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Mkp
Mkp

I attempted this offer. I thought I only had to meet direct deposit requirements, though they changed the offer after launching it to say it also would require debit card use it billpays. I didn’t realize that until literally the last day, and it was Xmas Eve. I quickly attempted to do 5 small bill pays of $1 each, but they didn’t post due to holiday for several days. I contacted key Bank and was told I did not meet the requirements and would not get a bonus. But for some unknown reason, the $300 bonus just posted to the account yesterday. Yay!

JoEd28
JoEd28

Paypal transfer worked for me:
-Dec 21, 2018 “Opening Deposit” $50
-Jan14, 2019 “Direct Deposit, Paypal Transfer” $511.48
-Jan 29, 2019 “Gift From Key Bank For Recent Offer” $300
So, only had to wait about 2 weeks after making PayPal transfer. Verified funding with small deposits/withdrawal from/to PayPal account.

Richard B Joachim
Richard B Joachim

So how exactly did you set up the paypal transaction that worked for the bonus?

Mike
Mike

Add your Key Bank account as a linked account in Paypal

JL
JL

Word of warning:
The “Key Advantage Checking Account” is not easy to waive the monthly fee.
I thought I could do monthly DD of $1000 from Chase to waive the $18, but it turns out you need to also enroll in “Key@Work program” for that to apply.

Will probably close it early and suck up the early termination fee
@ williamcharles

Lia
Lia

Yes, Or you have to have 10K min balance for Key Advantage checking. The Key Express checking is easier to avoid monthly fees with DP 500$ each month or 8 transactions. I have had Key Express Checking for a while (unfortunately didn’t know I could get bonus at that time)

Laura
Laura

DP: account opened 10/14/18, $600 DD cleared 11/20/18. Bonus rec’d 1/4/19. I’m probably going to close early and eat the $25 fee, because the 8 transactions per month to avoid the monthly fee is a little fiddly. That’ll probably get me on their “never get another account here” list, but that’s not the end of the world for me.

James Edward
James Edward

Does anyone have a screen shot of the terms and conditions prior to Oct. 24 before they added the 5 debit transactions. I took a screenshot of my approval, and the offer is in the same window but partially blocked out. I messaged them about my bonus and they said I didn’t make the 5 debits. That wasn’t there when I applied. Any help appreciated.

JJ
JJ

I’m in the same boat (opened 10/15) but unfortunately don’t have a screenshot either. I made a legitimate DD so I’m going to press the issue with KeyBank and see what their response is.

ewh2002
ewh2002

I have a PDF of the terms printed on 10/21/2018 which does not have the 5 debit transactions requirement. Happy to share, but I am a newbie here and don’t know how to post it.

Will C
Will C

I did the 5 debit card tx and direct deposit, and had that verified by Keybank, but their rep said I am not eligible for the bonus b/c I didn’t open the account online. I opened it in-branch, and they verified they had the $300 bonus deal there, and signed me up under the bonus. Anyone have experience in this situation? It didn’t say online only in the fine print. They are adding this requirement retrospectively. William Charles

Parkerthon
Parkerthon

I opened it online. Still no bonus 17 days after meeting requirements (as elaborated by a representative anyway). I think this offer was just borked in general. Everyone will have to call in. What a waste of time(and money).

Will C
Will C

Hmm alright. I called the Keybank 800 number and the rep there said I wasn’t enrolled in a promotion according to their records. Then I called the local branch where I opened and they said the promotion was keyed in under my account and that I had met the requirements and should continue to wait the full 90 days. So I guess that’s what I’ll do, too bad this offer didn’t go smoothly for us!

Parkerthon
Parkerthon

Mine posted Jan 5 fyi. I did call december 31. The rep told me I had met the requirements and just needed to wait potentially up till early to mid Jan. Not sure how she derived that estimated date, but it came through on two accounts(not just one I called in on).

Parkerthon
Parkerthon

Having a tough tine getting this bonus to post. Opened 10/16, $500 ach push from schwab 10/19, Chase 10/29, Paypal 11/3. Still nothing. Two different accounts too. Wondering if that 5 debit card transaction requirement was on the offer as of 10/16? Going to wait another day and call. Double check what needs to be done.

jpv
jpv

I opened on 10/14. Will let you know what happens. Did you find out if the debit card is required?

Parkerthon
Parkerthon

Just called today. CSR looked at the offer details and it does indeed look like 5 Debit card OR Bill Pays is required. I’m not sure what my options are for fulfilling requirements via Bill Pay since the service is timing out right now. Could also be because I have a zero balance though. Seems buggy either way so will try again later. In any case I had to explicitly order debit cards. Unlike other places, they never automatically sent cards. Looks like 3-5 business days to get cards for the standard shipping. Think I can still make the cutoff at this point one way or the other assuming I already fulfilled the DD with one of the three different methods(two of which others indicated would trigger the DD requirement).

Parkerthon
Parkerthon

FYI completed 5 debit card purchases on 12/10(did 5x 50 cent reloads to Amazon). Still waiting for bonus to post as of 12/15 but that seems to be expected. Fingers crossed.

jpv
jpv

I did 5 bill pays to CIP. And Venmo for the deposit (said Direct Deposit Venmo so hoping that worked).

Nothing posted yet, will let you know what I see on my end.

Parkerthon
Parkerthon

Nothing yet FYI. Beginning to lose hope. This is an exceptionally long time to wait for a bonus to post compared to previous experiences.

Parkerthon
Parkerthon

Posted Jan 5 fyi. So all in all took well over 3 weeks to post.

jpv
jpv

12/12 Venmo coded as direct deposit, venmo cashout
12/12 5 Bill Pays to Chase Card
1/4 gift from key bank for recent offer $300 (minus $3 fees)

Enhante
Enhante

DP:
Opened 10/23
Serve deposit 10/28
$300 bonus pending 11/13

Steve
Steve

Says the code is either not valid for my area or for the selected account. Hit the apply now button from the offer page, live in Indiana.

Lone_Wolf
Lone_Wolf

Applied for similar bonus, but mine was for $400 bonus and only requirement was a DD of $500 or more within 60 days of opening. Have to leave account open for 180 days, or will be charged $25.

Withdrew $500 from linked PayPal account, just received bonus today.

Parkerthon
Parkerthon

How long did that take?

I have tried Schwab and Chase push ACH now to two different accounts, no joy. It appears the naming of the transactions indicated they were transfers, not general ACH/ Desposits.

Just did PayPal yesterday.

Dylan
Dylan

Did PayPal transfer on 11/1 (posted as Ach, PayPay transfer). Received bonus today (11/13).

Parkerthon
Parkerthon

Odd, mine posted as “Paypal Transfer” 11/3. Still not triggering bonus.I tried Chase too “Jpmorgan Chase Ext Trnsfr” 10/25…. Wonder what’s different here? I didn’t even complete verification in my Paypal account, I just pushed it.