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SlickdealsForumsHot DealsAmex Offer - $250 for opening a checking account by 4/15/2025 and get two separate direct deposits of $1,000 or more within 90 days
Eligible Amex Cardholders: Open Rewards Checking Account, Get
$250 Bonus w/ 2 Qualifying $1000+ Direct Deposits
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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 April 15, 2025 and have two separate Qualifying Direct Deposits, each in the amount of $1,000 or more, posted to your American Express Rewards Checking Account within the first 90 days of account opening.
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Deal Instructions:
Open your first American Express Rewards Checking Account in your name by 11:59PM MST on 04/15/2025, which is subject to approval.
Have two separate Qualifying Direct Deposits, each in the amount of $1,000 or more, posted to your American Express Rewards Checking Account within the first 90 days of account opening.
A Qualifying Direct Deposit is a single ACH transfer of $1,000 or more from an employer or the government for a paycheck, pension, government benefit (such as Social Security), or tax refund. Two Qualifying Direct Deposits are required to qualify for this offer. The following are not Qualifying Direct Deposits: person to person transfers (P2P) such as money transfer apps, deposit account to deposit account transfers (for example, from a checking account to another checking account or from a savings account to a checking account), deposits or ACH transfers not from an employer or the government (for example, online transfers or bank transfers), internal transfers from your American Express Savings account, deposits made via check, and Membership Rewards points redemption for deposits.
After you have completed the above qualifying criteria, American Express will deposit the Welcome Bonus into your Rewards Checking Account within 8-12 weeks.
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You are not eligible for the Welcome Bonus if you have an existing or previously have had a Rewards Checking Account. Each individual customer may only have one Rewards Checking Account. The Welcome Bonus is only available to customers who were solicited for it and cannot be forwarded or used more than once. The Welcome Bonus may not be transferred, sold, traded, or combined with other Welcome Bonuses. Limit one Welcome Bonus per American Express Rewards Checking Account.
You must keep your account open and in good standing until we award you the 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 Consumer Deposit Account Agreement or Rewards Checking Schedule 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. American Express reserves the right to modify or revoke this Welcome Bonus offer at any time without notice.
The Welcome Bonus may be taxable income to you and may be reported on IRS Form 1099. You are responsible for any federal or state taxes resulting from the Welcome Bonus. Please consult your tax advisor if you have questions about the tax treatment of the Welcome Bonus.
Was logging onto Amex app to pay for my bill and saw this offer come up. Not sure if its targeted or all Amex accounts. Trying it out just to get the $250 lol. Hope somebody finds this as useful as I did.
Earn $250 after you open a new American Express® Rewards Checking account by 04/15/2025 and receive two separate Qualifying Direct Deposits of $1,000 or more within 90 days of account opening.
Details are as follows :
High Interest
Earn a 1.00% APY2 —10X higher than the national rate
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Many data points indicating push from Fidelity codes as DD. Be sure to log into Fidelity and push the funds to Amex -- not log into Amex and pull from Fidelity.
Think of it this way... If you make $25/hr it's like getting 10 hours of work for free without having to work and doing only minimal effort to receive the bonus. If that doesn't sound good to you then I don't know what to tell you.
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*We are currently accepting applications from Card Members with a U.S. Basic Consumer Card issued by American Express National Bank with at least 35 days tenure.
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Many data points indicating push from Fidelity codes as DD. Be sure to log into Fidelity and push the funds to Amex -- not log into Amex and pull from Fidelity.
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Darn, thanks for the heads up tho.
Just logged into my Amex account, applied and was accepted for the checking account. Thank you!
Just logged into my Amex account, applied and was accepted for the checking account. Thank you!
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Yes https://imgur.com/a/WRNOz6r , my datapoint might be old, update those newer highly recommended