Update 9/8/23: Deal is back for 2023. Reader Jay Z got tickets to the game against the commanders on 12/17/23.
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount: $50 + two LA ram tickets
- Availability: Looks to be nationwide, might have to join surfrider foundation or friends of hobbs
- Direct deposit required: Yes, $500+
- Additional requirements: None
- Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
- ChexSystems: Yes, mixed data points on being sensitive
- Credit card funding: Can fund up to $2,000 with a Visa, Mastercard or Discover card ($2000 each for checking & savings account)
- Monthly fees: None
- Early account termination fee: Unknown
- Household limit: None listed
- U.S. Citizen/Resident: You must be a US citizen or permanent US resident to apply
- Expiration date:
December 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023
Contents
The Offer
- Unify Financial Credit Union is offering some bonuses when you open a new checking account:
- Open a new free checking or eChecking account and receive two LA rams home game tickets based on availability
- Receive a bonus of $50 when you establish a recurring ACH direct deposit of at least $500 aggregate each month
The Fine Print
- Offer expires December 31, 2022, is subject to change without notice and may end at any time. Tickets are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
- We cannot honor requests for specific game dates.
- Eligible new account holders who open a qualifying new UNIFY checking account (excludes Right Start Checking) and have not had a UNIFY membership in the previous three years will receive two (2) Rams home game tickets, based on availability. Account holder will receive an email to the email on file with UNIFY to retrieve tickets electronically via Ticketmaster® or LA Rams app. Membership eligibility and account qualification requirements apply. Membership requirements include establishing a membership savings of at least
- $5. Minimum deposit of $25 required to open a checking account. Offer does not apply to subsequent or multiple checking accounts. Limit one offer per member. Limited ticket quantities available, while supplies last.
- Receive $50 bonus into your checking account by establishing a recurring ACH Direct Deposit of at least $500 aggregate each month.
- New Direct Deposit must be established and posted within 90 days of account opening, and bonus will be paid in the statement cycle following verification of satisfying the Direct Deposit requirement.
- Limit one Direct Deposit bonus per primary member (or per account).
- Account must be in good standing to receive any bonus.
- Account holder responsible for all applicable taxes.
- UNIFY employees, volunteers and family members not eligible. Not valid with any other offers and subject to change at any time.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Monthly Fees
The free checking account has no monthly fees to worry about,as long as you opt-in to e-statements after setting up online banking.
Early Account Termination Fee
I wasn’t able to find a fee schedule so I’m unsure if there is any early account termination fee or not.
Our Verdict
These tickets can be very profitable for resale. Not as good as the previous $100 + two free tickets. Looks like this is nationwide at the moment, but I wouldn’t be surprised if location specific language is added soon.
Hat tip to reader Vanson
Useful posts regarding bank bonuses:
- A Beginners Guide To Bank Account Bonuses
- Bank Account Quick Reference Table (Spreadsheet) (very useful for sorting bonuses by different parameters)
- PSA: Don’t Call The Bank
- Introduction To ChexSystems
- Banks & Credit Unions That Are ChexSystems Inquiry Sensitive
- What Banks & Credit Unions Do/Don’t Pull ChexSystems?
- How To Use Our Direct Deposit Page For Bank Bonuses Page
- Common Bank Bonus Misconceptions + Why You Should Give Them A Go
- How Many Bank Accounts Can I Safely Open Within A Year For Bank Bonus Purposes?
- Affiliate Links & Bank Bonuses – We Won’t Be Using Them
- Complete List Of Ways To Close Bank Accounts At Each Bank
- Banks That Allow/Don’t Allow Out Of State Checking Applications
- Bank Bonus Posting Times
9/11: account opened, funded $4,000 with citi double cash.
9/14: rams vs Seahawks tickets received.
9/18: pushed $501 from Schwab Brokerage.
10/1: $50 bonus posted.
9/29: Real $500 DD
10/1: $50 bonus
9/27 Acct opened, Chase Marriott Bonvoy used for CC funding ($3700 total)
9/28 Rams vs Saints tickets (12/21) received
9/29 $500 Chase ACH push
10/1 $50 bonus posted
Thanks, Doc!
Looks like a referral program is up and running too:
https://www.unifyfcu.com/refer-a-friend
In order for the Sell button to not be greyed out, do you need to do the seller verification with TicketMaster?
Seems not. I am verified and have sold tickets through Ticketmaster before. My sell button is also grayed out 🙁
Not sure why some people can sell and some of us cannot.
When I tried to fund via a credit card (Chase Ink Business) I got an error and was unable to do so. Has anyone else experienced this/figured out how to troubleshoot? Error: “Credit Card funding authorization failed: Transfer failed.”
Any update on getting the credit card funding through?
Nah. I haven’t been able to do it and the rep I spoke to wasn’t sure why. I haven’t tried a different credit card yet, as I’m trying to hit a signup bonus with this particular card. So I guess there’s a chance the issue is the credit card itself ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Called Chase and they had flagged it as fraud since the account was new. Was able to take the security hold off and that did the trick.
Tickets received last night after my account was fully opened two days ago. My tickets are to the 12/21 Rams vs Saints game. Section 509.
Of note, the tickets are from Ticketmaster (obviously) and, as was mentioned in some other posts, there was a “Sell My Tickets” icon which I used to list the tickets. I listed them for $112 per ticket which I’m sure is too high, but I have till early/mid-December to sell them, so why not shoot high.
Overall, things worked as planned, which isn’t always the case in this game.
Just got my account opened after sending in photos of the back of my SS card, utility bills, etc. I’m now watching the LA Rams on Monday night football and rooting for them…in hopes that a 2-1 start against a decent Bengals team ups the resale ticket value for November/December games. Go Rams!
Knowing nothing about sportsball, what’s the rationale behind people getting Saints/Seahawks/Commanders etc. instead of Steelers tix now? Is it because it’s less than a month away? When would be the best suggested time to apply for the best tickets (resell value)?
The tickets appear to be based upon availability. As such, there’s no real benefit from attempting to “time the (ticket) market.” If you want tickets to attempt to resell (like me), you’re best off to apply and just hope for the best. Waiting too long may lead to no tickets being received.
Just my $0.02…which is hopefully more than the resale value of my tickets.
-KM
Agreed. Looks like you cannot time this one.
In past promos, you could expect to get the next available home game tickets within a certain window, allowing for time to get the account open/tickets to arrive.
Called to close this account today via phone, and they will force you to send the closure request in writing. Sent via SM while on the phone. CSR said to expect a reply back via SM to confirm the closure in 1-2 biz days.
I had been holding this account as part of my Upgrade Card account, and I never got around to closing it. Should have closed long ago. I plan to eventually churn it.