Chase checking account questions and strategies [Consolidated]
I currently have a chase checking account that's somewhat new. I was thinking of closing the account in order to reopen it and take advantage of their bonus offers for opening checking accounts. This can be done once a year to obtain the bonus.
I'm also looking to eventually get four or more chase credit cards over the next year or so. Will closing and reopening my checking account make it much more difficult to open multiple chase credit cards and is it worth the hassle for a checking bonus of around $200 each year? |
Pruning my Chase bank accounts while keeping options open for future app?
Trying to figure out which accounts to close/maintain.
The oldest account is a savings trust of which I am the beneficiary but not the trustee. Haven't touched it although I can take control at any time.
What I'd like to do is close all my accounts except the oldest eligible savings account (which would be either the savings trust or a different account) and keep a few hundred in that one. I'm uncertain what effect this might have on future apps. If anyone cares to weigh in I'd greatly appreciate any insights you can provide. :) |
Checking/Savings accounts have almost no effect on which Credit Cards you're eligible for. They are separate departments, and the credit department cares about your credit history.
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Pruning my Chase bank accounts while keeping options open for future app?
Disagree.. During reconsideration call, it's always useful to say "i have been loyal customer of chase with checking/ saving account open for the past 20 years".. It does help
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Banks have a term called "a complete banking relationship"-- they want a well rounded financial relationship with you-- credit cards, checking, savings, IRA's, mortgages, etc. Although the departments are different, they can and will factor these things in your favor.
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Closing a Chase checking account ?
Hi, chase offers a $ sign up bonus for signing up for a chase total checking account. Just curious, what if you want to close the checking account after receiving the sign up bonus later on ? Are there any penalties ?
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Originally Posted by anonymous4a
(Post 21411268)
Hi, chase offers a $ sign up bonus for signing up for a chase total checking account. Just curious, what if you want to close the checking account after receiving the sign up bonus later on ? Are there any penalties ?
Not sure unless you read the T&C as some may say there is a minimum time acct must stay open. Ex. Once open a citi ck acct for miles and remember it had to stay open for at least 9 or was it 12 mts? Before bonus miles will post to acct. |
Originally Posted by anonymous4a
(Post 21411268)
Hi, chase offers a $ sign up bonus for signing up for a chase total checking account. Just curious, what if you want to close the checking account after receiving the sign up bonus later on ? Are there any penalties ?
I have opened a Chase account for miles (back in the OnePass days) and closed the account after a year. No problems. |
Just keep the account open. fyi..Chase will 1099 you on the bonus so be ready tax time.
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Most of Chase's new account promos require the account be kept open for six months before closing it. If you close it within the six months, the promotional amount paid to you when you opened will be the owed plus an account closing fee.
I'm on a rinse and repeat cycle with Chase. This is my third round of opening Checking accounts for $200 each and this year they started sending me invites to open savings accounts too with $15k balance to get $175. Easy money! Always love how they pay in the first 10 days the account is open. |
After the mandatory holding period, I've always found it easy to close doing following:
1. Note the statement closing date 2. soon after the statement closing date, ACH out the funds to another bank to bring balance to $0 3. After a few days of the transaction clearing, sending an SM asking to close the checking account. 4. Within a day or so get a SM back confirming and the accoutn disappears. The reason for timing on #2 is to avoid any fees for a low balance if the timing goes over a statement cycle. |
The terms on my offer ($125) were that the money would be revoked if the account was closed sooner than 6 months.
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Originally Posted by BankerManUSA
(Post 21412881)
Most of Chase's new account promos require the account be kept open for six months before closing it. If you close it within the six months, the promotional amount paid to you when you opened will be the owed plus an account closing fee.
I'm on a rinse and repeat cycle with Chase. This is my third round of opening Checking accounts for $200 each and this year they started sending me invites to open savings accounts too with $15k balance to get $175. Easy money! Always love how they pay in the first 10 days the account is open. Capital One bank also offers signup bonuses and offers interest checking at high (relative to the rest) rates locked for a year. I got $300 signup and .75% interest for the last year with an ATM card that allows rebate of service charges up to $15 a month for out of network withdrawals, My wife got $300 signup and 10,000 cap1 reward points which we xfered to her venture card, for getting rewards checking last year. She closed it after 6 months with no problem and we just recently opened a .5% interest savings with them since my checking went down to .3 after first year. I missed a 1% for a year offer by 2 weeks. I use these sites to check on banking bonuses: http://www.maximizingmoney.com/categ...g-bonus-deals/ and https://www.checkingfinder.com/ |
Could you ask chase to give 20000 UR points instead of the $200 credit or check ?
I know Credit cards and General banking are separate divisions, but anybody try? |
Churning Chase checking & savings accounts - thoughts?
FT conventional wisdom is to keep Chase checking & savings accounts to establish a relationship, which could help when applying for their credit cards.
However, in this FatWallet thread, it is unanimously recommended to open, close, and churn Chase checking & savings accounts annually for the sign up bonus (usually around $150). One poster says: Chase is a megabank run by computers and script readers. Unless you have millions with their private banking arm, then you have no "banking relationship" with them. The computers and outsourced CSRs don't care if you've been with the bank for decades. I would like to get FT's perspective. Thoughts and experience? Should I churn? Or does having multi-year bank accounts open actually help when applying for their credit cards? |
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