October 7th, 2009

Citizens Bank Offers Up To $220 For New Checking Customers

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Citizens Bank really, really wants you as a new customer. They are even willing to pay you $220 to become one, but you’ll have to hurry; the offer is only available until November 13^th. For consumers who are currently without a checking account or who are dissatisfied with their current bank, this might be a great time to take advantage of a bank like Citizens which is willing to pay you money to make the switch.

New Checking Customers

To qualify for the offer, all you need to do is choose from a list of checking accounts and compete each one of the following options, and you will receive the corresponding cash bonus. The options are:

Set up direct deposit of $500 or more – $50 Cash
Make 5 online bill payments – $25 Cash
Make 5 debit or credit card purchases* – $25 Cash
Enroll in Green$ense – $120 Cash

*Applies to signature-based purchases using your Citizens Bank Debit or Credit Card
**Maximum earnings of $120 per year

The Fine Print

The offer is only available to new Citizens customers who have not had a personal Citizens account for 6 months or more. In order to take advantage of the offer, new customers must sign up for their account between October 1^st and November 13^th of 2009, and complete the requirements above by December 31^st, 2009.

The checking account must also remain open for at least 6 months, or the bonuses will be deducted, so don’t apply if you’re just going to close it after you get the cash! But if you are looking for a good incentive to join a new bank, hurry up and capitalize on this limited time offer by Citizens Bank.

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About the banks

Citizens Bank

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is a $160 billion commercial bank holding company. It is headquartered in Providence, R.I., and, through its subsidiaries, has more than 1,600 branches, more than 3,500 ATMs and more than 24,000 employees. ts two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citizens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a 13-state branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and