Subscribe
Notify of
guest

10 Comments
newest
oldest most voted

Thomas
Thomas (@guest_269441)
June 21, 2016 14:40

Signed up for the promotion today. The banker stated there were 4 options which could trigger bonus by only 2 have to be met.
The requirements are the three that’s listed above and the 4th is to sign up and get approved for their credit card.

Matt
Matt (@guest_266993)
June 11, 2016 15:51

MidFirst seems to run this promotion every few months. I have received two mailers on it this year. I signed up last month, and it was not a hard pull for me. I opened a savings account, and I did an Ally $500 transfer to the M Checking account and it triggered the reward.

Matt
Matt (@guest_268719)
June 18, 2016 19:43

The current promo link is https://www.midfirst.com/tulsa150. It appears that link can only be viewed if you are in the region though, so you may need to try to VPN to see it. It says it runs until August 31, 2016, but this is the third or fourth extension of it that I have seen. I talked to a MidFirst banker about this, and he told me that Bank of Oklahoma currently dominates the Tulsa market and MidFirst is trying to gain market share. So while it is never guaranteed, this promo could keep being renewed until they feel they have enough customers. Also, this is the first time they have had a real splash page for the promo; before they only sent mailed flyers.

The account has to be opened in-branch. The account opening was not a hard pull for me. I do not know how to check soft pulls, but the banker made no mention of any sort of credit check.

While I did not explicitly ask to fund the account with a credit card, the banker told me I needed to deposit $100 in cash to open an account for it to qualify in the promo. I did not have that much cash on me, and I had to use their ATM to get it out (thanks to Ally for ATM refunds, though the banker also offered to pay me back for the ATM fee himself).

As I said, a transfer from Ally of $500 to my M Checking account triggered the bonus after I had opened a Performance Savings account alongside the checking account, since two of four options are required for the bonus. Their language says a “recurring” direct deposit is required, so I do not know yet if they will clawback the bonus if I don’t make another transfer next month.

As an additional data point, one of my /r/churning buddies in OKC had a meeting with one of the bankers there and got approval to deposit large amounts of MOs after he explained his reason for doing so (MS). I have not tried that here, but the bankers are all very friendly and personable, so it may be a good bank for MS activity after establishing a relationship with them.

J.
J. (@guest_269736)
June 22, 2016 13:45

Hello Matt.
Are you able to share the particular branch or the name of the banker?

Matt
Matt (@guest_269739)
June 22, 2016 13:58
  J.

The branch I opened my account at, or the branch my buddy deposits MOs at?

I opened my account at the branch at 91st and Yale in Tulsa with Chad Hilsheimer. My buddy is in OKC and talked to a female bank manager about it, but I do not know the specifics.

J.
J. (@guest_269900)
June 22, 2016 21:53

will open one if the bank is MS friendly
Thanks Matt!

Sarah
Sarah (@guest_167379)
September 3, 2015 17:47

Midfirst is offering a $150 bonus for opening a checking account in AZ from 9/1/15 through 12/31/15. Meet 2 of 4 requirements to waive the monthly fee. Full details here: https://www.midfirst.com/Promo/2015Fall/Retail.aspx?