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[searchingfor67]

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greeneman21 wrote:

Great thread, just got my first statement with the Freedom/checking combo, I noticed the 10/10 isn't listed. Does it take 1-2 billing cycles for it to kick in?

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Correct...

[greeneman21]

Boo, do they retro the bonus back to the first statement?

[_GNC]

I had emailed them about giving me bonus points for the months I missed-- they said they wouldn't; afterwards, however, I did notice that I had gotten some extra points that seems to be the equivalent of the months missed. This didn't show up on the statement.

[kimmiller112]

A question about the checking account part of this:

The closest Chase branch is more than 2 hours away.  I don't have a problem with opening an account with at least $1500 and keeping that amount in it to avoid the monthly fee.   So, I was thinking that perhaps I could open an account online and fund it by transferring money from my account at my local bank.  However, when clicking on the checking account link, it asks for a zip code and it won't take mine since there are no branches near me.  Does anyone know if I can open an account over the phone without having to go into a branch?  I just don't see me traveling to Atlanta or Jacksonville from southeast South Carolina just to open an account anytime in the near future.

I do love this concept though.  I have a Freedom and want to app for the CSP in January, so if anyone knows if I can do the banking part by phone, I'd appreciate the info.

[youngmoneyok]

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kimmiller112 wrote:

A question about the checking account part of this:

The closest Chase branch is more than 2 hours away.  I don't have a problem with opening an account with at least $1500 and keeping that amount in it to avoid the monthly fee.   So, I was thinking that perhaps I could open an account online and fund it by transferring money from my account at my local bank.  However, when clicking on the checking account link, it asks for a zip code and it won't take mine since there are no branches near me.  Does anyone know if I can open an account over the phone without having to go into a branch?  I just don't see me traveling to Atlanta or Jacksonville from southeast South Carolina just to open an account anytime in the near future.

I do love this concept though.  I have a Freedom and want to app for the CSP in January, so if anyone knows if I can do the banking part by phone, I'd appreciate the info.

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There is no way over the phone. Get a $200 coupon for getting a new Chase Checking account and that'll subsidize the cost of the trip/time. There is a free 200 dollar coupon that requires a direct deposit (search around and you'll find this) and there are some coupons on ebay that sell for around 10 bucks and do not require a direct deposit. 

[kimmiller112]

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youngmoneyok wrote:

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kimmiller112 wrote:

A question about the checking account part of this:

The closest Chase branch is more than 2 hours away.  I don't have a problem with opening an account with at least $1500 and keeping that amount in it to avoid the monthly fee.   So, I was thinking that perhaps I could open an account online and fund it by transferring money from my account at my local bank.  However, when clicking on the checking account link, it asks for a zip code and it won't take mine since there are no branches near me.  Does anyone know if I can open an account over the phone without having to go into a branch?  I just don't see me traveling to Atlanta or Jacksonville from southeast South Carolina just to open an account anytime in the near future.

I do love this concept though.  I have a Freedom and want to app for the CSP in January, so if anyone knows if I can do the banking part by phone, I'd appreciate the info.

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There is no way over the phone. Get a $200 coupon for getting a new Chase Checking account and that'll subsidize the cost of the trip/time. There is a free 200 dollar coupon that requires a direct deposit (search around and you'll find this) and there are some coupons on ebay that sell for around 10 bucks and do not require a direct deposit. 

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Thanks for the reply and the info about the coupons.  It looks like I'll be planning a road trip soon!

[dddfresh]

does this still work? or has some of it expired etc? Thank you! Im saving this to my favorites for a goal for this year!!

[fittiger]

I was wondering the same thing

[daybreakgonesXe]

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dddfresh wrote:

does this still work? or has some of it expired etc? Thank you! Im saving this to my favorites for a goal for this year!!

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In a modified, version, yes; the 10 extra bonus points per transaction is now gone, but the 10% annual bonus is still around i opened up a Chase checking account this past weekend using my refunded deposit for my Orchard secured, plus used my $200 coupon they kept sending me!

[09Lexie]

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daybreakgonesXe wrote:

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dddfresh wrote:

does this still work? or has some of it expired etc? Thank you! Im saving this to my favorites for a goal for this year!!

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In a modified, version, yes; the 10 extra bonus points per transaction is now gone, but the 10% annual bonus is still around i opened up a Chase checking account this past weekend using my refunded deposit for my Orchard secured, plus used my $200 coupon they kept sending me!

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I'll be doing the same thing this weekend .  What's another checking account?