(Update 4/25/23: I received a direct deposit which triggered the $300 checking bonus immediately. A couple of months later, I’ve now completed the 90 day hold time on the $15k. Today, I see the $200 savings bonus hit my savings account and the bonus $400 combination bonus hit my checking account. Success! For the next three months, I’ll leave $300 in the savings account and $1,500 in the checking account to keep them fee-free. Then I’ll pull out all funds and message Chase to close out the accounts.)
By now we’re all aware of the $900 Chase checking and savings bonus (which is still available at the time of this writing). For me it’s been more than two years since my last Chase coupon enrollment and it’s been more than 90 days since I closed out my prior Chase checking account. And so today I set about opening the new accounts.
It’s a quick process for those who have a Chase login – the system automatically populates most of the information necessary to open the accounts. The Chase promo code is seen clearly in the URL.
Unfortunately for me, the system popped up with an error message: “Your account was opened, but we’re having trouble applying your offer. We’ll send you an email once it’s been applied.” I got a congrats email from Chase for the new accounts, and they show up in my regular Chase login.
A number of other readers also got the same error message as me, and I’m not yet seeing anyone saying they automatically got an email confirming the offer.
I sent Chase a secure message with my Chase coupon code offer, and they did confirm the promo code has been successfully applied. It sounds like it may have been manually applied upon request. I’m not sure what happens if you just wait it out. For anyone else in the same boat, please let us know your experiences.
I don’t see the bonus tracker that readers mention which makes me a bit nervous. Maybe it takes some time to show up. (I’m unsure exactly where that’s supposed to show up in the login or app.) For those with a legit direct deposit, I’d think the secure message confirmation should be good enough. Just make sure they confirm the full $900 offer – it took me a couple of attempts via secure message until I made sure that was clear.
Hopefully the tracker will show up or I’ll get some other confirmation. Then I’ll deposit $15,000 via check deposit directly to the savings account, and I’ll get a small direct deposit to the new checking account.
