Originally Posted by
andyandy
Folks,
FYI. I'm looking at opening a new personal account through this promo. Just did an online chat with Chase and was told that a deposit through a Chase CC would be charged as a purchase but would not count as "new money". Was told that I would still have to transfer in $100 in the first 60 days to qualify for the Continental Promo.
Andyandy
This is the first time I hear of this. If this is correct, that explains my problem as I got only 2500 miles thus far. I have to say it does not make sense since money from a credit card is money from outside Chase. I suggest you try talking to a different representative.