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Preserve
Preserve (@guest_468407)
August 29, 2017 19:26

I ACHed from Chase on August 11th and it is appearing as “PREAUTHORIZED CREDIT JPMorgan Chase Ext Trnsfr 170811” – for those of you who Chase ACHed and got the bonus, is this how yours appeared as well?

Debra
Debra (@guest_394800)
April 24, 2017 10:18

They are not great to deal with. I opened the account and sent back the signature cards / questionnaire soon after I received them. For some reason, my online banking required calling in with many looooong waits on hold to get set up, working with a representative who seemed borderline incompetent. I got a voice mail not long after “regarding my online banking,” but as it had finally been set up I did not call back.

A couple weeks later I had nearly completely all the bonus requirements, when suddenly I could no longer log in. I called in to find out they had closed the account because they never received the signature card / questionnaire, and they said they had called me three times regarding this. I insisted I had sent the documents, and explained I had received only ONE message, and why I hadn’t called them back, but multiple representatives remained firm on the account closure. To be frank, everyone I spoke to there was kind of surly.

I understand why they closed it, and it was my mistake not calling back, but I did not appreciate the snafoos with online banking / near incompetence of the guy who set it up, nor the borderline rudeness of the other representatives. Plus I wish I had been offered the chance to reopen the account. Oh well. Can’t win them all.

Max
Max (@guest_394400)
April 23, 2017 14:54

If I’m visiting NYC can I open this in person and get the bonus?

Max
Max (@guest_404113)
May 9, 2017 17:32

I’m the DP then :).

Popular Community Bank DOES allow out of state applications but this $125 offer has expired. Its $50 phone bank offer remains.

Also one branch wouldn’t process me as I’m not a citizen. Had to go to a different branch for that (though it was in walking distance). So I’d advise non-citizens to call in first.

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_377491)
March 27, 2017 02:45

Promo still going.

https://www.popularcommunitybank.com/services-for-me/checking/

Worth an update? Seems like a lot of people have had problems with this bank.

Daniel
Daniel (@guest_359777)
February 24, 2017 16:08

If you live in NYC, I got this mailing for a new branch at 164 E 116th St: “Get $500: Open any new consumer checking account and a Relationship Savings Account with a combined balance of $15,000, maintain the $15,000 combined daily balance for the first 2 statement cycles of the account, and set up Direct Deposit within the first 60 days.”

Once bonus per lifetime, so I don’t qualify, but this offer is much better than the one I had received prior.

Exp 3/3/17

Jake N
Jake N (@guest_363090)
March 2, 2017 12:42

Hey Dan – that’s pretty sweet! Was it online or in-branch only? Was there a code attached?

steve
steve (@guest_351708)
February 11, 2017 00:29

Chase ACH worked for me.

I received the 50$ and 75$ bonuses today, about 2 weeks after i completed the promo requirements.

thanks doc

K F
K F (@guest_350860)
February 9, 2017 15:59

Well…apparently I got a bonus in 2009 (I did have an account with them) but I remembered it being something like a beach chair or something. After all my phone calls, this whole thing was a gigantic waste of time. Oh well…win some, lose some.

Jake N
Jake N (@guest_344779)
January 27, 2017 17:04

Data points:

12/17 – opened account
12/23 – $500 ACH push from Discover
12/27 – $500 ACH push from Discover
12/28 – $500 ACH push from Discover
12/29 – $100 bill pay to AmEx
12/30 – $100 bill pay to AmEx
1/3 – $100 bill pay to AmEx
1/4 – $100 bill pay to AmEx
1/5 – $100 bill pay to AmEx
1/27 – $75 bonus received
1/27 – $50 bonus received

Grant
Grant (@guest_345248)
January 28, 2017 20:41

My 5 bill payments from December 22, 2016 resulted in the $50 bonus posting on January 27. Still working on the direct deposit requirement.

Grant
Grant (@guest_387869)
April 11, 2017 15:40

After a few calls and direct messages, the $75 direct deposit bonus posted. If you get one bonus, but not the other, keep following up.

Since there is no early account termination fee, I am going to close this account at the end of the month.

Stephen Springer
Stephen Springer (@guest_329617)
December 20, 2016 17:17

Per Customer Service reply on 12/20:

“Unfortunately external transfers do not meet the requirements for the $75 incentive bonus. They should be direct deposits, such as payroll direct deposits, to count for the bonus”

Please update site. It cannot just be any 3x $500 ACH, must trigger DD requirement. Schwab bank did not trigger

Nab
Nab (@guest_375037)
March 22, 2017 15:26

 William Charles – You posted this DP on the top of the article, but Jake N’s comment shows that ACH pushes were able to trigger the bonus. Maybe you want to link both comments?

Strema
Strema (@guest_324664)
December 8, 2016 11:09

11/3 Opened account
11/17 Completed third $500 ACH (Alliant/Chase)
11/8 Completed 5 bill pays
12/7 Bonuses posted ($75 and $50)

Not bad!

Steve
Steve (@guest_333780)
January 4, 2017 00:59

Strema, how much were the 5 bill pays?