Subscribe
Notify of
guest

32 Comments
newest
oldest most voted

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_426915)
June 25, 2017 00:45

3/20/17 – opened savings acct, deposited $10k
6/22/17 – $200 bonus paid

That brings me to a little more than $4000 so far this year in bonuses between my wife and I. 🙂

Thanks DoC!

Jamie
Jamie (@guest_431836)
July 1, 2017 10:54

Curmudgeon, do you remember when we can take out our $10k. I thought it was 120 days but I can’t find my flyer (banker gave it back to me).

DP :
2/21/17 opened both checking & savings, same day deposit of $10K
6/22/17 $200 bonus paid
For checking I forget, but I did payroll DD and I get paid monthly, so bonus posted in April.

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_435060)
July 7, 2017 03:57

The $10k needs to be kept in savings for at least 90 days.

The $200 savings bonus gets deposited within 30 days after that 90 day period is met. Mine posted about 24 days after meeting the requirement.

Once you get the bonus you’re free to move the funds out. I moved all of mine out (except enough to avoid a monthly fee) a few days after the bonus posted.

SkydiverMedic
SkydiverMedic (@guest_424047)
June 20, 2017 13:56

Bonus posted today, the 20th of the month. Used my mom’s address. She says she does not remember getting any fliers from them, so the address database verification may not be true.

SkydiverEMT
SkydiverEMT (@guest_408440)
May 19, 2017 18:29

Still waiting on my bonus to post. For those that ACH’d the DDs, what bank(s) did you use? Thanks in advance.

John
John (@guest_405172)
May 11, 2017 18:33

Just received exactly same mailer. It says the expiration date is Jun 30th.

Promo code is DMMAY17CHK500

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_394580)
April 23, 2017 22:08

My $300 bonus posted 4/20, so either BMO Employee above is incorrect, or I was in fact targeted and didn’t know it. Either way, I got the higher bonus. 🙂

Still waiting for the savings bonus, but that’s a minimum of 90 days so I won’t see that until late May / early June at best.

SkydiverEMT
SkydiverEMT (@guest_408437)
May 19, 2017 18:25

Curm, did you use a legit DD or an ACH to satisfy the requirements? If an ACH, which bank, if you don’t mind me asking? Thanks much.

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_408510)
May 19, 2017 23:40

I used payroll direct deposit.

BMO Employee
BMO Employee (@guest_375839)
March 23, 2017 22:44

I work for BMO. Accounts opened using the promo code with the flyer are checked against an address database. You will not receive the bonus if you were not targeted. I saw the DP about being “upgraded” from the public offer, the only way you will get the bonus increase is if you received a flyer. We can type in whatever promotional code we want, however when the code is processed it will show you didn’t get the flyer and it will not post.

SkydiverEMT
SkydiverEMT (@guest_375429)
March 23, 2017 09:37

Was able to open in branch without the flier with no issues. The banker (super nice guy) confirmed the code would work, and to call him if I didn’t receive the bonus.

Joshua Johanning
Joshua Johanning (@guest_374886)
March 22, 2017 11:21

I’m still waiting for my bonus to post from 130 days ago from creating account. Had to create a service request case w/ BMO. YMMV

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_374337)
March 21, 2017 15:16

My BMO banker sent me a page from their internal guide on this bonus. One part reads:

“not available to existing BMO Harris personal checking customers (including signers on joint accounts) or those who have closed a BMO Harris personal checking account within the past 12 months.”

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_374334)
March 21, 2017 15:14

It looks like this deal will be highly branch- or banker-dependent. My banker upgraded me from the public $200 offer to this $300 + $200 offer before I even knew it was available so he certainly did me a favor.

I don’t have a better picture of the mailer since I found it on the web, but I did take it in and ask him about it. I think if you actually print it out and ask to use that promo code shown you’ll have a better chance.

I have doubts that the code is geographically limited since my banker confirmed it was the right code. So either everyone uses the same code, or somehow I managed to find the only version floating around that works for the Kansas/Missouri market.