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Since Aug I've opened USBank, PNC and BBVA accts. Hoping WF offer pops up in Nov so I can get the bonus before the end of the yr. BOTW and BOFA next yr!









The WF scenario is a preference and I'm doing fake dd by way of standard ACH from Chase checking. As back up I'm doing real dd. I go online to change dd and all 3 have no min balance to avoid fees.
Good job OB on taking advantage of the various SUBs! I honestly didn't even consider this game until recently.
Until I did the BBVA one I didn't realize how easy it was to manage Direct Deposits on our ADP site. It looks like I can have fixed amounts going into multiple different checking accounts, I don't know the limit but it looks like 3 at least. Thinking of trying to some more checking subs next year but going to be very particular, I don't want to open accounts with banks that I don't want to do business with long term.













I use the same site and I added a 2nd & 3rd acct in one pay period and only the first 2 got the funds. Maybe can only add 1 acct/period? Planning to get 4 more accts and then call it a day. Managing 9 accts is enough for me.
@Anonymous wrote:I use the same site and I added a 2nd & 3rd acct in one pay period and only the first 2 got the funds. Maybe can only add 1 acct/period? Planning to get 4 more accts and then call it a day. Managing 9 accts is enough for me.
I currently have 16 accounts.
I went a bit crazy on bank accounts this year, when Covid hit I thought bank account bonuses might dry up and shifted into high gear. I've already received just over $2500 in bonuses this year with another $450 from 3 accounts that should hit in Nov. While I've only added one account at a time to ADP I've had up to 3 accounts with the option to add another still showing, but I use % splits rather than fixed amounts.
When you add a new account to ADP is the first payday after that a printed check for that account? I work for the local county government so that may be a county thing, but I've figured out to make the new account the smallest % split of 5% so it's a small check they mail to me. But thankfully the county switched to ADP in 2019, before that to make any changes in my payroll DD I had to print a form, sign it, and mail it to the HR dept., which really put a crimp on chasing bank account bonuses.
As for Wells Fargo they pretty much count any ACH deposit as a "direct deposit". I opened an account in early July and did ACH deposits from Marcus savings, Andigo CU, and HSBC and WF coded all of them as "direct deposit", once the ACH has moved from Pending to Posted you can click it to see how WF coded it.
Be careful doing checking / savings bonus chasing as racking up inquiries on Chexsys/EWS are alot more nasty of the main 3 CRA's being EQ/Exp/TU. Been declined many financial insitutions due to inquires on Chexs/EWS and hence not only missed the sign-up bonus for checking or savings, but also awesome CC's some of them offer as well so a double whammy..
@CreditCuriosity wrote:Be careful doing checking / savings bonus chasing as racking up inquiries on Chexsys/EWS are alot more nasty of the main 3 CRA's being EQ/Exp/TU. Been declined many financial insitutions due to inquires on Chexs/EWS and hence not only missed the sign-up bonus for checking or savings, but also awesome CC's some of them offer as well so a double whammy..
Well, being careful about opening too many accounts is always good advice, but I sure wouldn't say too many inquiries on Chex/EWS is "alot more nasty" than EX/EQ/TU. In addition to my current 16 accounts I've closed 5 other accounts this year after the bonus paid. So 21 bank accounts opened this year and I've only been denied an account at one bank, a conservative AZ credit union (AZ Central) that I really shouldn't have bothered with. And banks/CUs that use Chex seem to be more inquiry sensitive than banks that use EWS, so I split my new accounts between Chex/EWS banks. And of course new credit accounts hurt your credit score while new bank accounts don't.
And US Bank was one of my "conquests" this year. I opened a checking & savings account in March for a $300/$50 bonus and applied for a Cash+ CC while they were open, instant approval w/$5k CL. I closed the bank accounts in July after bonuses paid, no repercussions on my Cash+.
I've only opened 2 other CCs this year + refi my car loan, credit scores around 750 on all 3.
Due to my situation and not being able to change DD online I have to be strategic in opening new accounts becuse of the wait time for sending in the paperwork by either email or snail mail. And i also don't want to upset HR by changing it every two months or so, not that i even could being tat it generally takes 2 full months to complete teh process. I totally missed the WF promo as they yanked it last minute so I hope it does return soon. I'm also limited to the FI's I can get in with due to my location.
I love my bank bonuses. Since August 2019 until now, I have opened up 30 accounts. I have only been denied a handful of times. Only thing I really avoid are hard pulls. I'm waiting for Wells to come back as well.
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