Free $125 From Chase Free Checking Account
April 18, 2008

Chase has another $125 Promo going on when you open a Chase Free Checking Account with Direct Deposit. The first direct deposit of $100 must be completed within 60 calendar days of account opening. The $100 reward will be deposited into your new account within 6–8 weeks after the initial direct deposit. There is a minimum account opening balance of $100 required.
There are no fees on this account once you have established direct deposit into it.
How do I sign up?
You must open a Chase Free Checking Account online or in a branch by April 30th 2008. If you are going to open an account in the branch, please print out this page and take it in with you to make sure you get the right code on your account to receive your bonus.
$100 From PNC When Opening New Checking Account
January 19, 2008

PNC is offering a $100 bonus when opening up a Personal Checking account with Direct Deposit. The $100 bonus will be paid out 7 days after your first direct deposit. The first direct deposit must be made by 4/30/08.
In the small print it explains what they consider a direct deposit, “The Direct Deposits must be made by an employer or an outside agency. Transfers from one account to another or deposits made at a branch or ATM do not qualify as Direct Deposits.” It is possible that a Paypal transfer will count as a direct deposit, however it has not been confirmed.
Offer expires 1/26/08.
Free $100 From Bank of America
December 17, 2007
1/19/08 Update: It looks like they changed the bonus to $75 with a promo code of AOU260108 and an expiration date of 3/31/08
Bank of America is offering $100 when opening a new checking account. You need to open the account with a minimum of $100. The $100 bonus should be received within 90 days of opening the account. Must open by 1/29/08.
You can sign up for this promo in person at a branch or online. You need to use the promo code AOU2612
This is a great deal since Bank of America has branches all over the place, plus it comes with the Keep The Change Program
With Keep the Change, Bank of America rounds up your debit card transactions to the nearest dollar. So if you bought a coffee at Starbucks for $3.10, they would deposit $.90 into your account. I think you can see how this would add up for you over time!
One other item to note about Bank of America is that they have been installing new ATM’s that actaully have scanners so that you can deposit checks and cash at an ATM and have it verified immediately. I never deposit cash into an ATM inside an envelope since you never know what may happen to it. With the new BofA ATM’s, the scanners count the money as you deposit it and it is available in your account right away. This is handy if you deposit lots of cash and can’t make it to a bank during business hours.





