This offer has expired. A new offer with a bonus up to $700 kicked off on 10/1/2019.
There’s a new Citi $600 bonus. There’s actually three new bonuses for $200, $500 or $600. All bonuses require you to keep large amounts in the accounts. But there’s no direct deposit requirement and the offer is available online, nationwide.
$200 Bonus | $500 Bonus | $600 Bonus
Citi Priority Account Package – $600 Offer
- Open a new checking and savings account in the Citi Priority Account Package between 07/01/2019 to 09/30/2019
- Within 30 days of opening your account deposit $50,000 new-to-Citibank funds into the checking or savings account. A minimum of $5,000 must be in the checking account and a minimum of $100 must be in the savings account.
- Maintain a minimum balance of $50,000 in your eligible linked checking and savings account for 60 days.
- Get $600 deposited to your account!
Citi Account Package – $500 Offer
- Open a new checking and savings account in the Citibank Account Package between 07/01/2019 to 09/30/2019
- Within 30 days of opening your account deposit $15,000 new-to-Citibank funds into the checking or savings account. A minimum of $1,500 must be in the checking account and a minimum of $100 must be in the savings account.
- Maintain a minimum balance of $15,000 in your eligible linked checking and savings account for 60 days.
- Earn an Extra $100 – a total cash bonus of $500 when you complete one qualifying direct deposit each month for two consecutive months within 60 days of account opening.
Citi Basic Account Package – $200 Offer
- Open a new checking account in the Basic Banking Package between 07/01/2019 to 09/30/2019
- Within 30 days of opening your account deposit $5,000 New-to-Citibank funds into the new checking account.
- Maintain a minimum balance of $5,000 for 60 days.
- Get $200 deposited to your account!
Fees
All accounts come with monthly fees that can be waived but require large amounts.
- The Citi Priority Account Package – $30 monthly service fee waived when you maintain a balance of $50,000 or more in your eligible deposits, retirement accounts, and investments.
- Citi Account Package – $25 monthly service fee waived when you maintain a balance of $10,000 or more in your eligible deposits, retirement accounts, and investments.
- Citi Basic Account Package – $12 monthly service fee waived when you maintain a balance of $1,500 or more in your eligible deposits, retirement accounts, and investments.
Guru’s Wrap-Up
This Citi $600 bonus is better than a similar bonus they had last year with $300 and $500 bonuses. The first offer now gives you $600 but requires a deposit of $50,000 within the first 30 days and you need to keep the money in the account for at least 60 days. You then need to have that same balance in your account to waive a $30 monthly fee.
The second offer gives you less, just $500, but requires a deposit of $15,000 within the first 30 days and you need to keep the money in the account for at least 60 days. You then need to have only a balance of 10,000 in your account to waive a $25 monthly fee. You also get an extra $100 when you complete one qualifying direct deposit each month for two consecutive months. That’s why this is probably the best offer.
Then the last one gets you just a $200 bonus which is still a decent amount. You need to deposit $5,000 in 30 days and keep that balance in the account for 60 days. This account has a $12 monthly fee that is waived with a $1,500 balance.
Also, you should know that Citi is often difficult with giving out bonuses and you might need to contact them in order to receive your bonus. That means that it might take longer for the bonus to post and you might have your money tied up longer than expected. With your money tied for 3-4 months, I think its best to go for the $500 bonus in this case, as you would be losing out on too much interest on a $50,000 balance. It should be worth it if you complete all the requirements in time and stay on top of them to receive the bonus as fast as possible. The faster you close the account the better, and there’s no closing fees.
If this bonus is not for you, then you can check our full list of available bank bonuses. And, if you’re new to bank account bonuses, you can learn more about churning bank accounts here.
Do you have the Citibank promo code for this offer?
I applied for the $500 option–opened a checking & savings account on Aug-17, transferred $15k & established direct deposit. Only now, over a year later, did I realize that they never posted the bonus.
Their escalation process is incredibly frustrating: you first spend about an hour with a rep (done that twice), they raise a ticket, and a few days later you get a letter back in your account’s messaging center online.
The first time around the guy on chat said he found the promo, but a few days later letter said that the promo only started in Oct 2019 and therefore my account was open outside of eligibility dates & did not qualify.
The second time I spent more time on the phone & escalated to a manager, who said he found a promo roughly matching dates & details (except it was Aug-Oct, not Jul-Sep), but the letter a few days later said my account was not the right type to qualify for te promo.
Obviously both times they got the wrong promo. I had responded to a mailed flyer and did not scan it–something I usually do to avoid this kind of issues, but didn’t think it would be a necessary precaution with a reputable bank. Now I’m stuck. I explain every time how ludicrous it would have been to post an exact amount matching the promo & set up a minimal direct deposit if I wasn’t taking advantage of the promo, and they’re always very understanding, but because a different department looks into details later, I don’t see how I can even win this.
If you don’t get anywhere with Citi I guess your only option is to file a CFPB complaint here https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/ and provide as much detail as you can. That often works when banks refuse to pay out bonuses.
And sorry, I don’t have any other information besides what’s in the article already.
I had accounts previously with Citibank does that mean I am not eligible.“Eligible Customers” are New-to-Citibank Customers.
In the past, the bonus had this language in the terms “Not eligible if you’ve been an owner of a a Citibank checking or savings account within the last 180 calendar days”. That’s no longer in there, but to be safe would be best to still comply. Otherwise, as long as you’re not a customer currently, you should be ok.
Do you need a code to open accounts? I was trying to find more out about the 2.36% Accelerate Savings account, but his might be better in the long run or to do this first and then switch it to the other savings. Haven’t done too much of this and want to make sure I am doing it correctly. TY
No code required. You just need to apply directly from offer page.
What’s the 2.36% offer?
2.36% Citi Accelerate Savings Account. When I read about some of the other high interest accounts, it seems like people are having some trouble with getting their money or transferring if other offers become available…..I was thinking about combining the 2.36% ASA offer with the $500. I only have Social Security Direct Deposit and hate to switch that over for a short period of time. Is there another way? Thank you.
For this bonus there’s no direct deposit requirement.
? The last line..Is there a way to do a direct deposit? So it’s $500 PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $100 FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT FOR 2 MONTHS? TY! “The second offer gives you less, just $500, but requires a deposit of $15,000 within the first 30 days and you need to keep the money in the account for at least 60 days. You then need to have only a balance of 10,000 in your account to waive a $25 monthly fee. You also get an extra $100 when you complete one qualifying direct deposit each month for two consecutive months. That’s why this is probably the best offer.”