CitiBank checking account: $100 sign up bonus!
Here is another great checking account bonus, this time offered through CitiBank. Many thanks to BankVibe reader Sean for submitting this one to us!
Offer Code: CE1Q
Currently Citibank is offering new customers whom open a checking account and complete a few “qualifying activities” a $100 sign up bonus! This is one of the better bank deals we have seen lately. I guess they (CitiBank) felt they needed to compete with Chase Bank’s checking account bonus offer which has been plastered on billboards and television commercials throughout the country over the last few months.
Here are the “Qualifying Activities” one must complete:
- Open a Citibank regular checking account in a qualifying package by 09/30/2009 and deposit a minimum of $1,000.
- Within the first month of opening your account, start making: at least one (1) monthly direct deposit into your checking account; or at least two (2) electronic bill payments each month from your account; or five (5) or more qualifying non-PIN debit card purchase transactions each month using your Citibank debit card and continue doing so for three (3) consecutive months and get $100 deposited into your new account.
- Use the offer code: CE1Q
Benefits of Checking through CitiBank:
-Citibank offers “fee free use” ATM use in over 23,000 ATM’s nationwide. This includes the 5,700 ATMs CitiBank occupies in 7-Elevens.
- Free online bill pay
- Free mobile banking with “Citi-Mobile”
- Free identity theft solutions
September 1st, 2009 at 7:43 am
do you have to stop into a branch?
September 25th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I also read the term:
“Alternatively, to receive this offer for Citigold, you can elect to bring your Citigold account’s combined monthly average balances — including eligible deposits, loans, securities and retirement products up to at least $100,000 (Or $250,000 — if you elect to include the outstanding amount of your Citibank first mortgage) within 6 months of opening an account. Regular account charges apply. Limit one offer per Citibank customer. Offer not available on account conversions and cannot be combined with other offers. Cash bonus will be credited to your account within 120 days of your satisfying the terms of this offer. All referees must open a new eligible checking account by the expiration date on the coupon. Existing consumer checking customers are not eligible to receive the offer.”
Does this mean if I refer someone to open a citigold account (100K), he or she will get $100 bonus WITHOUT doing all these transactions?