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Find the latest Citizens Bank promotions and bonuses here. Typical offers in the past have been for $100, $200, $250, $400 and $450.
Established in 2005 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens Bank has grown to more than 850 locations throughout Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you’re not in any of these regions, see our Bank Promotions page for many other offers.
Citizens Bank is a traditional financial institution offering a full line of banking products, but rates aren’t going to be great with their Savings and CD accounts. See our Savings and CD rate pages for those products.
See the current bonus offer below.
$450 Platinum Checking & $200 One Deposit Checking Offers
The $450 bonus offer from Citizens Bank is for their Platinum Checking account and a direct deposit of at least $1,000 will be required to qualify. The $200 offer is for a new One Deposit Checking account, with a $500 direct deposit requirement.
- Bonus offers expires 03/21/2019
- Platinum Checking eligible for $450 bonus; One Deposit Checking eligible for $200 bonus
- Branches available in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- Direct Deposit is required for the offer
- Application will trigger a Soft Pull, which does not affect your credit. Be sure to opt out of over-draft protection to avoid a Hard pull.
- Monthly fees can be waived (see below)
How To Earn The $450 Bonus
- To qualify for the $450 bonus you must open your first new Platinum checking account between 12/10/18 and 3/21/19 and have at least one single direct deposit of $1,000 or more post to your new checking account within 60 days of account opening.
How To Earn The $200 Bonus
- To qualify for the $200 bonus you must open your first new personal checking account, excluding Student Checking, between 12/10/18 and 3/21/19 and have at least one single direct deposit of $500 or more post to your new checking account within 60 days of account opening.
Fine Print
- Direct Deposit is recurring income electronically deposited into your Citizens Bank checking account and may include salary, pension, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits and other regular monthly income.
- For both offers: Primary signer on the new checking account may not be or have been a primary or secondary signer on any Citizens Bank personal checking account within the previous six months.
- The new account must be open and in good standing to qualify for this offer.
- Offer may be withdrawn without notice and cannot be combined with any other checking offer.
- In order to be eligible to participate in this promotion, customer must open their first new Platinum Checking or One Deposit via Citizens Bank’s online account opening system accessed by clicking on one of the links on this page.
- Customer should print the offer screen for their records.
- Customer may only be paid a bonus associated with this program one time.
- Bonus will post to the checking account within 90 days after direct deposit has posted and will be labeled as “Balance Builder Bonus.”
- Bonus will be reported to the IRS for income tax purposes.
How To Waive The Monthly Fee
- $9.99 monthly fee with the One Deposit Checking is waived with just one deposit of any amount each statement period.
- $25 monthly fee with the Platinum Checking is waived with $25,000+ in combined monthly balances across all deposit and investment accounts.
Check back here for updates on Citizens Bank promotions and bonuses.
The best bank promotions are updated here. See the below pages to get started with some of the best offers:
- Chase Bank Offers. Read about several offers for their Checking, Savings and Business accounts. Chase usually offers the most sign-up bonuses of all the big banks.
- HSBC Bank Offers. Some big value offers available for their Checking accounts, with some requiring hefty deposits to qualify. They also have an online Savings account offering a very competitive rate.
- TD Bank Offers. TD Bank consistently offers great Checking account bonuses all year long. Savings account offers are less frequently available.
- CIT Bank Offers. Sign-up bonuses haven’t been available lately, but their online Savings and Money Market rates are some of the best nationwide.
- BBVA Compass Offers. Bonus offers for their Checking accounts are only available for limited periods throughout the year. They also have great options for those looking for a free Checking account (no monthly fees).
Savings account offers are frequently updated. Find the best nationwide Savings/Money Market rates here, and the best Savings account bonuses here. The HSBC Direct Savings and CIT Bank Savings Builder accounts offer great rates available nationwide. The Chase SavingsSM account has a nice sign-up bonus.
FEATURED SAVINGS & MONEY MARKET OFFERS
| OFFER LINK | OFFER | OUR REVIEW |
| Chase Savings℠ | $150 Cash | Review |
| CIT Bank Savings Builder | 2.45% APY | Review |
| HSBC Direct Savings | 2.22% APY | Review |
| CIT Bank Money Market | 1.85% APY | Review |
| BBVA Compass ClearChoice Money Market | 1.90% APY | Review |
| OFFER LINK | OFFER | OUR REVIEW |
| Chase Premier Plus Checking℠ | $300 Cash | Review |
| Chase Total Checking® + Chase Savings℠ | $350 Cash | Review |
| Chase Total Business Checking® | $300 Cash | Review |
| Chase Sapphire℠ Checking | 60,000 Points | Review |
| Chase College Checking℠ | $100 Cash | Review |
| HSBC Premier Checking. Member FDIC | $750 Cash | Review |
| HSBC Advance Checking. Member FDIC | $350 Cash | Review |
| HSBC Choice Checking. Member FDIC | $200 Cash | Review |
| HSBC Direct Savings. Member FDIC | 2.22% APY | Review |
| HSBC Cash Rewards Mastercard® credit card | $150 Cash | Review |
| TD Bank Premier Checking℠ | $300 Cash | Review |
| CIT Bank Savings Builder | 2.45% APY | Review |
| Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard® | 70,000 Miles | Review |
| Ally Invest | $3,500 Cash | Review |
| TD Ameritrade | $600 Cash | Review |
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