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Amex Cardholders: Open Eligible Checking Account + $500 Direct Deposit & Get Expired

$250 Bonus
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American Express is offering Eligible American Express Card Members:  $250 Bonus (deposited to your account) when you open an American Express Rewards Checking account by October 31 and Receive a Qualifying Direct Deposit of $500 or More.

Thanks to Community Member gjpzee for finding this deal.

Details:
  • Offer valid for Card Members with a U.S. Basic Consumer Card issued by American Express National Bank with 3+ months tenure.
  • Offer not valid for American Express Business Checking customers.
  • Open a new checking account by October 31.
  • Receive a qualifying direct deposit of $500 or more by December 10.

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Earn $250 after you open an American Express Rewards Checking account by October 31 and receive a qualifying direct deposit of $500 or more by December 10

Earn a competitive 1.00% APY 2 – 10X higher than the national rate

No fee to open, no monthly fees, and no minimum balance required

Earn Membership Rewards points on eligible Debit Card purchases.

Note - Only applications from Card Members with a U.S. Basic Consumer Card issued by American Express National Bank with 3+ months tenure will be accepted.

https://www.americanexpress.com/e...g-account/
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This is an easy $250, but the ACH deposit needing to be from employer or government kind of sucks. My employer only allows for my entire check to be moved through a direct deposit request and not just a portion
Should highlight that this is only for existing Amex card holders,
Having trouble changing my DD to this account with my employer. "Routing number does not exist in the system."

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ListedGuru
10-05-2023 at 12:53 PM.
10-05-2023 at 12:53 PM.
Can we push a deposit from another bank (ie Discover Bank) and have that satisfy the DD requirement like it did for the recent Cap One deal? Anyone have success?
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Networkdad
10-05-2023 at 01:21 PM.
10-05-2023 at 01:21 PM.
$250 Bonus payouts hit both accounts for myself and wife today
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WuyiL
10-05-2023 at 01:25 PM.
10-05-2023 at 01:25 PM.
Open a checking account on 09/26/2023 and got the bonus on 10/03/2023 with single direct deposit. Much easier than Wells Fargo's $325 bonus.
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pankaj8096
10-05-2023 at 01:28 PM.
10-05-2023 at 01:28 PM.
Quote from ListedGuru :
Can we push a deposit from another bank (ie Discover Bank) and have that satisfy the DD requirement like it did for the recent Cap One deal? Anyone have success?
Tried it. No success
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JaTaN
10-05-2023 at 01:33 PM.
10-05-2023 at 01:33 PM.
9/19 Opened account using link in promo email
9/21 $501 push from Fidelity checking
9/26 "Bonus on the way" email
10/5 $250 bonus posted

Same for family member
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ListedGuru
10-05-2023 at 01:39 PM.
10-05-2023 at 01:39 PM.
Quote from pankaj8096 :
Tried it. No success
Did you try a push from Discover Bank or was it a different bank? I see some folks have success pushing money from Fidelity though...
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TenderCrow139
10-06-2023 at 09:34 AM.
10-06-2023 at 09:34 AM.
Received bonus in 5 days after direct deposit
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pankaj8096
10-06-2023 at 01:09 PM.
10-06-2023 at 01:09 PM.
Quote from ListedGuru :
Did you try a push from Discover Bank or was it a different bank? I see some folks have success pushing money from Fidelity though...

Tried from chase
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mkdevo
10-06-2023 at 09:43 PM.
10-06-2023 at 09:43 PM.
09/15 opened
09/26 direct deposit from employer
10/03 'bonus on the way' email
10/05 $250 bonus posted

Probably the easiest checking bonus I've ever done.
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mkdevo
10-06-2023 at 09:45 PM.
10-06-2023 at 09:45 PM.
Quote from scarfase99 :
THe $250 incentive just hit for me, 1 week after the first deposit hit. Now the key question, when can i transfer funds out to basically close the account? I think it's as soon as you receive the bonus....

From the terms: "You must keep your account open and in good standing until we award you your welcome Bonus. If your account is closed for any reason prior to such time, including being closed by us, you will not be eligible for the Welcome Bonus. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated the Rewards Checking Account Terms or have engaged in abuse, misuse, or gaming in connection with your account, we may determine that you are not eligible for the Welcome Bonus. In such circumstance, we may rescind or decline to award you the Welcome Bonus."
My bonus hit on 10/5 as well. Transferred it to my AMEX Savings on 10/7. Still have my $5 base in checking - will probably leave it open for another month or so.
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turkeytoetwo
10-08-2023 at 05:34 AM.
10-08-2023 at 05:34 AM.
Quote from orioncygnus :
which chase offer was $900?? I signed up for one back in june for $600 ($200 for checking, $300 for savings, and another $100 if you open both).
This one (SlickDeals link)
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orioncygnus
10-08-2023 at 05:36 AM.
10-08-2023 at 05:36 AM.
Quote from BrightCrown9602 :
This one (SlickDeals link)
damn.. i just opened and closed one a couple months ago. the invitation i got was from chase directly. shoud've waited a couple more months. missed out on free $300..
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JCT
10-08-2023 at 03:32 PM.
10-08-2023 at 03:32 PM.
Quote from JaTaN :
9/19 Opened account using link in promo email
9/21 $501 push from Fidelity checking
9/26 "Bonus on the way" email
10/5 $250 bonus posted

Same for family member
May I ask what is push from fidelity? I have thr cash mgt account, and I added the new Amex routing and acc number, fidelity needs to verify with trial deposits.

So after the fidelity account is verified, do I just a transfer sending $500 to Amex, is that all I need to do?''yhanks so much
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10-08-2023 at 03:41 PM.
10-08-2023 at 03:41 PM.
Quote from JCT :
May I ask what is push from fidelity? I have thr cash mgt account, and I added the new Amex routing and acc number, fidelity needs to verify with trial deposits.

So after the fidelity account is verified, do I just a transfer sending $500 to Amex, is that all I need to do?''yhanks so much
Sounds like you have the right idea Smilie "Push" means to send money via transfer as opposed to a "pull" which withdraws money from the other account
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JaTaN
10-08-2023 at 05:06 PM.
10-08-2023 at 05:06 PM.
Quote from JCT :
May I ask what is push from fidelity? I have thr cash mgt account, and I added the new Amex routing and acc number, fidelity needs to verify with trial deposits.

So after the fidelity account is verified, do I just a transfer sending $500 to Amex, is that all I need to do?''yhanks so much
Yes -- use Fidelity's transfer page to push funds from Fidelity to Amex account
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