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Mar 24, 2009, 6:49 pm

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Join Date: Oct 2005

Location: Milwaukee, WI

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Originally Posted by pitbrian

It's probably very similar (if not the same) as this deal
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...heck-card.html

I just signed up for the NW Gold Visa debit card which normally has a $55 annual fee, but is waived in 2009. I got 5,000 WP points (which I immediately transferred over to my DL account) for opening a free checking account (transferring only $50). The card earns 1 mile/$ on all non-pin purchases. Pretty great deal IMO, especially since applying does not affect your credit and the checking account is free.

My miles posted before I even got my card. USBank has been a pleasure to deal with..nice reps that call to assure me everything is fine and all fees are waived.

Plus- I now have a 747 on my debit card

That sounds marvie, but you'd think they'd go with someone like, oh, I don't know, Bank of America or something. US is no longer associated w/them, and they're pretty much coast-to-coast. And, I would imagine that a great number of us already bank/do business with them (I do).

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