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Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_1699396)
September 21, 2023 16:24

 William Charles New bonuses $200-600 depending on direct dep amount. Good until 10/23/23.
https://www.easternbank.com/freecheckingsocial

Woori
Woori (@guest_1177756)
April 16, 2021 12:55

 William Charles  Chuck There is now a $150 / $300 bonus.
https://www.easternbank.com/checking300
Expires May 17.
Requires DD. $150 bonus for $1,000-$3,999.99 ; $300 bonus for $4,000+
Must “have TWO or more payroll, pension or government direct deposits totaling the amounts”

Ross
Ross (@guest_1069393)
October 7, 2020 09:24

Denied opening, not sure how many inquiries on my report. Have opened US Bank, Citi, Ally, SoFi, Chase, and TD Bank this year. How do you check Chex inquiries/do they send a letter with denials?

Ross
Ross (@guest_1078242)
October 23, 2020 18:12

Chex shows 2/6 3/12 3/24 at the time of application.  William Charles

Of the banks listed, Citi and Ally pulled Chex. Emprise bank also pulled but they never approved nor denied me…

Eddy Vue
Eddy Vue (@guest_1058255)
September 20, 2020 19:18

Run away, don’t walk fromthis bank. Like Jan said, they are very Chex sensitive. Myself and P2 applied for this last year and both got denied (P2 probably had less than 3 applications all year at the time). I went into a branch just down the road from my office to apply – got denied again. The folks there were nice and said they sometimes see these “denials” and a quick call to their Head Office takes care of it and that their manager would call and get back to me. Never heard from anyone

Eddy Vue
Eddy Vue (@guest_1075391)
October 19, 2020 10:49

Totally missed this but i was probably LOL/24 (i probably have had at least 10-12 open in the prior 12-24 months at the time) but P2 def had less than 3 at the time)

Jan
Jan (@guest_1058226)
September 20, 2020 16:46

Keep in mind:
– This bank is extremely Chex sensitive, with DPs of even denying people with 1 inquiry in the past year!
– They’re sensitive as to what counts as a DD
– No CC funding and you only get that top bonus for 3000 in legit seeming DDs.

Because of this, I don’t think this bank makes sense for anyone reading this, but I guess if you have someone with a virgin Chex and a legit >3k DD that wants to get into the game then this might not be a bad option.

marauder
marauder (@guest_1061503)
September 24, 2020 14:22

IMHO someone with virgin chex should open schwab brokerage+checking as that has much more value than $250 for one bank. Schwab is extremely sensitive as well if you look at the DoC post about them.

Peek
Peek (@guest_1058224)
September 20, 2020 16:19

I’ve never gotten anything from this bank but Adverse Action emails.

Christine
Christine (@guest_1058203)
September 20, 2020 15:07

I did this last time they offered it and never got the bonus.

marauder
marauder (@guest_1061501)
September 24, 2020 14:20

CFPB? that’s normally enough to kick stubborn banks

binaryinfo
binaryinfo (@guest_1058184)
September 20, 2020 14:17

This bank is extremely chex-sensitive. It has a branch in my town but I have to pass.

bmanamex
bmanamex (@guest_1058153)
September 20, 2020 12:30

Tried to open from CT. Denied at the end, no reason stated.

marauder
marauder (@guest_1058150)
September 20, 2020 12:22

OOFP applications blocked by a zip code check at the beginning of the application. Entering an IFP zip code gets you through but then you have to upload DL pictures to prove residency.

LaHossBoss
LaHossBoss (@guest_1058162)
September 20, 2020 12:52

Dang that is too bad. I work in NH, but reside in VT, and have a NM DL lol I guess I am no go on this one!