Online Bank Deals - Cash bonuses and reward programs
August 08, 2007
SunTrust Bank will either donate $100 to a charity of your choice or award a $50 VISA gift card to new customer who open a new SunTrust Personal or Business Checking account from August 6 through October 12, 2007. Accept and make any purchase with your new SunTrust Visa Check Card by November 15, 2007.
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.
PNC Bank is offering a promotion in which new customers who open a PNC personal checking account with direct deposit between August 12 and August 25, 2007 will receive a $50 bonus and another $50 bonus if they keep direct deposit for at least six months.
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.
Wachovia Bank is offering a $50 bonus to new customer who open a checking account (minimum $100) and establish direct deposit within 90 days (minimum $100).
Citibank credit card holders qualify for a $200 bonus by opening a Citibank checking account by 8/31/2007 and meeting certain direct deposit and online bill payment criteria. Call Citibank at 866-422-0592 and use code MVS2 to apply.
US Bank's $75 bonus for opening a new checking account and enacting a direct deposit of at least $100 within 60 days of the account opening.
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.
Citizens Bank is offering a $25 bonus for interest checking accounts opened with a balance of over $1,500 and a $50 bonus if the opening balance is over $5,000.
Bank of America is offering a $100 cash bonus to all Bank of America credit card holders who open a checking account online. No monthly fees, no direct deposit requirements, no minimum balance requirements.
Sovereign Bank will reward new customers who open a personal checking account with a $100 deposit and a Sovereign VISA Checkcard with a $100 Dining Dough Card or a Roundtrip Companion Airline Ticket or both. Further rewards are possible for setting up a direct deposit or using the VISA Checkcard.
BankDirect's checking account rewards checking customers with American Airlines miles. From the BankDirect.com site:
Upon request, you will receive a Visa ® CheckCard so you can withdraw cash at any ATM terminal or make purchases easily no matter your location. We also reimburse you the fees for four (4) ATM withdrawals per statement cycle up to $2.50 per transaction. And you can pay your bills from your Mileage Checking account with our free Bill Pay Service.
- $100.00 minimum opening balance
- Interest compounded (credit method) daily
- Interest paid on collected balances
- First order of personalized checks free (50-pack)
- Free Bill Pay Service
- Free Visa® CheckCard upon request
- Four (4) reimbursed ATM withdrawals per statement cycle (up to $2.50 per transaction)
- Earn 1000 miles for opening a Mileage Checking Account
- Earn 5000 miles for signing up for payroll direct deposit into a Mileage Checking Account
- Earn 2000 miles for using BankDirect's bill pay service for 12 months
- Earn 100 miles for every $1000.00 maintained per month in your Mileage Checking Account
