If you found my post about the Citibank $100 bonus too late, and found that they had dropped it down to $50, you might be in luck (assuming you didn’t open the account for the $50 bonus). The $100 bonus is back! But who knows for how long?
Open a Citibank Ultimate Savings account and enjoy a 4.75% APY as well as a $100 bonus – read my review of this account if you’re unsure (there are, of course, pros and cons), or check out my post on online savings accounts if you’re confused!
I tried this… really wasn’t worth it. When I got to the third round of paperwork and they said “send us these 4 documents in the next 2 weeks or we’ll assume you’re no longer interested in the account” I just dropped it. They assumed correctly. I know plenty of people who don’t have land-line phone numbers in their own name or pay utilities… this is ridiculous for many college or recently-post-college students.
Anyone who knows me knows how much I enjoy free stuff, but this $100 is not that enjoyable.
Pete,
That, in a word, sucks. My boyfriend doesn’t have a landline phone simply because he doesn’t use one – he and his roommate both have cell phones (I was thinking of telling him to open this account now that the $100 bonus is back, but now I’m not sure).
I didn’t have any of that sort of trouble when I opened the account, but perhaps they have made it more difficult, or maybe I simply didn’t have trouble because I had a landline to list (although it wasn’t in my name, in fact, it wasn’t in my family name either, the last name on the bill is different…?).
So I really don’t understand – like I said though, the only thing I can think of is they decided to make it difficult just so they wouldn’t have to pay out the bonus as much. Which is dumb, because you shouldn’t make it hard for people to open a savings account.
Final comment on the subject:
HSBC>>CitiBank