How to get your $150:
Open any Compass checking account online with a free Visa Check Card
Get $3 each time you use your Check Card for qualifying transactions up to 50
Other helpful things to remember:
Purchases must be for at least $10
Purchases must be made within first 45 days of opening the account
Minimum of 10 transactions, paid up to 50 transactions
Cash bonus will be paid within 120 days
PIN transactions do NOT qualify for cash bonus
(learn more about "qualifying transactions")
Bonus Terms as copied from Bank's Website on 8/18/08:
For a limited time, get a new Compass Visa Check Card when you open a new consumer checking account and receive up to $150. Must be a new Compass consumer checking client. Checking account must be opened online. Minimum opening deposit of $25 required. Accounts and Check Cards subject to approval. You must be a U.S. citizen of Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico or Texas to open a checking account online with Compass Bank. This offer is only available to new Compass checking account clients who make at least 10 qualifying check card purchases.
You will earn a $3 bonus for each qualifying Check Card transaction (up to 50) made during the first 45 days your account is open. Minimum of 10 qualifying transactions to receive bonus. Minimum transaction amount of $10 for purchase to qualify. Bonus will be paid on or before 120 days from account opening. Does not apply to existing accounts. Limit one per household. Bonus may be subject to IRS reporting.
*Qualifying purchase: For the purposes of this offer, a "qualifying purchase" is any signature-based purchase, Internet purchase, phone or mail-order purchase, bill payment, contactless purchase (purchases made by holding your Visa card or other device up to a secure reader instead of swiping your card), or small dollar purchase for which you are not required to sign, which is processed or submitted through the Visa U.S.A. Inc. payment system. A Qualifying Purchase does not include a purchase made using a Personal Identification Number (PIN) or purchase you initiate through identification technology that substitutes for a PIN.
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Offer qualifications: This limited-time offer is available only to individuals who currently do not have a Compass personal checking account, and who have not received a promotional gift within the past 12 months from Compass. This offer is limited to one gift per household and cannot be combined with any other special offer. U.S. residents of states other than Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Texas, individuals under the age of 18 (19 in Alabama) and Compass Bank employees are not eligible.
Opening your account: All checking accounts and check cards are opened subject to approval. Minimum $25 deposit required to open checking account. See the terms of our checking accounts, including any annual percentage yield.
Qualifying for your bonus: In order to qualify, you must register for this offer online, complete an online application, open a new Compass personal checking account and obtain a check card with your new account. To earn your bonus, you must make at least 10 qualifying check card purchases of $10.00 or more within 45 days of opening your new account. You will earn a $3 bonus for each qualifying check card purchase up to 50 for a maximum of $150 during this time period. A qualifying check card purchase is any signature-based purchase, Internet purchase, phone or mail-order purchase, bill payment, contactless purchase (purchases made by holding your Visa card or other device up to a secure reader instead of swiping your card), or small dollar purchase for which you are not required to sign, which is processed or submitted through the Visa U.S.A. Inc. payment system. A Qualifying Purchase does not include a purchase made using a Personal Identification Number (PIN) or purchase you initiate through identification technology that substitutes for a PIN. To qualify, you must follow all of the steps exactly as described in our offer and meet all of these terms and conditions. The information you provide in registering for this offer must match the information used to open the new Compass checking account. Checking accounts applied for, or opened in, a Compass branch are not eligible for this offer. You do not qualify if you register for this offer online in a Compass branch office or complete an online Personal Checking application in a Compass branch office. We will accept one registration per household. If multiple registrations are received, only the first registrant will be accepted if terms and conditions are met. Others registrations from household do not qualify.
Requesting your bonus: After opening your new Compass checking account and receiving your check card, go to www.compassbank.com/go/150offer within 30 days of registering for this offer to request your cash gift. Compass Bank will verify that the account was opened, does not have a negative balance and that at least 10 qualifying check card purchases were made with the associated check card(s). Verification can take up to 120 days. If the account has a negative balance, Compass Bank will allow the applicant seven business days to remedy the issue in order to qualify for the gift or the offer is void. Once the account and check card activity has been verified, you will receive an email from Compass Bank notifying you of your status and if approved, the date and amount of your cash deposit. To ensure timely delivery of email to your inbox, please add [email protected] to your trusted email senders list.
By participating in this offer you acknowledge that Compass Bank may report the value of the cash gift to the IRS if required by law.
