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Nathan Ponder
Nathan Ponder (@guest_630472)
August 17, 2018 08:52

3/26/2018: opened Citi Regular Checking
4/9: $15,000 ACH deposit posted
6/12: reduced balance to $10k (64 days elapsed)
8/8: email, “You Have Earned $300!”
8/14: bonus posted, “Interest Adj 2018 Q1 Digital Checking”
8/17: reduced balance to $0, closed account via chat (unable to do via secured message after hours)

Worth doing I guess, but as others have mentioned, Citi seems like a clunky, slow-moving behemoth to deal with. Felt like it took forever to crank out this bonus. Also, $10-15k tied up for more than 4 months = approximately $80 in lost interest earnings at 1.85%.

Ju
Ju (@guest_637620)
August 31, 2018 22:07

Hi Nathan, did you have to send Citi any tax-related documents?

john mccann
john mccann (@guest_624040)
July 30, 2018 17:21

The biggest thing that pisses me off about Citi? What country are you getting next. Opening the account you get the good old USA. Playing where’s my bonus you get Mexico or India. Seems like it should be the other way around. I’m far from racist. But I need to speak with someone who speaks American English. Citi,why don’t you have departments in the USA that handle promotions?

00100100
00100100 (@guest_615705)
July 11, 2018 15:34

DP:
03/14/18 – Opened Citibank Account Package (Regular Checking) online
03/19/18 – Received debit card, signed up for online access
03/22/18 – $15000 ACH from Ally
07/10/18 – $300 bonus posted!

* Didn’t receive a bonus confirmation email

Jon
Jon (@guest_615638)
July 11, 2018 12:32

DP:
3/12: Xfer $25 to account
3/13: Xfer $1475 to account
5/23: Removed money from account. Balance reduced to $10,050
7/10: Bonus posted.

I never received any email.

john mccann
john mccann (@guest_614744)
July 9, 2018 07:45

In the process of “chasing” them to get the bonus. Did what was required. Waited “FOREVER”(about 6 months). Finally talked to a supervisor who said she’d apply it to my account. Keeping my fingers crossed. Game players just like us churners.

RM
RM (@guest_613752)
July 6, 2018 05:37

Citibank has displayed some shady activity … not only did I not receive my $300 bonus at the depositing 15,000 for over six months they actually charged fraudulent these to my account and when I called the one 800 customer service number I was told maybe there’s a special bonus that the bank had only

Johnz
Johnz (@guest_605280)
June 13, 2018 17:08

DP: Funded $15k 2/22/18, reqs met 4/23, Citi email saying ‘Earned $300’ 6/7, Received $300 bonus 6/12/18

babelus
babelus (@guest_603303)
June 7, 2018 17:22

DP: Deposited funds 02/12, conditions met 04/12, email received 06/07.

Ken
Ken (@guest_598618)
May 24, 2018 09:02

I deposited the $15k in early February so it has been more than 90 days. When is the bonus supposed to post? Others here have reported receiving the bonus already and they deposited the $15k after I did.

Ellie Arroway
Ellie Arroway (@guest_603257)
June 7, 2018 16:11

I was in the same boat as you. Met the requirements in early February. Finally got an email today that I qualified for the bonus. It says it will post in 30 days, but hopefully sooner.

Ken
Ken (@guest_603260)
June 7, 2018 16:14

When exactly did you deposit the $15k? I’m still waiting for the email.

Ellie Arroway
Ellie Arroway (@guest_603261)
June 7, 2018 16:17

2/9. Hopefully your’s is coming soon.

Ken
Ken (@guest_603264)
June 7, 2018 16:23

My deposit was 2/13 so hopefully soon. I did a $10 deposit and then a $14,990 deposit and the terms are a bit vague about needing $15k deposited or in 1 deposit only.

Ken
Ken (@guest_605009)
June 13, 2018 09:29

My $300 bonus just posted 🙂

What’s the best way to close account? ACH out and then chat to close? Checking disabled SMs already so that’s no longer an option.

Ken
Ken (@guest_603291)
June 7, 2018 16:51

Woohoo!! Just got the $300 email!! So it’s a deposit of $15k within X days in any amounts as long as you deposit at least $15k in the required time frame.

In the past I got the bonus in a few days after receiving the email.

David
David (@guest_603294)
June 7, 2018 17:01

Is this $15k required in checking and savings accounts combined or is it required in checking account?

RB
RB (@guest_604170)
June 11, 2018 08:56

I opened this account on 3/7. It was a big hassle getting all my required documents to Citi which I had to do several times by mail and fax. Finally my account was approved on 3/23 and funded with 15K on 3/23. I met the 60 days 15K balance on 5/23. I have still been keeping 15K balance in this account till today. Is it safe to withdraw 5K and move it to a savings account that gives me 1.65%? Will this affect me from getting the $300 bonus in any way? Any suggestions would be really helpful.

Ken
Ken (@guest_604171)
June 11, 2018 09:01
  RB

@RB – You cal pull $5k after 60 days from depositing. I waited 90 for some reason, but I still got the bonus email after pulling the $5k. And other here have pulled at exactly 61 days and received the bonus.

RB
RB (@guest_604180)
June 11, 2018 09:45

@ Ken – Thank you! Will go ahead and withdraw 5K.

Ben
Ben (@guest_596049)
May 17, 2018 12:10

DP for bonus:
-Opened and funded 1/2 (faced weeks of issues w/ account opening)
-Pulled out $5K on 4/2
-Received “congrats” email on 5/9
-Bonus posted 5/15