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Discover Bank is offering $25 for opening a new CD account online. This offer is listed in this week’s TIME Magazine. This offer is valid through 12/31/2009. You have to make a new $2500 fund in your new CD account within 3 0 days of account opening.

You can open a new CD account online at www.discoverbank.com/CDoffer or call Discover at 888-201-8544.

You have to enter the promotion code D120174 to qualify for this offer. Please remember that this offer is good for a one year CD. Another feature of the CD account at Discover Bank is that if you lose your job you can withdraw your funds early with NO Penalty.

If you are on the market for a good CD rate and sign up bonus, the CD offer from Discover Bank if a good choice.

Citizens Bank has a checking account promotion from which you can easily earn $100. At the same time, from Green$sense program at Citizens Bank customers can earn up to $120 per year from this program. The Green$sense at Citizens Bank is quite similar to Bank of America’s Keep the Change program. So you can earn up to $220 bonus from Citizens Bank.

The details of this promotion is listed at http://www.citizensbank.com/220. This promotion ends on November 13th, 2009.

Here is how to get the bonus:

• Set up a Direct Deposit of $500 or more $50 Cash
• Make 5 Online Bill Payments Want to learn more? View our Online Demo $25 Cash
• Make 5 Debit or Credit Card purchases $25 Cash
• Enroll in Green$ense™ We’ll pay you to go paperless $120 Cash

This is a good time to earn bonus from Citizens Bank which is the first time mentioned here at MyCardBlog.com. You can open a new account online through the promotion link, or visit local Citizens Bank, or call 888-411-7442.

Fine print:

To qualify you must open your first new checking, debit card or credit card account between October 1 and November 13, 2009. You must not be or have been a signer on any personal account within the prior six months. Student Checking accounts are not eligible. If you meet these conditions and have at least 1 electronic Direct Deposit of $500 or more you will be paid a $50 bonus. If you make at least 5 online bill payments using our Online Banking site, you will be paid a $25 bonus. If you make a minimum combination of 5 signature-based purchases (non PIN purchases) using your Debit Card or Credit Card you will be paid a $25 bonus. All requirements need to be met by December 31, 2009. All bonuses will be paid by 2/28/2010 and reported to the IRS. Checking account must remain open for at least 6 months or the amount of the banking bonus will be debited from the account at closing.

The Green$sense program is a program associated with savings account at Citizens Bank. The principal is very simple:

With Green$ense, we’ll pay you 10 cents every time you pay without paper – like when you use your debit card, pay a bill online, or have an automatic payment charged to your checking account or debit card. You can earn up to $120 a year!

HSBC is offering great bonus for opening a new business checking account and making some easy banking activities. The bonus is a Dell mini 10v netbook or $150 Staples gift card or 30,000 bonus rewards points which can be redeemed as $250~$300 gift cards. If you want to make money, this is a great chance as long as you are qualified to open a business account at HSBC.

This promotion is available to new-to-bank HSBC business checking account customers who open an ExtraVantage Checking for Business, BusinessSmart for Professionals, or Business Direct from HSBC checking account by November 13, 2009. Other than open a new business account, you also need to open an HSBC Debit MasterCard BusinessCard with PayPass™ and make three purchase transactions within 45 days of account opening to get the bonus.

Fine print:

To be eligible to receive the gift, new to bank customers must open an ExtraVantage Checking for Business or BusinessSmart for Professionals account by November 13, 2009 and open an HSBC Debit MasterCard BusinessCard with PayPass™ and make three purchase transactions within 45 days of account opening. Depending on purchase amount, signature may be required. Transactions from unauthorized card use or made with lost, stolen or fraudulent HSBC Debit MasterCard^® BusinessCard with PayPass™ cards are void. The cost of the gift will be reported on IRS Form 1099 (not applicable to tax exempt businesses). Limit of one nontransferable gift per business customer or business group. Account adjustment transactions/returns are not considered eligible for this offer. Offer not combined, good while supplies last and expires on November 13, 2009. Any gift not redeemed by March 31, 2010 will be forfeited.

Link to the promotion page is here (click me!).

I mentioned the $100 bonus from Sovereign Bank back in this April. And to my surprise, I found that my promotion link to the $100 is still alive! In other words, Sovereign Bank is offering $100 sign up bonus for opening a new checking account and making required banking activities. This is a great chance for Sovereign Bank new customers who want to make this easy $100 bonus.

Here is how to get the $100 bonus:

• Open a Premier or Interest Checking Account along with a minimum $100 deposit by 10/30/2009
• Open a Sovereign savings or money market savings account with a minimum $100 deposit
• Enroll in Online Banking at account opening
• Use the checkcard issued by Sovereign Bank and make 2 qualified purchases within 60 days of account opening

Fine print:

In order to qualify for this cash bonus, you need to: (1) open a new Sovereign Premier Checking, Business Owner Premier Checking, Interest Checking or Partnership Checking account by October 30, 2009, with a minimum opening deposit of $100; (2) request a Sovereign CheckCard (”CheckCard”) and make 2 CheckCard purchases within 60 days after you open your account; (3) open any Sovereign savings or money market savings account with a minimum opening deposit of $100 or already have a savings or money market savings account; and (4) enroll in Online Banking at account opening. When you qualify, you will receive a credit of $100 to your new checking account within 75 days after you open your checking account. One $100 credit per customer.

Although there is no direct deposit required to get the $100 bonus, direct deposit is needed to avoid the $10 monthly fee for the interest checking account.

Promotion link to the Sovereign Bank $100 bonus is here.

PNC Bank is offering $150 sing up bonus for celebrating its first branch entering the New York City. (WE has seen similar promotion from WaMu before.) Usually, PNC bank (and National City Bank) is offering $75 bonus. This $150 bonus is twice of what we typically can get. Since this promotion is available at the new branch only, there is no online account opening options. This address of this new PNC branch is located at 340 Madison Street between 43rd and 44th Street. Of course, direct deposit is required to get the bonus.

There are 3 checking accounts that are eligible to get the bonus: Free Checking, Performance Checking and Performance Select Checking.

Branch Location and Hours:
PNC Bank Madison Branch
340 Madison Avenue
Telephone: 212-661-1064
Hours: Monday – Friday: 7am-7pm

Attached is a scanned flyer of this promotion.

Chase is the only bank that consistently offers $100 sign up bonus for its new customers all year round. Like I mentioned in other posts, you can always get a $100 chase coupon for opening a new checking account with direct deposit at USPS stores (moving kit). Today Izzi told me that, actually, we can get a $100 coupon online from Chase. This coupon is also offering debit card purchases as the requirement to get the $100 bonus.

Here is how to get a $100 Chase coupon:

• Go to https://coupon.chaseinformation.com/
• Enter your email address and click “GET YOUR COUPON”
• The coupon will be delivered to your email instantly

This offer expired on October 16, 2009.

How to get the $100 bonus?

1. Print out the coupon that we e-mail you.
2. Take it to a Chase branch near you.
3. Open your new Chase Checking^SM account and set up direct deposit or make five debit card purchases.

California residents can also get $100 bonus from WaMu through this link: http://reward.wamu.com/AspxFiles/D_Offer.aspx?Offer=3596790

For those who do not like Chase, Bank of America is also offering $100 bonus. Read more…

Bank of America is offering $100 bonus to new customers for opening a new MyAccess Checking Account. This is the latest checking account bonus from Bank of America which is $25 more than I posted two months ago. The promotion page can be found at the bank of america website.

How to get the $100 bonus?

• This offer is available only to new customers who open a qualifying personal checking account with a minimum balance of $500
• The new checking account must be open for at least 30 days
• You must make a minimum of one transaction with the newly assigned check card

The MyAccess Checking Account features no monthly maintenance fee (when opened online). You must use the code: AOU260909 when you open the new account.

Fine print:

To take advantage of this offer, you must use the Offer Code provided to open your qualifying new Bank of America personal checking account by 11/30/09. Bank of America may terminate the offer before this date. This offer is available only to new customers who open a new qualifying personal checking account. The new customer will receive the incentive upon verification of qualification in the incentive programs. We will deposit the $100 incentive directly into your new checking account within 90 days of its opening; if unable to do so, a check will be issued. The new customer is not eligible for this offer if they were a signer on a Bank of America checking account that was closed within the last three months.

WaMu (currently Chase) is offering $100 sign up bonus for opening a new checking account and make necessary banking activities in selected states. The promotion page can be found at http://reward.wamu.com/AspxFiles/D_Offer.aspx?Offer=3596790. This is a great time for new customers currently are not banking with WaMu. The required banking activities are very simple: direct deposit or debit card transactions.

Here is how to get it:

• Open a new WaMu free checking account at above promotion page.
• Setup direct deposit to the new checking account or make 5 $10 debit card transactions.
• Wait for the $100 bonus deposited to your account.

Fine print:

Offer valid 9/8/09 – 10/16/09. To qualify for the reward, you must open a new checking account with a $100 minimum opening deposit of new money (money not currently held by this bank). Also, within 60 calendar days of account opening, you must initiate a monthly direct deposit which includes payroll, pension, Social Security or other government benefits or have at least five debit card purchases (using your PIN or signature) posted to your account. The reward will be deposited into your new account within 2 weeks after the initial direct deposit or the five debit card purchases have posted to your account. Limit one personal checking account-related reward/premium per customer, per calendar year. Offer not available on account conversions or in combination with any other offer. Reward is not considered part of the minimum opening balance. Account is subject to approval. Offer limited to one per household. Employees of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and our affiliates are not eligible. Reward is considered interest and will be reported on IRS Form 1099-INT.

The promotion period is 09/08-10/16. And people in the following states are not eligible: NC, AR, CT, IL, DE, FL, IA, IN, LA, MD, MO, NE, NJ, NY, TX, PA, VA, WA, WI Read more…