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:

ING Direct is offering a $50 bonus for opening an Electric Orange checking account. To qualify you have to open a debit card and make at least 3 signature-based purchases in the first 45 days after your account has been opened.

Key Bank is offering a free Garmin nuvi GPS when you open a qualifying checking account by May 15, 2009 and make one debit card transaction plus a combination of two direct deposits and/or automated payments of $100 or more by July 17, 2009.

Chase Bank is offering a $125 bonus to open up a checking account with direct deposit before June 15, 2009. Offer available to Chase credit card customers. Log-in to see offer details.

PNC Bank is offering a $75 bonus to new customers who open a PNC Personal Checking Account between April 27th and May 9th and set up a direct deposit of at least $500 before June 30, 2009.

Amboy Direct is offering a $50 bonus for opening up a new Amboy Direct Money Market Maximizer Account. The minimum opening deposit is $100 and the top yield of 1.51% applies to balances over $30,000. New York and New Jersey residents only.

M&T Bank is giving away a $50 bonus for opening a new M&T Direct Checking Account. No monthly service fee with direct deposit or when you maintain at least $1,500 in combined average daily M&T Direct Checking and Relationship Savings balances or when you have your M&T mortgage payment automatically deducted from your M&T Direct Checking account.

Bank of America is running the Add It Up program with large discounts and cash-back from major retailers for using a Bank of America check card or credit card for online purchases. Participating retailers include Home Depot, BestBuy, and PetCo. Signing up for online banking is a requirement of the Add It Up program.

FirstBank is offering a free iPod shuffle for customers who open a new personal checking account with at least $50. iPod reported as taxable income.

Capital One Bank is offering a $50 bonus for opening a new savings or checking account before April 15, 2009 and keeping at least $10,000 in the account until May 8, 2009.

Sterling Savings Bank will $101 to your Sterling checking account for adding three of the following four services to your account within 90 days of opening your checking account: free Check Card, free Direct Deposit, free Online Bill Pay or free Online Statements.

M&T Bank is running a Fantastic Plastic Spring sweepstakes in which the bank is giving away $100 to a winner every day and $1000 to a winner every week. M&T Bank checking customers are automatically entered each time they use their check card to make a VISA-eligible purchase. 

Compass Bank is giving away $100 for opening a Build-to-Order Free Checking account before March 21, 2009. In order to receive the bonus, customer must set up payroll direct deposit and receive electronic statements,

Dollar Bank is giving away gifts like stainless steel cookers, binoculars, wet-dry vacs, digital photo frames and more for referring friends who open a FreeMONEY checking account. Branches in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Print online coupon.

Wainwright Bank and Trust Company is offering a free $200 Series EE Savings Bond for opening a personal checking account with recurring direct deposit. Restrictions apply. Apply online.

Discover Bank is offering $50 for opening a new CD account before February 28, 2009. Apply online at DiscoverBank.com using offer code D100825. Minimum opening deposit $10,000.

Citizens Bank's Green$ense program will reward checking account customer with $0.10 for every paperless payment they make up to $120 a year.

Discover Bank's Perks Everyday Program offers points for using your debit card which can be redeemed for electronics, travel, toys, entertainment, or even cash.

Wachovia Bank is giving away $25 to both you and your friend to whom you refer to Wachovia to open a Free Checking Account. Minimum opening deposit is $100. Offer expires 12/31/2009.

Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust is offering a $50 bonus to new customer who set up direct deposit with their Classic checking account.

Capital One Bank's Reward Money Market Account allows customers to earn rewards miles each month based on their average balance and deposits. Rewards miles can be redeemed for travel, cash, and merchandise. 

Principal Bank is giving away $25 to new checking account customer who sign-up and use direct deposit with their account.

Salem Five Bank is offering a $50 bonus for opening a new Star Checking and Gold Star Checking accounts with direct deposit. Minimum opening deposit is $100.

EverBank is offering a $40 bonus to customer who open a FreeNet checking account with at least $40,000 and maintain a balance of at least $40,000 for one month. New customer only.

Metropolitan National Bank is offering a $200 bonus to new checking account customers. Apply online.

Regions Bank is offering 25,000 free high-end phones to online banking customers who sign a new 2-year service plan. The phones will be compatible with Regions Bank's Mobile Banking phone application.

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.

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. Limited to five checking accounts.

Capital One Bank's Rewards Money Market account offers a 2.00% 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.

Central Pacific Bank is giving away an iPod to anyone who opens a new checking account. Deposits of $1,000 or more earn an iPod Shuffle and deposits of $10,000 or more earn an iPod Nano. Central Pacific Bank is located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

Flagstar Bank is giving away $100 to new customers who open a personal checking account with recurring direct deposit of at least $250 per month.

Bank of America will pay a $75 bonus to credit card customers who open an new MyAccess checking account online. The checking account features no monthly fees and no minimum balance requirement.

PNC Bank is offering a $100 cash bonus which can earned in one of two ways either (1) Sign up and maintain a qualifying direct deposit on your new personal checking account or (2) open up a $100 business checking account and sign up for online banking.

The BankDirect Mileage Checking, BankDirect Mileage Money Market Accounts, and Mileage CDs reward customers who bank with BankDirect with potentially thousands of frequent flier miles through the American Airlines' AAdvantage program.

Compass Bank is giving away a free Apple iPod 2 GB Shuffle to customers who open a Build-to-Order Free Checking account. The offer requries a branch visit in either Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, or Texas. $25 minimum opening deposit.

Fifth Third Bank has announced the launch of a U.S. Military Banking package providing banking benefits to military personnel both active and retired as well as reservists and veterans. The package includes special rates on CDs, loan discounts, free ATM usage, and more.

Midwest Bank will pay a $100 bonus for new customers who open a checking and relationship savings accounts. To be eligible for the bonus the checking account must have direct deposit. Offer limited to one reward per household.

Flagstar Bank will pay 10% APY on a 6-month CD for customers who open a new checking account and have at least 15 transactions such as bill payments through online banking or $250 in direct deposit credits per month. The minimum deposit is $500 and the maximum deposit is $2,500. One CD per household.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Salem Five Bank is offering a $50 bonus for opening a Star Checking or Gold Star Checking account with direct deposit.