Here are the best checking account deals from banks we have found recently.  Banks are willing to pay up to $220 to get you to open a new checking account.

Generally speaking, all these checking accounts have certain minimum activities you need to perform to get the offer bonuses.  These typically include: setting up a direct deposit, making a minimum number of debit card transactions, enrolling in online banking, and going paperless with online statements.

Charter One Checking Account – Get up to $220 in bonuses

• Set up a Direct Deposit of $500 or more - $50 Cash
• Make 5 Online Bill Payments - $25 Cash
• Make 5 Debit or Credit Card purchases - $25 Cash
• Enroll in Green$ense™ paperless program – earn up to $120 a year

Charter One also has an interesting college savings account that pays you up to $1,000 over 18 years of savings.

HomeStreet Bank of Seattle Checking Account – Get up to $215 in bonuses

• Set up FREE direct deposit of payroll, pension, Social Security or other income into your HomeStreet checking account - Get $80
• Use your Visa® Check Card ($2 per purchase up to $60) - Get $60
• Use FREE Online Bill Payment, ($10 per payment up to $40) - Get $40
• Turn in your old checks and debit card from your old bank ($15 for your check card and $2 per pad of checks up to $10) - Get $25
• Sign up to receive FREE e-statements - Get $10

Chase Business Banking Checking Account – $100 bonus for new checking account

• Print the $100 Chase Business Banking checking account Coupon
• Bring it to the branch – this must be done in person, not online
• Open a Free Business Checking account in person and deposit a minimum of $500 or more into your new business checking account within 30 days of account opening with funds not currently on deposit with Chase or any of its affiliates.

Bank of America Checking Account – $100 bonus for new checking account, plus $25 for refer a friend

• Only new customers who open a checking account with a minimum $500 – Get $100
• Checking account must be open for at least 30 days
• Minimum of one transaction with the newly assigned check card
• To open a new checking account, apply at Bank of America online or go to a banking center and reference offer code AOU260909
• Refer a friend to open a new checking account – $25

Citibank checking account – $100 to open new checking account

• Open a Citibank regular checking account in a qualifying package and deposit a minimum of $1,000.
• Within the first month of opening your Citibank checking account, start making at least one (1) monthly direct deposit into your Citibank checking account; or at least two (2) electronic bill payments each month from your Citibank checking account; or five (5) or more qualifying non-PIN debit card purchase transactions each month using your Citibank debit card and continue doing so for three (3) consecutive months.

AmericaNet Bank – 4.00% APY on Rewards Checking Account (down from 5.25% in April, 2009)

• Make 10 AmericaNet Bank® VISA® CheckCard sales transactions
• Receive all statements electronically

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