Credit card sign-up bonuses (sorted by amount)

[markber]

Get $250 bonus wtih American Express Business Gold Rewards Card; Exp. - 12/31/07

IBD note:
You can exchange 25,000 points for $250 in Dell.com gift cards or $250 The Home Depot gift cards or $250 gift cards to many other stores (You may have to use Firefox or Netscape, not Internet Explorer to see AmEx Rewards website!!!)


Terms:


Apply for the Business Gold Rewards Card and make a purchase by 12/31/07. Upon the Basic Cardmember's first purchase, a one time bonus of 25,000 points can be earned toward the Basic Business Gold Rewards Cardmember's Membership Rewards® account and may appear as separate credits of 5,000 and 20,000 bonus points. The maximum 25,000 bonus points are available to first–time Basic Business Gold Rewards Cardmembers only; they are not available if you transfer an existing account. Welcome bonus points will be credited to your Membership Rewards account 6 to 8 weeks after your first purchase appears on your monthly billing statement. The bonus 25,000 Membership Rewards points may be redeemed for one domestic round–trip airline ticket. Cardmembers transferring points to participating domestic airlines will be charged a fee of $.0004 per point, up to $50. This charge is to offset the excise taxes American Express currently pays to the government on such transactions. Bonus ID: 6416.

[markber]

Get $80 cash reward (10,000 points) with BofA Extra Bases credit card

Info about exchanging 10,000 sign-up points for $80 cash reward.


Bonus rules copied from the card website on 7/5/07:


To qualify for this offer, your new account must be used to make any combination of purchase, cash advance or balance transfer totaling at least $75 (exclusive of transaction fees, if any). Please allow 8-12 weeks for the 10,000 bonus points to be credited to your account after qualifying. The Majestic® Replica Jersey is available for redemption for 9,600 points. You may use your bonus points to redeem for the jersey or for any other available redemption. Offer sponsored by FIA Card Services, N.A.

[markber]

All lists were updated on 7/9/07

[markber]

Get $250 bonus with University of Iowa Alumni Association Platinum Plus Credit Card with WorldPoints Rewards from Bank of America

Apparently, you do not have to be a member of University of Iowa Alumni Association in order to get the bonus.


Terms from the card website:


To qualify for this offer, your new account must be used to make any combination of purchase, cash advance or balance transfer transactions totaling at least $250 (exclusive of transaction fees, if any). Please allow 8-12 weeks for the 25,000 bonus points to be credited to your account after qualifying. $250 Cash and Round-trip airfare are available for redemption for 25,000 points. You may use your bonus points to redeem for the airline ticket or for any other available redemption. Offer sponsored by FIA Card Services, N.A.

[jukebox9988]

Man, the credit card industry works harder and harder to lure in more customers.

I highly doubt these various rewards return more value than the exorbitant interest rates fees.

[markber]

Get $100 with Chase Freedom card

Terms:

You will receive $100 in bonus rebates, which can be redeemed for a $100 check. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks after your first purchase for bonus rebates to post to your account. First purchase includes purchases, balance transfers, cash, or any checks that are used to access your account. To qualify for bonus rebates, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. The bonus offer is valid only for first-time cardmembers with new accounts. Only one bonus per account. Existing cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for the bonus offer.

Copy and paste the following link into your browser address line in order to get to the promo page:


chaseinformation.com/multicard_free_platinum/?v=w28x&MSC=PS059586&utm_source=AARF&utm_medium=CP C&utm_term=AARF

[markber]

Get $100 (=10,000 miles) with a Freedom Plus card from Chase

LINK

Please note that Chase Freeedom Plus Card and Chase Freedom Card (that you might apply for in the past) are two different cards.


IBD note: You should be able to exchange 10,000 miles for a $100 account credit (see more info the exchange rate here).


Terms:


Recieve 10,000 miles after your first purchase!

You will receive 10,000 bonus miles with this bonus offer. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks after your first purchase/first use of the card for bonus miles to post to your account. First purchase/first use includes purchases, balance transfers, or any checks that are used to access your account, and excludes cash advances. This one-time bonus offer is valid only for first-time cardmembers with new accounts. Existing cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer.

[markber]

$100 in free gift cards for Best Buy, Circuit City, Home Depot, etc. with GE Money Pl

$100 in free gift cards for Best Buy, Circuit City, Home Depot, etc. with GE Money Platinum Business Credit Card.

You get 10,000 points that can be exchanged for $100 (2 X $50 per 5000 points) gift cards to Circuit City, Home Depot, Old Navy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy.

[markber]

Get $100 free gift card (<- 10,000 Sony points) after the 1st purchase with Sony card - Must apply by 6/30/08 and make purchase by 7/31/08


Also, there is $100 bonus (=10,000 points) for existing cardholders. It expires on 3/31/08, $500 purchase with your Sony card is required. You may want to contact Sony card before you apply to see if your account is eligible for the promo.

[markber]

$50 free Circuit City gift card. First National Bank of Omaha Visa Signature Card

:angelic:

Get $50 free Circuit City gift card with First National Bank of Omaha Visa Signature Card


You can exchange 5000 reward points (you get after the first purchase within 3 months) for a $50 gift card to Circuit City or other stores.


Terms from the credit card website:


Earn 5,000 bonus points when the first purchase, balance transfer or cash advance is posted to your account within the first 3 billing cycles after your account is opened. Please allow 6-8 weeks after you qualify for these bonus points to be added to your point balance. We may also award you one or more additional bonus points, at our sole discretion, in connection with certain transactions and/or promotions. Points are redeemed and expire on a "first-in/first-out" basis. Points will expire on or after the fifth anniversary of when they were awarded. There is no limit to the number of points that you can earn; provided, however, there may be a limit to the number of bonus points that you can earn in connection with certain transactions and/or promotions. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to determine which Qualifying Credit Card Transactions are eligible for bonus point treatment.

[s.jenkins]

thanks for the post!

[markber]

Get $200 Circuit City gift card (20K TY points) with Citibank PremierPass card Elite Level


You can exchange 20K TY points for $200 in Circuit City gift cards ($100 card per 10K in TY points, see here)
Gift cards for other stores are also available. You net bonus after subtracting $75 fee will be $125. It was reported elsewhere on the Internet that one may avoid the annual fee by switching to a regular non-Elite PremierPass credit card within 45 days. I do not know how valid such reports are.


Terms:


Cardholders will also receive 20,000 bonus points after $600 in purchases is made within three months of account opening.


Bonus points can only be earned by new Citi PremierPass® Card & Citi PremierPass® Card - Elite Level cardmembers approved through this offer. All points become available for redemption when they are transferred from your Card Account to your ThankYou Member Account, which may take 1 to 2 billing cycles.

[markber]

AmEx is doing this again. Get 25000 points (=$250 in free gift cards or free round-trip air ticket) after $1000 in purchases.

open.com/freeticket

[markber]

Bonus lists were updated on 7/6/08

[markber]

Lists of credit card sign-up bonuses were updated on 1/7/09.