Banks need accounts.
You need more cash.
How about $650 to open a Wells Fargo Everyday Checking and Savings account and making it your main bank account?
That's what Wells Fargo is willing to do if you're willing to open an account, deposit $25+ make 10 posted purchases or payments each month for 3 consecutive months. It's reported as interest, so you'll owe taxes on it, but that's a nice chunk of change to switch banks.
This looks a lot like other similar high dollar bank promotions.
Definitely worth a look if you're in a state where the offer qualifies (there are a few restrictions, listed below) but you can apply online (you actually must apply online) so you're not even required to change out of your jammies and visit a branch!
And there's also a great $150 bonus from their Wells Fargo Cash Wise Credit Card too!
How to Get $400 + $250 from Wells Fargo
This promotion is a two-step offer – you get $400 for the checking account and $250 for the savings account.
The promotional requirements the Checking Account are:
- Open an Everyday Checking account online (from this webpage only) by the promotional deadline.
- Make a minimum opening deposit of $25 to fund your account.
- Within 150 days, set up and receive a direct deposit with a cumulative monthly total of $3,000 in qualifying direct deposits for three consecutive months.
Do those three simple steps and you'll see the $400 bonus deposited into your account within 45 days.
Click below on the orange “Learn More” button to open your account (if you don't see it below, click on this link to reload the page):
You cannot be an existing Wells Fargo consumer customer and you are limited to one bonus per customer per 12 months. You also cannot be an employee of Wells Fargo. If you don't qualify for Everyday Checking but can get an Opportunity Checking account, this offer still applies.
Next, the promotional requirements the Savings Account are:
- Open an eligible savings account online by the promotional deadline.
- Make a minimum opening deposit of $25 to fund your account.
- Within 10 days, deposit at least $15,000 in new money and maintain a minimum daily balance of at least $15,000 for 90 days from account opening.
The only other restriction is that you must go to a branch to open your savings account. Go to the promotional website below, fill out the form to have Wells Fargo email you a promotional code, and visit a local branch to complete the process.
Open In-Branch Instructions
If you want to open your account in a branch or simply don't like opening bank accounts online, you can get a promotional code emailed to you.
Click the orange button above and on that next page, you want to click on Open In-Branch (I drew the blue box, it won't have a blue box on the actual page) and enter your name, email, and ZIP code to get a promotional code via email:
Wells Fargo Everyday Checking Account Fees
The account has a $10 monthly service fee. You can avoid it quite easily.
To get the fee waived, you need to do only one of the following each “fee period” (statement period):
- 10+ posted debit card purchases/payments from this checking account. This does not include transactions at an ATM.
- Qualifying direct deposits totaling $500 or more.
- Maintain a $1,500 minimum daily balance.
- A linked Wells Fargo Campus ATM or Campus Debit Card.
The fee is also waived if you, as the primary account owner, are between 17 and 24 years old.
Wells Fargo Everyday Checking Account Perks
The account itself is pretty standard for a checking account.
They do promote three features that are quite rare:
- You can turn off your debit card in the event you lose it, so it's not an outright closure unless you're 100% sure you've lost it. If you are 100% sure, you need to report it stolen. If you've misplaced it (say at a bar or something) and you know where it is, you can disable it until you get it back.
- Access ATMs without your card by requesting a one-time access code via the app.
- Overdraft Rewind lets you avoid an overdraft fee if you overdraft your account but receive a direct deposit the following day that replaces the amount you overdrew by.
Wells Fargo Visa: $150 Cash Bonus
Wells Fargo offers some solid cashback credit cards as well with generous new account bonuses.
Get $150 when you open a Wells Fargo Cash Wise Visa Card and spend $500 in purchases in the first 3 months. The card is an unlimited 1.5% cash back credit card on all purchases and does not have an annual fee.
$150 bonus plus 1.5% is a great start. It's 25% better than your standard cashback card – plus it is cold hard cash, not points you have to convert. There is also a 0% introductory APR for 12 months on purchases and balance transfers (there is a balance transfer fee).
Learn more about this card (and others)
Worth a look if you want to go full Wells Fargo or just need to up your cashback credit card game.
Wells Fargo Propel American Express: 30,000 Bonus Points
If you're in the market for an American Express card that will give you 30,000 bonus points when you spend $3,000 in purchases in the first 3 months (worth $300 cash redemption value), then give the Wells Fargo Propel American Express Card some consideration.
It gives you 3X points for eating out and ordering in, 3X points for gas stations, rideshares, and transit, and 3X points for travel (flights, hotels, homestays, and car rentals). 1X points on everything else. It has no annual fee too.
Learn more about this card (and others)
If you're flexible on what bank account to open, Chase offers a pretty solid promotion right now. You can get up to $350 by opening a Chase Total Checking Account and a Chase Savings Account. The terms are similar to the Wells Fargo offer except the minimum daily balance is much higher, but so is the bonus!
