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Online Bank Deals - rewards, miles, and cash bonuses
The best online banking deals can be found here at money-rates.com. Today's deals include:
Westbridge Bank and Trust is offering a free $50 BP gas card for customers who open an interest checking account which currently is yielding 3.55% or a $100 BP gas card for customers who open a 3.65% 18-month CD with a $5,000 minimum deposit.
TD Banknorth is giving away free iPod Shuffles to customers who open a new checking account with direct deposit. Customers who add a TD Banknorth credit card can also upgrade to an iPod nano. The free checking account includes free Visa debit card, free online banking, and free BillPay.
E*Trade Bank is paying a $25 cash bonus if you open a new Max-Rate Checking Account before May 31, 2008. The checking account comes with no ATM fees and a 3.25% APY for accounts of $5,000 or more.
Bank of America will pay a $75 bonus to new customers who open a personal checking account. To receive your $75, apply online or go to your nearest banking center. Use offer code AOU260408, and open a personal checking account before June 30, 2008.
KeyBank is offering a $100 cash reward for trying the Key Express Free Checking account. Customer must make a combination of two direct deposits and/or automated payments each of $100 or more by 6/27/08 to qualify. Apply online at key.com before April 25, 2008.
Capital Bank is a free checking account that refunds ATM fees and pays for your music. If customers make at least 10 debit card transactions and use online banking monthly they are rewarded with a free iTunes album or 10 free iTunes songs and automatic ATM fee refunds.
Zions Bank is offering a $100 bonus for referring a friend to Zions Direct. The bonus is awarded after the friend opens a Zions Direct account with at least $1,000. Details here.
Discover Bank is paying a cash bonus for new money market and CD accounts. $20 for accounts opened with more than $2,500, $50 for accounts opened for more than $50,000 and $100 for accounts opened with more than $100,000.
National City Bank has a reward program which awards points for VISA, checkcard, line of credit, checking, online bill payment, preauthorized transfers and more banking activity than can be redeemed for rewards like gift cards, gifts, airline tickets, and electronics.
TCF Bank is offering a FREE TCF Miles Plus Check Card with a Premier Checking account that can earn 1 point for every $2 spent on Qualifying Purchases with your card. Points can be redeemed for tickets on most major airlines without blackout dates. If you choose not to fly your points can be used for merchandise from the world's most popular online retailer. The bank operates in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Indiana.
Wachovia Bank's Way2Save Program is a savings progam in which Wachovia Bank will pay up to $300 to customers for Wachovia Bank check card purchases, paying bills online, or seting up automatic debits. Each transaction earns $1 which is transferred into the savings account. Wachovia Bank is listing a 5.00% APY on their site as a first-year bonus for the savings account.
LaSalle Bank is offering a $100 bonus to customer who open both a checking account and a savings account and use a new LaSalle Money Card debit card.
OneUnited Bank will award a $50 cash bonus to customers who set up a recurring direct deposit or make recurring purchases with their VISA debit card. Offer expires June 30, 2008.
Flagstar Bank will give new customers a $100 gas card for opening a new checking account. Requries activation of direct deposit of at least $250 a month. Requires branch visit in Michigan, Georgia, or Indiana.
PNC Bank is running a sweepstakes contest with a grand prize of $5,000 and ten first prizes of $1,000. Customers receive one entry per $100 balance increase in their savings account between February 1, 2008 and April 30, 2008. The current rate on the savings account is 0.20%.
Washington Mutual's Savings for Success program is a limited offering in which new customers can sweep a pre-set amount ($25 to $500) from a Wamu Free Checking Account to a Savings for Success account which pays investors a 6.50% APY. Call 866-808-1396 or visit wamu.com to determine eligibility.
Salem Five Bank is offering a $50 bonus for opening a Star Checking or Gold Star Checking account with direct deposit.
Wells Fargo has created a virtual reality money management game called Stagecoach Island. The online virtual world created by Wells Fargo allows players to explore the island and its hidden secrets, connect with friends and make new ones, and at the same time learn smart money management. Players control their own virtual money for which they can 5% in a savings account and earn more virtual money by answering money management questions correctly. Wells Fargo's online role-playing community has been online since 2005, but the bank plans to add credit cards and loans to the mix to allows players to earn more virtual money.
American Trust in Iowa is giving a free iPod Nano or portable DVD player for opening up a new checking account with direct deposit. $100 minimum deposit. Recurring direct deposit must be set up within 60 days.
Rockland Trust is giving away a $50 bonus to new customers who open checking account with direct deposit. Customer can choose between free checking ($25 min), interest checking ($25 min), or high yield checking ($250 min., 3.00% APY).
Capitol Federal Savings is offering students in Kansas a Cool Blue Checking account offers accessibility with online banking, flexibility with a VISA® check card and free iTunes®downloads. No monthly fees, no minimum balance, free online bill payment. Requires branch visit.
Wells Fargo Bank is offering a $50 bonus to new customer who open a free checking account with a minimum deposit of $100. No direct deposit requirement or monthly minimum balances.
South Shore Savings Bank is rewarding new customers who open a checking with up to $125 in cash rewards. The rewards are (1) $25 for opening a new account, (2) $25 for adding direct deposit, (3) $25 for adding bill payment, (4) $25 for closing your old checking account, and (5) $25 as a final reward for completing the first four steps.
Capital One Bank's Rewards Money Market account offers a 3.00% APY on money market balances as well as a 2,500 bonus miles reward after the first $500 deposit within one month of the account being opened. 1 mile for every $20 average monthly balance in the account is rewarded allowing customers to earn miles to redeem for airline tickets, cash, merchandise, and other rewards.
US Bank's Cash Bonus Visa® Check Card allows customers to earn as much as 25% cash back by shopping with any of their select partners. List of partners and their cash back percentages are listed here.
Metropolitan National Bank is offering a $200 bonus to new checking account customers. Apply online.
UFB Direct has a Mileage Checking and Mileage Savings promotion where customer can earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles (up to 17,00 miles) for their banking activity by opening a checking or savings account at UFB Direct.
Guaranty Bank has a program called Savings PayBank which will allows customers who open both a Guaranty Bank checking account and savings account to transfer a set amount each month from checking to savings. Each year, after 11 consecutive monthly transfers Guaranty Bank will match the average monthly transfer up to $100 in the 12th month and add that amount to the savings account balance.
Commerce Bank is offering up to $125 in cash incentives for customers who sign up for their More Than Free Checking account with unlimited checkwriting, no minimum balance requirement, and no monthly service charge.
Embassy Bank is offering a $25 bonus as well as a lifetime $25 annual reward for customer who open and maintain a checking account with a $500 minimum deposit.
Bank of America's Keep the Change Promotion rounds up every Bank of America check card purchase made by cardholders and then transfers the difference to a Bank of America savings account. Bank of America will match the amount transfered for the first three months and thereafter will match 5% a year. The maximum total that Bank of America will match in a year is $250.00.
M and T Bank is offering a $50 cash bonus when you activate direct deposit on a new checking account or $25 when you activate direct deposit on any other new consumer checking account.
Posted 5/4/08