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March 09, 2006
$25 Wells Fargo bonus - I almost have to apply
For a while in college, I didn't have a car and one of the two banks within walking distance was Wells Fargo. My basic checking account had a $750 minimum. If it dropped below $750, I got hit with a $7.50 monthly charge.
It used to irritate me that Wells Fargo charged me for keeping my money and not paying any interest, either. I finally overcame the inertia and walked to the other bank after getting hit with that charge about six times over a year and a half (I didn't have a job and had trouble keeping $750 in the account).
Now Wells Fargo is offering a $25 gift card to open a checking or savings account. I'm probably going to open an account just to get some of that $50 I paid in account fees back. Woo hoo. They still try to hit you with fees if you don't have direct deposit or don't want to keep a huge balance in the account (I consider anything over $100 huge), but if you sign up for College Checking (you don't have to be in college) and choose Online Statement delivery, you avoid the $3.75 monthly fee (at least they've cut the fee in half). Offer expires 4/30/2006, $100 deposit to open.
Posted by brian at March 9, 2006 09:22 AM