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expiredEfficientArm1742 posted Sep 25, 2024 06:10 AM
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expiredEfficientArm1742 posted Sep 25, 2024 06:10 AM
M&T Bank Checking Account: Open Account & Direct Deposit $1000 Within 90 Days
(Valid in Select States thru 10/25)Earn $500 Cash Bonus
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Edit: From what I've seen online, the first month's fee is waived and you can downgrade your account to the EZChoice plan so that you don't have to pay monthly fees and so you don't have to keep $2,500 in the account. I outlined this in my second comment: https://slickdeals.net/f/17778438-m-t-bank-checking-account-open-account-direct-deposit-1000-within-90-days-earn-500-cash-bonus-valid-in-select-states-thru-10-25?p=173029269#
As for tax calculations, (for a general rule of thumb) if you make more than $44,726, that puts you into the 22% tax bracket. Since the $500 sign up bonus is considered as taxable income, it will be taxed at 22%. Moreover, state tax also applies. For instance, Maryland State tax is 4.75% for income between $3,000 and $100,000. So after taxes, the $500 becomes $366.75 if you decide to keep the account open and keep $2,500 in the account for that duration. If you decide to pay the monthly fee and pay the early close-out fee you net $301.3.
* Sign up to ReferLive (this is NOT signing up for a checkings account) via a referral link to get a $50 visa giftcard (this is mines): https://io.referlive.co
* Click on the promotional link (https://campaigns.mtb.c
* The MyChoice Plus Checkings account should have the first monthly fee waived. You need to fund the account with $25 minimum.
* Once you register for the checkings account use a "qualifying direct deposit" and have your deposit(s) amount to $1000 minimum within 90 days.
* Users online have reported that some electronic transfers and bank transfers can qualify. Some users have reported success with getting the bonus by transferring funds from Robinhood, Cash App, Fidelity, Capital One and more.
* Once you have "direct deposited" aka transferred funds from, say, Cash App, you should get the bonus within a couple of days. Users online have reported getting the payout within 2-3 days. Some have reported it taking longer, for instance, a month. The maximum length it'll take is 90 days as written in the fine print.
* If you got the payout quickly, you can downgrade your account to the EZChoice checkings account so that you don't have to pay a monthly fee. If you didn't get the payout quickly then you have to keep it on your current plan (and if your payout isn't within the first month then you have to pay the second month's fee).
* Close the account after 180 days to avoid the early closing fee of $50. Or you can keep the account.
* The $500 is considered taxable income so you will have to pay state and federal income tax on it. File the tax form the bank gives you. It will be either a 1099-Misc or a 1099-Int. If you did not get a form add it to your 1040.
This promo runs regularly every 1-2 months. In the fine print it states you can't get a bonus if you had a account within the past year. So you can do this again the next year on the day you closed your account. This is called "churning".
Edit: You have to use the exact same information that you used in ReferLive for M&T Bank in order to get the $50 giftcard. They will crossmatch the information between ReferLive and M&T Bank and that's how they know whether it's a successful referral. If I recall correctly, the link is not a tracking link. Moreover, you will have to pay taxes on the $50 visa giftcard because it is considered a gift certificate of cash. You will have to add it as additional income under your 1040 tax form. The referral offer and the bank sign up bonus does stack. I have gotten a gift card in the mail along with my bonus which was posted 3 days after my $1000 DD hit.
Edit 2: Some people have issues trying to push money from one bank to M&T and it locks them out the account needing to call customer service. This is happening due to their outdated fraud detection system. If you have this issue you can try two things. The first thing you can try is verifying your identity at a branch. The second thing you can try is activating the debit card. If all else fails you will have to talk it out with customer service.
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'Kate told me lies about setting it up when I signed up for it at the start. Oh wait the they sent me docusign for my Drivers license pics, which I told Kate about and she said I still have to go to the branch this is where I smelled a big rat and asked them to close the account. So this 'M&T Bank allows you to open an account, gets all your info then gaslights with runarounds to actually deposit money in to it, imo not worth it with that $500 carrot is all bs, they may find ways to deny whatever bonus they are lying about. So hope fully they do not lie about closing the account and ding me with bs fees.
So to deposit money in my case have to go in to the branch
to set up pin have to go in the branch, any thing that makes
online banking appealing not possible with this POS 'Bank'
YMMV.
9/29 I received a DocuSign email, filled it and scanned my ID online.
10/2 I still cannot fund the account, all my deposits have been reversed. M&T csr says "it's still under review that's why it's frozen. You can wait until Thursday to call back."
10/4 My two savings accounts that I used to fund the M&T account both got reversed and frozen (that I have to call each to solve it). I called M&T again asking if I could close the account and delete everything I had with them. Their rep told me I cannot do anything unless I go to a branch. The closest branch is 30min away and only open 9 to 4.
10/7 Called 3rd time. After 3 phone holds and transfers to 'another department', they told me the account ban has been lifted on 10/5 but I have to "call another fraud department to lift the online client ban". Here we go again on the 4th call.
10/8 they freaking locked my online account again for no freaking reason! I had to call the 6th time! They still did not tell me what the issue was all the time and were almost mocking me.
For real, M&T is the biggest joke I ever knew. If you want to send your money to someone who absolutely hates you for unknown reasons, go ahead banking with them.
After still no bonus, weeks after meeting requirements, I asked what was up. They said the offer was only intended for the New England area, and thus (not being in New England), I was not eligible for the promotion.
There was no mention at all, on the promotion page, or during registration, that it was only for New England. Everything pointed to me being eligible. Seems like false advertising to me.
I guess my plan is to try to close account and hope they waive closing fee ($50). If they won't, I'll downgrade to free checking, take all my money out, and close it after 6 months.
Worst company ever.
edit: nevermind i don't want to risk their fraud system causing me hassles with cap 1..
i'll find an alternative.. anyone get ebay payouts to qualifiy?
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