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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.
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 ExpressĀ® 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 ā10X 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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For bank bonuses you WILL get a 1099-INT no matter the amount.
In my experience, it's not 100% but pretty much like 98% that you will get a 1099. I did a $400 sign up bonus with PNC last year and they didn't send me one and I couldn't log into my account to see if it was there since I closed my account. Of course you still need to report it even if you didn't get one.
same requirements but $400 at truist. i would go with truist first. if you still have a job the next 90 days. switch auto deposits to this amex.
Truist is only available in the following states: AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, MD, MS, NC, NJ, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV or DC. All states seem to qualify for the Amex SUB.
eBay payments are ACH payments correct? Last time I think it was Chase said they were not eligible when I was getting an account. Does anyone know if it works with Amex?
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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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You might be thinking 1099-K for eBay sales with the $600 threshold. For bank bonuses you WILL get a 1099-INT no matter the amount.
You are not eligible for the Welcome Bonus if you have an existing or previously have had a Rewards Checking Account
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"duh⦠I don't like free money because you have to pay taxes"
Yep, I got 1099-int from Citi for 100$ bonus
"I don't want a raise because that means I'll pay more taxes"
No shit you'll pay more taxes when you make MORE money... HR/corporate finance types love this one trick!
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Edit: Meant to say 1099-INT