Amex Cardholders: Open Eligible Checking Account + $500 Direct Deposit & Get
Expired
$250 Bonus
+95Deal Score
91,570 Views
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.
Written by
Edited September 14, 2023
at 06:45 AMby
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.
These responses are not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser.
Responses have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the bank advertiser.
It is not the bank advertiser's responsibility to ensure all posts and/or questions are answered.
Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.
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."
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Direct deposit showed up as "Online Transfer / Payment: Credit" on 10/20, and just received the following email today:
Quote
:
Congratulations! You've had a qualifying Direct Deposit posted to your American Express® Rewards Checking account which means you've completed the requirements to receive the $250 Welcome bonus.
Here's what happens next
American Express will deposit the $250 bonus into your Rewards Checking account within 8-12 weeks and you'll receive a notification once it's in. If you'd like more information, visit our Welcome Bonus Terms and Conditions for more details.
204 Comments
Your comment cannot be blank.
Featured Comments
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Did you transfer from chase or push from amex?
Did you received any bonus? How long after deposit of $500?
Yes. Oct 5 the bonus hit my account!
does that mean the transaction didn't count? It's 4 days I haven't received an email… I must have done something wrong….
does that mean the transaction didn't count? It's 4 days I haven't received an email… I must have done something wrong….
same shoe money is in but no received any email mention bonus
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Here's what happens next
American Express will deposit the $250 bonus into your Rewards Checking account within 8-12 weeks and you'll receive a notification once it's in. If you'd like more information, visit our Welcome Bonus Terms and Conditions for more details.
Now just waiting for actual credit
Now just waiting for actual credit
How do you push?
After it's confirmed do a real transfer from fidleltiy to Amex.
A few days later I got the confirmation email.
Hope this helps.
After it's confirmed do a real transfer from fidleltiy to Amex.
A few days later I got the confirmation email.
Hope this helps.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.