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Wells Fargo: New Checking Customers: Deposit $25, Get Expired

$250 Bonus
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Wells Fargo offers a $250 Bonus to New Customers who open an Eligible Wells Fargo Everyday Checking Account From The Webpage Linked with the Minimum Opening Deposit of $25 by March 24, 2017 and fulfill the Bonus Qualifications Listed Below. Thanks airsuper

Please Note: Per the offer: The account must be opened online from their webpage only. Some account service fees apply, see the offer page for complete details.

Eligibility:
  • Everyday Checking is eligible for the $250 bonus.
  • You cannot be:
    • An owner on a current Wells Fargo consumer checking account
    • A Wells Fargo team member
    • A recipient of a consumer checking bonus in the past 12 months (limit one bonus per customer)
Bonus Qualifications:
  • Open a new Everyday Checking account with a minimum opening deposit of $25 (not including the bonus) from the online promotional webpage by March 24, 2017.
  • Within 60 days of account opening, make 10 purchases/payments with your Wells Fargo Debit Card.
    • The 10 debit card purchases/payments must be from the primary linked consumer checking account opened for this offer. Transactions at an ATM do not count as a debit card purchase/payment.
  • Offer available only online at wellsfargo.com. Offer subject to change and may be discontinued at any time.
  • Offer cannot be:
    • Paid without a valid W-9 and U.S. taxpayer ID
    • Combined with any other consumer deposit offer
    • Reproduced, purchased, sold, transferred, or traded

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Edited March 8, 2017 at 07:14 PM by
I called Wells Fargo to confirm the deal. My wife was envious when I got a fat check from the previous deal.
I showed my sympathy by calling to confirm the deal is still around. They renewaled it.

https://www.wellsfargo.com/jump/c...ect-offer/

To receive your $250 welcome bonus, open an Everyday Checking account ONLINE FROM THIS WEBPAGE ONLY by March 24, 2017, and complete a few steps:
1. Deposit at least $25 to fund your account.
2. Make 10 debit card purchases/payments within 60 days of opening your account.
3. Qualify to receive a $250 bonus in your account.

This is an exclusive, online only offer and not valid for branch or phone account opens.
How to avoid the monthly service fee
Avoid the $10 monthly service fee on your Everyday Checking account with one of the following (during each fee period):
-10 or more posted debit card purchases/payments from this checking account. This does not include transactions at an ATM.
-Qualifying direct deposits totaling $500 or more
-$1,500 minimum daily balance
-A linked Wells Fargo Campus ATM or Campus Debit Card
Receive a $5 monthly service fee discount when the primary account owner is between the ages of 17 and 24.



Important things to know about the offer:

Eligibility:

Everyday Checking is eligible for the $250 bonus.
You cannot be:
An owner on a current Wells Fargo consumer checking account
A Wells Fargo team member
A recipient of a consumer checking bonus in the past 12 months (limit one bonus per customer)
Bonus qualifications:

Open a new Everyday Checking account with a minimum opening deposit of $25 (not including the bonus) from this online page by March 24, 2017.
Within 60 days of account opening, make 10 purchases/payments with your Wells Fargo Debit Card.
The 10 debit card purchases/payments must be from the primary linked consumer checking account opened for this offer. Transactions at an ATM do not count as a debit card purchase/payment.
Offer available only online at wellsfargo.com. Offer subject to change and may be discontinued at any time.


Wells Fargo will deposit the bonus into your new checking account within 45 days after eligibility and qualifications have been met.
You are responsible for any federal, state, or local taxes due on your bonus and we will report as income to the tax authorities if required by applicable law. Consult tax advisor.
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No reason to get stuck with some eco-box. Do it right at a $25000 deposit for a $250k car. Cool
Well, when the pulling starts it is usually soft, and then it gradually gets hard as the pulling continues. Then once you have "credited" all over it gets soft again and that is when the pulling stops.
I have several moving violations for visiting each of those states

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hpdw
03-29-2017 at 01:14 PM.
03-29-2017 at 01:14 PM.
Signed up yesterday with conditional approval. Received the "Welcome to Wells Fargo" and the "Get started with your new Wells Fargo account" email today. The 2nd email says "You will receive your new account information packet and account number in the mail within 5-8 business days". Keep my fingers crossed.
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AlphaSix
03-29-2017 at 01:29 PM.
03-29-2017 at 01:29 PM.
Quote from gtalltheway :
For anyone that missed this, there is a new one up - says it requires you to have a Wells Fargo private credit card but I do not and the bonus just posted today

https://www.wellsfargo.com/jump/c...er-retail/ [wellsfargo.com]
I just signed up (no credit card). I will keep you posted Smilie
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waitenr
03-29-2017 at 01:38 PM.
03-29-2017 at 01:38 PM.
I signed up for this on 3/10. I got the debit card in the mail on 3/27, called to setup online banking since I couldn't without my debit card PIN that they send in the mail separately. (Still haven't received the PIN) He was able to get me registered online without the PIN, I logged in to verify my $25 deposit was there and available. I then went to amazon.com and purchased a $1 gift card. Then refilled the gift card 9 times with $0.50 refills for a total of $5.50 and 10 transactions.

Today I received the $250 deposit, I drove to the bank and went through the teller to withdraw my $269.50 with no problems. I just sent the email to them to cancel the account, and once I see that was complete I will call to verify. All in all it took almost 3 weeks, and maybe 30 minutes of my time for $250. I am pretty happy with that.

This is payment back to me for the year I spent hassling with them on the phone month after month trying to pay a personal loan. Wells Fargo was the biggest pain in my ass back then, so this felt great to do. In all fairness, this whole process of getting the 250 was actually very pleasant. The two people I have dealt with were very friendly, and everything was very simple.
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uglyduckling87
03-29-2017 at 04:04 PM.
03-29-2017 at 04:04 PM.
I called and was able to cancel my account in like less then 5 minutes. Easy :-)
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phantomzero06
03-30-2017 at 05:20 AM.
03-30-2017 at 05:20 AM.
I finally received my $250 promotion cash yesterday. I signed up on 3/9 and never received a debit card. They said it would take three days to open the account fully, and receive a debit card within that time. I never received a card until maybe 3/22 since they had to manually order it. Then my $50 deposit didn't go through. I was able to deposit $40 in cash at the bank and I gained a temporary debit card to make my 10 swipes. After the 11th swipe, I saw $250 show up.
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Greenworld123
03-30-2017 at 07:05 AM.
03-30-2017 at 07:05 AM.
When can I close this account? Received the bonus already.
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PreacherCruz
03-30-2017 at 11:15 AM.
03-30-2017 at 11:15 AM.
Quote from Greenworld123 :
When can I close this account? Received the bonus already.

Now. Log in and go to nessaging, email them and they will close it today.
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davidjon34
03-30-2017 at 11:40 AM.
03-30-2017 at 11:40 AM.
does having 2nd checking account help with credit score????
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MICHAELSD
03-30-2017 at 12:02 PM.
03-30-2017 at 12:02 PM.
Quote from davidjon34 :
does having 2nd checking account help with credit score????
It's completely unrelated to credit since you're not borrowing money.
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quietrain
03-30-2017 at 01:53 PM.
03-30-2017 at 01:53 PM.
Quote from PreacherCruz :
Now. Log in and go to nessaging, email them and they will close it today.
Should I withdraw all the money from my account first?
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catracho5030
03-30-2017 at 01:58 PM.
03-30-2017 at 01:58 PM.
i just received my 250$ bonus today yay Big Grin
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waitenr
03-30-2017 at 03:09 PM.
03-30-2017 at 03:09 PM.
Quote from quietrain :
Should I withdraw all the money from my account first?

Yes you need to. I withdrew the money from mine and emailed them to cancel the same day. They say it takes 4 business days to cancel in my case because the promotional 250 was still pending. Even though I withdrew that 250 while it was pending.
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PreacherCruz
03-30-2017 at 04:51 PM.
03-30-2017 at 04:51 PM.
Quote from quietrain :
Should I withdraw all the money from my account first?

Yes, I linked my primary Chase checking, transferred everything over, waited 2 days for it to post, then closed the accounts for both my wife and I.
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DougW5460
03-30-2017 at 10:17 PM.
03-30-2017 at 10:17 PM.
Smooth as silk; approved instantly, opened WF account, funded account, got debit card, created online access, made ten small purchases, received $250 bonus, transferred balance to my external bank account, closed the WF account via secure message, received account closure email confirmation almost instantly, all in less than three weeks. I don't understand why the process wasn't the same for everyone this was so easy if you followed the directions. This plus the recent $200 Chase savings account deal....Total $450 .....Bravo OP.
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chaoticz
03-31-2017 at 12:24 AM.
03-31-2017 at 12:24 AM.
Quote from DougW5460 :
Smooth as silk; approved instantly, opened WF account, funded account, got debit card, created online access, made ten small purchases, received $250 bonus, transferred balance to my external bank account, closed the WF account via secure message, received account closure email confirmation almost instantly, all in less than three weeks. I don't understand why the process wasn't the same for everyone this was so easy if you followed the directions. This plus the recent $200 Chase savings account deal....Total $450 .....Bravo OP.

How many days between 10 uses and the 250?
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