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US Bank, the Minneapolis based commercial bank, is again offering $75 free gas bonus for opening a new checking account and make gas purchases with visa check card. This promotion is pretty nice if you want to open a checking account at US Bank because this promotion doesn’t require direct deposit.

I reported the same promotion in September. At that time, US Bank was also offering $75 gas credit for using their check card at gas stations. This promotion is listed at here. But it is not listed at US Bank website.

Some requirements for this promotion:

• Visit your local branch by 10/31/2008 (bring your printed ad to your local branch)
• Open a new Free Checking Account (depend on what kind of service you want)
• Spend up to $75 at pumps with your new check card (Non-PIN purchase is required and you must use the card up to $75 within 30 days of account opening. Gas receipts must be brought into the branch where the account was opened by 12/05/2008.)
• Minimum $50 initial deposit required
• No direct deposit required

For example, the free checking account doesn’t require any direct deposit, no minimum balance required, and no monthly fees. It’s a great checking product!

U.S. Bank has locations in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. It’s said that Warren Buffet owns stake in US Bank.

US Bank also has credit card business. Its REI Visa Credit Card offers $40 REI gift card for applying for a new REI Visa Credit Card and get approved. This credit card also offers 5% cash back for shopping at REI. Probably the most famous credit card from US Bank is the WorldPerks Visa Rewards Card which offers frequent flyer miles from Northwest Airlines. The WorldPerks Visa Signature Card offers 20,000 one-time Enrollment Bonus miles and the WorldPerks Visa Platinum Card offers 10,000 one-time Enrollment Bonus miles. US Bank also offers SkyBlue SKYPASS Visa Credit Card which is co-branded with Korean Air.