, you get $25! Share the credit union advantage!

Download and fill out a Redemption Certificate and return it within 7 business days of completing any of the above activities and/or account opening to earn up to $300! Hurry! Offers expire 6/30/08.





Offer limited to maximum total bonus of $300 per member. Offers valid for activities accomplished and accounts opened between 5/1/2008 and 6/30/2008. Cannot be combined with any other rebate or bonus offer. A history of responsible account management will be required to open a checking account. Loan offers are subject to normal credit evaluation and approval is not guaranteed. Redemption Certificate must be submitted within 7 business days of account opening or activity accomplished. Cash awards will be deposited into your primary share account within 60 days of account opening or activity verification, but no later than August 31, 2008. Awards are as follows: $100 bonus and one free box of NASA Federal Shuttle checks when you open a new NASA Federal Free With Direct Deposit Checking account and establish a new net check deposit; $100 bonus applies to a new and disbursed NASA Federal loan of $5,000 or more (including Auto, Education, Home Equity, Leisure Time Vehicle, Mortgage or Signature Loans); not valid if refinancing an existing NASA Federal Credit Union loan; $50 bonus when you are approved for a NASA Federal Visa Platinum With CURewards credit card and make a purchase by 7/31/08; $25 bonus when you sign up for eStatements; $25 bonus when you refer a family member or eligible co-worker who joins, opens and funds an account (the name of the new member must be listed on your Redemption Certificate). To receive your bonus, a Redemption Certificate must be submitted within 7 business days of activity. Submit your certificate to any branch representative, fax to 301-390-4531 or mail to NASA Federal Credit Union, Department M, P.O. Box 1588, Bowie, MD 20717-1588.

[markber]

Get $100 bonus with Key bank free checking account


Bonus rules:

Must open a qualifying checking account at a KeyBank branch, Key.com or through 1-877-888-3659 between 5/17/08 and 6/13/08 and make a combination of two direct deposits and/or automated payments each of $100 or more by 8/15/08. Free checking only applies to a Key Express Free Checking account. Qualifying accounts include Key Express Free Checking (this is the basic banking account in NY) and Key Advantage®. You will receive your $100 Key Possibilities MasterCard® card within 90 days of meeting requirements. The gift card can be used at locations that accept Debit MasterCard cards. Direct deposit transactions are limited to: payroll, social security, pension and government benefits. Automated payments exclude Key Bill Pay, debit card automated payments, PayPal® transactions and account to account balance transfers. Offer available to individuals without an existing checking account at KeyBank as of 05/17/08. Offer not available to individuals who have opened a KeyBank checking account in the last 12 months. Employees of KeyBank, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not eligible for this offer. Limit one $100 Key Possibilities Card per qualifying account. Limit one $100 Key Possibilities Card per individual. Offer valid while supplies last. The $100 value of the Key Possibilities gift card received for opening a checking account with direct deposit and/or automated payments will be reported on Form 1099-INT. If you close your account within 180 days of account opening, you will be charged a $25 account early closure fee. Accounts overdrawn or closed as of 8/15/08 are not eligible for this offer. Accounts titled as Trust Accounts, Non-Individual, Estate, and No Access are excluded from eligibility. You must have a U.S. mailing address on 8/15/08 to be eligible. Offer is subject to cancellation without notice, and cannot be combined with any other offer. Other miscellaneous charges may apply. All rights reserved.
Thanks goes to iBankBonus.com, where the deal was stolen from.