After our successful first real competition I thought it would be a good idea to host another one. This time I’ll be giving away $200 in Amazon gift cards. As you probably know I have a dedicated section of this blog to bank bonuses, I recently overhauled it and believe it’s the best bank bonus page on the internet.
I always like to improve though and one of the easiest ways to do so is by adding more bonuses. I thought I’d crowd source this effort and offer a bonus at the same time. Here is how it works:
- Leave a comment on this post with a link to a bank bonus that is for $100 or more that is not already listed on our bank bonus page (or already in the comments). It doesn’t matter if it’s geographically restricted, but it cannot be restricted by where you work (e.g if it’s only available to those who work at Stanford it does not qualify).
- $100 Amazon gift card will be given at random to somebody who comments with a valid bank bonus
- $100 will be given to whoever posts the most popular bonus (this will be based on how many page views the bonus gets when we post it to the site)
- Competition will run until April 30th, 2015
- We will use Random.org to pick the random winner and Google Analytics for the most popular bonus
Hopefully this contest is a bit of fun and we unearth a few hidden gems (like the recent Wells Fargo $200 secret bonus). If you’ve never completed a bank bonus before, I’d recommend you make that part of your new years resolution for 2015. In 2014 I made over $1,300 from bank bonuses. You might find the following pages helpful:
- Best bank bonuses currently available
- Is it a soft or hard pull to open a bank account and data points for each bank & credit union
- What counts as a direct deposit for different bank bonuses
- What banks can be funded with a credit card, is it considered a cash advance and what’s the maximum funding limit? Information for all banks.
I’ll also be giving away another $25 in Amazon gift cards for people that share this competition on Twitter (must include a link to this competition and the hashtag #docbankbonus).
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William,
Will you be doing anymore contests? Since I started going to this site, I have made over $1,000 in Bank Account Bonuses. I don't know why more people don't take advantage of these offers. I basically switch banks every 6 months to who ever has the best offer out there!
Is this contest still going on? Did you pick a winner yet, it says the contest was ending April 30th. I had 8 submissions, I hope I won!
It's ended, will be drawing winners soon!
Potential $400 Cap One checking: https://www.capitalone360.com/make400
Has potential, hoping it works for me as I applied today. Let me know.
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/targeted-capital-one-360-400-checking-promotion/ covered here.
http://slickdeals.net/f/7654828-150-cash-bonus-for-opening-up-a-new-my-choice-checking-account-with-m-t?v=1
sorry I couldnt find info on a direct link but im still researching
One entry for you: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/mt-bank-150-checking-bonus-ct-dc-de-fl-ma-md-nj-ny-or-pa-va-wv/
BMO extended til end of 2015
https://www.bmoharris.com/promo/checking/summer14/accounts-offer/index.html?NAOID=Summerckg4&ecid=va-4741-LLBMO239
http://www.tdbank.com/fitbit/
BTW I post here b/f it was posted on the DoC website
Bank of the West $150 bonus It is listed on their home page. I didn't see it in the list.
https://www.bankofthewest.com/personal-banking/checking-accounts.html?icid=_nonCustHP_FMA1_CHECKING_ACCOUNT_OFFER_2015_01_23
Already listed: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/west-coast-only-bank-of-the-west-up-to-300-in-checking-account-sign-up-bonuses/
Citibank has a $100 offer when you open a new checking account in the Citibank Account Package by 02/28/15 and make a deposit of 10k or more and maintain it for 15 days. This is a pretty hefty deposit for such a small bonus but wanted to throw it out there for the competition! https://banking.citibank.com/cbol/15/checking/q1/aquisition/citibank/default.htm?Promo_ID=CZGA&intc=2~1~55~2~082814~2~Q12015CheckingAcquisition~GoldenRulesHeaderOverview&ProspectID=FF7781F8AE5246718FFADE53369E0B04
To be even more ridiculous, there is a $400 offer with citibank when you make a 50k deposit
https://banking.citibank.com/cbol/15/checking/q1/aquisition/default.htm?BT_X=1&masterID=&rateSheetId=&_jfp=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.citibank.com&BTData=402157B786961775A5D434BB9B5A9BFA595938284F6EEF5E4E1DDD7C7DE2728971236A&BT_AS=8&BT_CON=1&BT_TRF=159717&Promo_ID=CZGA&intc=2~1~55~2~082814~2~Q12015CheckingAcquisition~GoldenRulesHeaderOverview&ProspectID=FF7781F8AE5246718FFADE53369E0B04
First Niagara giving $100 for opening an acct and making a direct deposit of $250 or more within 30 days. Customers must be residents of CT, MA, PA or NY to take advantage of this offer. Offer ends 3/31/15 https://www.firstniagara.com/Landing_Pages/Campaign/Checking/2014/Simple100.aspx?utm_source=HPH&utm_content=SIMHPH&utm_medium=.com&utm_campaign=CK_Simple_.COM
America's Credit Union is offering $100 for opening a Choice Checking, Perk Checking or Checking Direct Account and making a direct deposit of at least $500 within 30 days. Account must stay open for 12 months and offer lasts until 3/31/15. https://www.youracu.org/accounts/checking/checking-promotion/