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BMO is offering a $600 Cash Bonus when you open a BMO Relationship Checking Account and have a total of at least $7,500 in Qualifying Direct Deposits within the First 120 days.

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Note, you can open a Relationship Checking account with $25.
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BMO Relationship Checking Earn a $600 cash bonus when you have a total of at least $7,500 in qualifying direct deposits within the first 120 days
https://www.bmo.com/en-us/main/pe...K4-AJUM200


Terms and Conditions:
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details To take advantage of the new account bonus offers, you must open your account(s) between September 18, 2023 and December 8, 2023 and use the promo code. You may open your account(s) at a BMO branch, online, or by calling 1-800-546-6101.
To apply online for a checking account, select "OPEN NOW" for the checking account of your choice and we'll automatically apply the promo code for you.
To apply online for the Relationship Plus Money Market account, select "OPEN NOW" for the account and we'll automatically apply the promo code for you.
To apply at a branch or by phone for a checking account or the Relationship Plus Money Market account, enter your information, and select "SEND MY PROMO CODE" to receive the promo code you must use when opening your account(s).
Accounts opened online on the final day of the promotion must have their applications submitted and approved prior to 9:00 p.m. CT. If you open your account(s) by calling 1-800-546-6101, we must receive your opening deposit and all signed account opening documents by December 8, 2023.

Offers are limited to one per customer and account (including signers on joint accounts). The checking offer is not available for existing BMO personal checking customers (including signers on joint accounts) or those who have closed a BMO personal checking account within the past 12 months. The money market offer is not available for existing BMO personal money market customers (including signers on joint accounts) or those who have closed a BMO personal money market account within the past 12 months. Cash bonus will be reported to the IRS for tax purposes and you are responsible for any applicable taxes. Offers can be changed or canceled without notice at any time and cannot be combined with any other offer. Your account must be open, in good standing and must have a balance greater than zero when the cash bonus is paid.

Checking Offer: Get up to a $600 cash bonus when you open a new BMO Smart Money Checking account, BMO Smart Advantage Checking account, or a BMO Relationship Checking account and have qualifying direct deposits of salary or other personal income such as a paycheck, pension payment, Social Security payment, or other government benefits payment electronically deposited into the account from an employer or similar third party. We reserve the right to request documentation that the direct deposits qualify. Direct deposits process as a Debit Card credit or via Account to Account or Peer to Peer (e.g. ZelleĀ®, Venmo) transfers do not qualify.
1) Get a $400 cash bonus when you open a new Smart Money or Smart Advantage account and have a cumulative total of $4,000 in qualifying direct deposits within 120 days of opening.
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2) Get a $600 cash bonus when you open a new Relationship Checking account and have a cumulative total of $7,500 in qualifying direct deposits within 120 days of opening.
You are only eligible for one checking account cash bonus; you cannot open multiple checking accounts and receive multiple cash bonuses. The promo code is applied to the first checking account that is opened between September 18, 2023 and December 8, 2023. Day 1 is the day you open your account and begins the tracking period. If you open your account on a day other than a Business Day, Day 1 is the next Business Day. The checking account type you have on Day 120 will determine which cash bonus you are eligible for. In order to receive the cash bonus, you must meet the associated criteria for that account. Cash bonus is paid into the checking account approximately 130 days after account opening.
Minimum opening deposit of $25 is required for BMO personal checking accounts. BMO Relationship Checking is a variable rate account. Interest rates and Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) may change daily after the account is open. Interest rates and APYs offered within two or more consecutive tiers may be the same. In this case, multiple tiers will be shown as a single tier. The following collected balance tiers and corresponding APYs are effective as of September 12, 2023, and are subject to change at our discretion at any time: 0.01% for all balances. Interest is calculated on the entire collected balance daily at the rate in effect for that balance tier. You must maintain the required minimum collected balance for each tier in order to earn the APYs disclosed. A periodic rate is applied on the collected balance in the account daily. Interest is compounded daily on the collected balance and credited to the account monthly on the statement period date. Checks you deposit into your account begin to earn interest on the Business Day we receive credit for them. Fees and withdrawals may reduce earnings. For account and fee information or current interest rates, visit bmo.com.
Relationship Plus Money Market Offer: Get up to a $3,500 cash bonus when you open a new Relationship Plus Money Market account and deposit new money into your account. New money is defined as funds not currently on deposit at BMO, or funds that have been on deposit at BMO for 14 days or less.
Open a Relationship Plus Money Market account and deposit a total of $25,000 or more of new money into your account within 30 days of opening (by Day 30). New money is defined as funds not currently on deposit at BMO, or funds that have been on deposit at BMO for 14 days or less.
On Day 30, a cash bonus offer Tier will be assigned to your Relationship Plus Money Market account as follows:
A table showing different minimum balances to deposit to earn cash bonus
Tier New money balance requirement Cash bonus
1 $25,000 - $49,999.99 $300
2 $50,000 - $99,999.99 $500
3 $100,000 - $249,999.99 $1,000
4 $250,000 - $499,999.99 $2,500
5 $500,000 or more $3,500

To receive a cash bonus, you must maintain the minimum new money balance requirement in your Relationship Plus Money Market account for the assigned Tier from Day 31 through Day 120 ($25,000, $50,000, $100,000, $250,000, $500,000). If the balance in your Relationship Plus Money Market account drops below the assigned Tier minimum between Day 31 and Day 120, you will be paid the cash bonus of the lowest Tier your balance drops to. If the balance in your Relationship Plus account goes above the assigned Tier maximum between Day 31 and Day 120, you will not be paid a higher cash bonus
Example: On Day 30, you are in Tier 2. If your balance from Day 31 through Day 120 remains between $50,000 and $99,999.99, you will be paid the $500 cash bonus. If your balance drops below $50,000 on any day from Day 31 through Day 120, but remains at or above $25,000, you will be paid the $300 cash bonus. If your balance is $100,000 or more on any day from Day 31 through Day 120, you will not be paid the $1,000 cash bonus, but you will be paid the $500 cash bonus associated with Tier 2.
You are only eligible for one Relationship Plus Money Market cash bonus; you cannot open multiple accounts and receive multiple cash bonuses. The promo code is applied to the first Relationship Plus Money Market account that is opened between September 18, 2023 and December 8, 2023. Day 1 is the day you open your account and begins the tracking period. If you open your account on a day other than a Business Day, Day 1 is the next Business Day. Cash bonus is paid into the Relationship Plus Money Market account approximately 130 days after account opening.

Minimum opening deposit of $25 for a Relationship Plus Money Market account. Relationship Plus Money Market account is a variable rate account. Interest rates and Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) may change daily after the account is open. Interest rates and APYs offered within two or more consecutive tiers may be the same. In this case, multiple tiers will be shown as a single tier. The following collected balance tiers and corresponding APYs are effective as of September 12, 2023, and are subject to change at our discretion at any time: 1.00% for all balances. Interest is calculated on the entire collected balance daily at the rate in effect for that balance tier. You must maintain the required minimum collected balance for each tier in order to earn the APYs disclosed. A periodic rate is applied to the collected balance in the account daily. Interest is compounded daily on the collected balance and credited to the account monthly on the statement period date. Checks you deposit into your account begin to earn interest on the Business Day we receive credit for them. Fees and withdrawals may reduce earnings. For account and fee information or current interest rates, visit bmo.com.

Accounts are subject to approval and are provided in the United States by BMO Bank N.A. Member FDIC

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details Accounts with zero balance may be closed.

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details The monthly fee for paper statements is automatically waived if you opt to go paperless through your BMO Digital Banking preferences or if any individual associated with your account is 65 years or older. The monthly fee for check images is automatically waived if you opt to go paperless through your BMO Digital Banking preferences.

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details Items that overdraw the account are returned and ATM/everyday debit card transactions are declined.

footnote 5
details To access the benefits in a particular Relationship Package, you must have a BMO Relationship Checking account. Explore the Deposit Account Disclosure for details about Relationship Packages.

footnote 6
details No BMO fee; however, the ATM operator or network may charge you a surcharge fee for a transaction or balance inquiry.

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details Rebate of up to $25 per statement period on ATM surcharge fees charged by other banks.
A debit card is not required to open a checking account.
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Are you sure this relationship checking account is no fee? I see this on the FAQ for that account.

What is the monthly maintenance fee for the Relationship Checking account? And how can it be waived?
The monthly maintenance fee for the Relationship Checking account is $25. But we'll waive the fee if you meet any of the following requirements:
The minimum daily Ledger Balance in your account is $10,000 or more for the previous calendar month.
You have a Monthly Combined Balance of $25,000 for the previous calendar month.
You're a client of our employee benefits program, Best of BMO U.S., and have requested the waiver from your BMO Banker.
Relationship Checking has a $25 monthly fee if avg balance <$10k. $10k in a 5% savings account earns $41/mo. Better to park it there and eat the fee.
Here is math. For both options, no need to keep money in account, just withdraw it after DD.
1) Open relationship account with $25 fees, pay it for 4 months (assuming bonus payout on 130 day and grace period before fees kick in). After bonus payout, convert account to Advantage without any fees and maintain for 1 year. Net would be 600-100 fees = 500.
2) Open advantage account with $0 fees, meet terms, get 400. No need to change account type or other hassle.

In nutshell some effort for additional $100.

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ctz
01-04-2024 at 05:12 PM.
01-04-2024 at 05:12 PM.
Exampe 1)
If opened account on Monday, September 30, 2013
Added 130 days
-> Friday, February 7, 2014

Example 2)
If opened account on Saturday, October 5, 2013
Added 130 days
-> Wednesday, February 12, 2014

So you are supposed to wait until mid-Feb, 2014 to get the bonus.
Plus, until then, you would have been charge $25 monthly fee once or twice.

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Has anybody actually gotten their bonus? I've at the 90 day mark and ACH'd more than $4000 required. Any luck with support or visiting in-branch?
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biggshot
01-10-2024 at 03:44 PM.
01-10-2024 at 03:44 PM.
Quote from ctz :
Exampe 1)
If opened account on Monday, September 30, 2013
Added 130 days
-> Friday, February 7, 2014

Example 2)
If opened account on Saturday, October 5, 2013
Added 130 days
-> Wednesday, February 12, 2014

So you are supposed to wait until mid-Feb, 2014 to get the bonus.
Plus, until then, you would have been charge $25 monthly fee once or twice.
Should it be 2023 and 2024
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biggshot
01-10-2024 at 03:45 PM.
01-10-2024 at 03:45 PM.
Offer now has been reduced per what I can see https://www.bmo.com/en-us/main/pe...tal-offer/
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01-17-2024 at 11:28 AM.
01-17-2024 at 11:28 AM.
Quote from biggshot :
Offer now has been reduced per what I can see https://www.bmo.com/en-us/main/pe...tal-offer/
Can confirm, just got a mailer for the $250/$400 offer.
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FancyMoney3749
01-18-2024 at 05:01 AM.
01-18-2024 at 05:01 AM.
Question, how would I go about it this if I run my own llc? My company is fairly new so I haven't established my payroll yet usually I write a company check to deposit pay for myself which isn't so often as I been reinvesting most the income coming in
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02-12-2024 at 05:39 PM.
02-12-2024 at 05:39 PM.
Just received my $600 bonus today Feb 12, 2024 as 'PROMOTIONAL INCENTIVE'

Opened my account Oct 12, 2023 and did the $7,500 direct deposit in the first 30 days and also maintained $10,000 minimum balance. So took exactly 120 DAYS as they advertised for the bonus to show up.

Planning to close the BMO account tomorrow once 'pending' shows as 'processed'.
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ctz
02-13-2024 at 12:13 PM.
02-13-2024 at 12:13 PM.
You saved a $25 monthly fee, but lose about $160 interest for that $10k deposit.
Sorry for you.

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Just received my $600 bonus today Feb 12, 2024 as 'PROMOTIONAL INCENTIVE'

Opened my account Oct 12, 2023 and did the $7,500 direct deposit in the first 30 days and also maintained $10,000 minimum balance. So took exactly 120 DAYS as they advertised for the bonus to show up.

Planning to close the BMO account tomorrow once 'pending' shows as 'processed'.
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02-21-2024 at 07:26 AM.
02-21-2024 at 07:26 AM.
My $600 just paid out.
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03-10-2024 at 07:11 PM.
03-10-2024 at 07:11 PM.
Scammy bank, a few weeks before they were supposed to pay me my bonus they closed my account without notifying me or warning me. I deposited the $4000 and stopped using them for about one month and when I log in there is no checkings account anymore. I can see the history of the account and it shows as "closed".
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03-20-2024 at 06:17 AM.
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Quote from GoldenDad21 :
My $600 just paid out.
On date did you open the account?
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04-17-2024 at 01:32 PM.
04-17-2024 at 01:32 PM.
Quote from orangetiger :
On date did you open the account?

Same question hereā€¦ it's been 190 days for me

[EDIT] Messaged them and after they reviewed my account realized I was $600 short from $7500. Forgot my first cash deposit of $700 did not count. They're relatively quick at responding at least Smilie
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