Bank of America Free Money Promotions For New Accounts
Promo Code Links Are Added and Updated Regularly!
Bank of America is the second largest bank in the United States in terms of total account value so needless to say, they must be doing something right. Like other major banks such as Citibank and Wachovia, Bank of America often releases new promotions to attract new deposit customers. The bank is obviously willing to spend money to get their hands on yours, in a good way of course.
As with most bank promotional offers, there are certain basic and fairly benign rules attached. To qualify for most of Bank of America’s free money offers for new accounts, you will usually have to open a new checking or savings account with a certain minimum deposit. Afterwards, you are usually required to make a few electronic transactions such as setting up direct deposit or executing a few online bill pays. Obviously, the bank is hoping that by requiring you to make a few transactions that you will grow comfortable with their banking services and ultimately choose to remain on as a long term customer. The promotions are usually limited to only those new to Bank of America – thus, former or current account holders are ineligible to apply or take part. Holders of Bank of America credit cards are okay and are not excluded.
If you one of the select people out there who has never been a Bank of America customer and you are interested in one of the offers listed below, you may want to give them a try. These offers come and go so what may only be one or two deals today, can easily be expanded into several in the next few weeks or months. I will update this list of promo code offers whenever Bank of America releases a new one. Please let me know by dropping a note in the comment section if I’m missing or need to update the information for any BoA deal. Keep in mind, while these promos are advertised as limited time offers, they are often extended past the original expiration date. One thing to note – Bank of America does perform a hard credit inquiry (as opposed to a soft credit check) to approve your first checking account.
Verified Free Money Promotions Offered By Bank Of America:
1) Free $50 Bonus Promotion With A New Checking Account – Offer Code: AOU260708 (active)
“Welcome to the Neighborhood” is the theme of this BoA promotion. For a limited time, if you open a new personal checking account with Bank of America, you’ll receive a bonus deposit of $50. Current expiration date: 12-31-08. To qualify for this free money offer, you must complete the following:
- Open a regular Bank of America checking deposit account by applying online, or printing out the checking account bonus offer and bringing it to a Bank of America location. The minimum deposit required to open a new, personal checking account and receive the $50 bonus offer is $100.
- Please note that there may be a small monthly maintenance fee imposed depending on the type of checking account you opt to open (schedule of fees). If you choose to open a Regular Checking account, one of the most basic options offered, the monthly maintenance fee is $7 with a direct deposit, and $8 without. The fee is waived if you maintain a minimum Regular Checking balance of over $750.
- A much better no hassle option is to open a MyAccess Checking account online. Ordinarily, the basic MyAccess Checking Account has a $5.95 monthly maintenance fee waivable with at least one qualifying direct deposit each statement period. However, through a special offer available only online, the MyAccess Checking Account may be opened with no monthly maintenance fee and no minimum balance. However, this special offer is available only through their website and not available at Bank of America financial branches. A downside of this particular account is that it is a non interest bearing account. Most checking accounts that pay interest require high minimum balances.
- Student checking accounts and secondary checking accounts are not eligible. Existing BoA customers are not eligible.
- The bonus reward will be deposited within 90 days of opening your new account.
2) Free $75 Promo Offer With A New BoA MyAccess Checking Account – Offer Code: CH75TAD (active)
To specifically promote its MyAccess checking account service, Bank of America is offering $75 bonus offers for people who open a new MyAccess checking account online. The expiration date for this offer is: 11-30-08. To qualify for this free money offer, you must compete the following very easy steps:
- Open a new MyAccess personal checking account online with the offer code or the link above. Other than the minimum deposit required to fulfill the promo terms, the MyAccess personal checking account has no minimum balance requirement, no maintenance fee, and no direct deposit required.
- Fund your new checking account with at least $25 within 30 days of opening.
- So long as the new account is still active within 90 days of account opening, you will receive a $75 credit made to your account.
- This offer is targeted at current Bank of America credit card holders and those new to Bank of America banking services. Unfortunately, current BoA checking account or student checking account customers are disqualified from the promotion.
While most of the other more lucrative $200 and $100 new account offers have expired after numerous long extensions, I’m sure once the economy and the banking market picks up, the free offers will start rolling out again.
April 8th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Geesh… I’m not a big fan of B of A. They’re happy to give away $75 to open new accounts, because they will make it back in fees in a matter of months.
I vote “NO” on B of A, and strongly recommend something online like ING.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
pls can open such acct from nigeria
thanks
June 9th, 2008 at 11:16 am
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September 16th, 2008 at 8:35 am
The idea of getting $75 to open an account is great, but I opened an account 2 months ago and haven’t seen a dime deposited in my account. Anyone actually recieve the money?
September 30th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
It takes 90 days so if you havent seen it by now and you opened it 2 months ago, you still have a month to go. B of A is a great strong company. And as long as you follow instructions done to the exclamation point then you should be fine.
October 27th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
are you running a promotion of $100 for opening a new checking account with a deposit of $25 minimum and what is required. I went to open at Bof America and they wanted coupon, if coupon needed, where to get the coupon.
thanks
rp
November 6th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
re: Tony – Yes you really do get the money. I opened an account 6 years ago and recieved the $100 in my account… comes when you least expect it and most need it.
Does anyone no if there are codes for custodial savings accounts?
I also opened a new checking with BofA a month ago but I did not have the code, can I still use it now within 90 days? How?
November 18th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
THEY SCREWED ME OUT OF MY $75. They didn’t even give it to me and said they won’t. DON’T BANK WITH BANK OF AMERICA!!!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:53 am
ME TOO THEY NEVER GAVE OUT THE 75. I OPENED THE ACCOUNT ONLINE. I FUNDED AND DID MY DUTY AS A CUSTOMER BUT THEM AS A BANK THEY DONT!!!!! I HEARD A LOY OF CUSTOMERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AND HOW THEY FOOLED PEOPLE. I WISH THEY GO BANKRUPT….
December 4th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I must say… B of A is not the only one that gives away free $$ when opening a new account. Suntrust does $50 Visa gift cards. I opened my business checking with PNC bank and recieved $150 new account rebate deposited into my account 4-6 months later. Hello?! What a deal!
DO NOT use online codes and word of mouth. Look for those little inserts in mailers or newspapers that offer these specials. Open your account in person, not online.
I have never heard of anyone not getting the gifts promised. Just follow the Banks small print rules.
December 9th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
The $75 promotion was available ONLY online. The Account HAD to be opened online in order to qualify for the promotion. This is how they get away with not giving you your money. You HAVE to open the account online and enter the promotion code, but then what they do is tell you that you never entered the promotion code, even though you know darn well that you did AND you still have the promotion code used. It is nothing but a scandal in order for them to get new customers (this offer was only open to new Bank of America customers), and then they don’t deliver what is promised in the promotion. IT IS A SCAM!! STAY AWAY FROM BANK OF AMERICA!!
January 6th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
CeraJat is 100% Correctamundo! They just told me the promo code wasnt entered, they think were idiots? I know when I enter keystrokes into a field especially when it is crucial to getting free money, you triple check those kind of things. Fuk BofA
January 15th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
This is bullcrap. I opened my acct, did what they said and I never got my money. I guess its because they are a bunch of complete fuck heads
January 26th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
BA didn’t give me my $100 bonus. Called many times customer service. Got the run along.
February 6th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
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February 10th, 2009 at 1:46 am
B of A uses largest posting first method which is largely fround upon by most everyone. If account over drafts they post the largest amount first in order to collect more in over draft fees on the all other smaller drafts coming thru. Starting in 2010 I believe this has been made illegal unless the bank lobbyist have defeated it!!! Many banks dont use this method. I asked B of A they always say “we just wanted to pay the largest amount first because usually it is a persons mortgage however all I have spoken with including myself the go ahead and pay all they just nail you with several overdraft fees, instead of paying the smaller first and larger last. They are just ripping the public off to pay for corporate jets and bonuses.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Bank of America is a SCAM! Bank of America does not honor its own commitments. Calls to Customer Service are a waste of your good time. They treat their own customers like trash. Avoid Bank of America at all costs. They DO NOT DELIVER on their promises. They are liars, just like their greedy corporate cousins.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:38 am
I opened a checking account through Bank of America online, entered the promotion code that was mailed to me, and did everything I was supposed to do to get my $100. It has been almost 4 months, and they are refusing to honor it. I even have a printout of the confirmation with the promo code on it that I have faxed to customer service. They keep giving me the run around. DON’T USE THIS BANK!!!! Go to a local credit union. At least they will treat you like a person, not dirt.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Thank you, pissed off BoA customers… i was about to start an account with these jurk offs but you saved me. = )
May 11th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
scrrrewwwwwwwwww boa!!!! same deal here i got the promo code for 150! i am fighting them to the grave they will pay. after the stress test they need more tarp moneey. they are going under. BURN BABY BURN
May 22nd, 2009 at 11:56 am
I tried to start a free checking account online after being reassured by a chat account specialist that there is no deposit required and the minimum fee is waived too. After undergoing verification, not only was it processed under my old address (incorrect because my spouse saw me enter in the correct one–I did this carefully) but the rep. on the phone swore that you still have to pay the $5.95 fee if you don’t make a deposit. So much for the free checking. Please do not buy into their claims of free checking–you have to make a deposit or your fee is assessed…I cancelled the application right away.
It’s still lingering in my online accounts. I’ll have to call again.
June 27th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
BofA is the pits- customer service is horrible, fees are amongst the highest in the industry. Dont do this.
July 6th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Bank of America does suck. My husband and I got a promotional offer in the mail that if we spent so much money within a month that we would get buy 1 get 1 free airfare. We did so and waited the 6 to 8 weeks. I just called to find out how to collect the airfare and low and behold they don’t know anything about this promotion and the promotions are “deleted” from their system after they expire. They state they will honor the promotion if we still have the literature FROM APRIL, but can’t help us otherwise. BULL CRAP. I hae only had a credit card account with them for a short while and will be cancelling after I pay my bill next month.
July 9th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Did I hear that you have a $100.00 bonus for opening a checking account? What are the details and when does this offer expire? Thanks, Rick
August 4th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
in january 2009, I opened an new accout with B of A since i had tried every other bank and had bad experiences. i was promissed a bonus for opening a new account and after waiting for 7 months i never got the bonus. When i visited them, i was told that they could not find that promition code to apply to whatever it is. I will close my account and DO NOT RECOMMEND anyone opening a new account with these thieves.
The account rep who was “trying to help me” as she puts it did not even know their own 1800 customer service phone number and thought that “i was insulting her” when i laughed out loud and told her “you work here and u dont even know your phone number?” Yes ladies and gentlemen, these are the kinds of people that work and make $$ in this country. The kind of people who dont know what the hell they are doing. I learned my lesson with the crooks at B/S of A and will not go back there even if they offer $10000.00 bonus for opening a new account
August 4th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I refuse to do business with any bank placing a hard inquiry on my credit report for a checking account. I’ll stick with Sovereign Bank.
November 15th, 2009 at 7:01 am
JP Morgan Chase online Banking is Great! Their $100 Bonus offer for new Direct Deposit Checking Accounts is for REAL. No hassle! They fullfilled their end of the bargain within 5 days after the fist direct depost. $28.00 was subtracted from my existing balance for the feds tax, before rewarding me the actual $100. You can sign up for daily email alerts for transactions including balances. Saving postage is very good these hard times.
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December 7th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
OPENED A NEW CHECKING ACCOUNT WITH THE INCENTIVE OF $100…. WAS REASSURED TO GET THE MONEY…SIX MONTHS LATER NOTHING…THEY SAID I ENTERED THE WRONG PROMO CODES….I ENTERED THE RIGHT ONE..BUT THEY DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THERE CUSTOMERS…HOPE THEY BANKRUPT!!!!
January 21st, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Is there a class action suit pending on this? I too met all the criteria stated and was told I had not. They will not furnish proof.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Opened an online BOA account in July 2009 because of the $100 incentive with a $200 opening deposit and after first use of debit card. Transferred more than $200 from my old checking account with another bank. Relocated about 4 weeks later and visited the local Bank of America because I couldn’t access my new BOA account and hadn’t received anything in the mail. Told my online account had been opened but not funded, so didn’t qualify for the $100 incentive because no $200 opening deposit. CS at the BOA branch opened a new account and “closed” the online account that wasn’t actually opened. Told the $200 hadn’t transferred from my old bank account, so used that to open the account with the CS. Later, received checks on the online BOA account — charged for the checks which overdrew that account because there was no money in the online account. Went to the local BOA and told the CS what happened. Fees waived. Now, BOA has turned over my old online account to collection for “overdraft” fees. Never did see the $100 incentive since the online account was supposedly never opened. BOA waived their fees because it was their error, but then turned me over to collection for overdraft fees that weren’t there!!!! I am going to close my BOA account as soon as I get this mess cleared up. They’re a rip-off! BEWARE — The $100 online incentive is a scam. The collection company has no info except for the amount of the OD for being charged for ordering checks from BOA on an account that BOA said was never opened! STAY AWAY FROM BOA!!!!