I
got
a
letter
from
CitiBank
with
an
offer
for
20,000
ThankYou
Points
[worth
up
to
$200]
for
opening
a
checking
account.
It
seems
better
than
other
deals
I've
seen
recently,
but
there
are
requirements.
It
may
only
be
valid
for
Citi
credit
cardholders
who
got
this
letter.
The
short
version:
Go
to
offer.citibank.com
and
enter
code
CE2T,
or
call
866-445-8706
and
give
them
that
code
Open
a
regular
checking
account
[AKA
The
Citibank
Account]
with
minimum
of
$1,000
by
6/30/09,
and
enroll
it
in
ThankYou
Network
For
each
of
the
first
3
months,
have
either
1]
a
direct
deposit;
2]
2
electronic
bill
payments;
or
3]
5
non-PIN
debit
card
purchase
transactions,
and
you
get
10,000
TYP
If
you
do
that
again
for
each
of
the
next
3
months,
you
get
another
10,000
TYP
The
Citibank
Account
requires
a
combined
balance
[checking,
savings,
money
market,
retirement,
credit
card
balances,
loans,
mortgages,
etc.]
of
$6,000
or
more
to
avoid
monthly
fees;
having
a
$6k
credit
limit
on
a
credit
card
does
not
count
The
fine
print:
This
offer
is
available
to
Citi
cardmembers
who
receive
this
communication.
Offer
is
not
valid
for
existing
Citibank
checking
customers.
All
accounts
subject
to
approval
and
applicable
terms
and
fees.
Persons
under
18
years
of
age
are
not
eligible.
Offer
may
be
modified
or
withdrawn
at
any
time
without
notice,
is
not
transferable
and
cannot
be
combined
with
any
other
offer.
Separate
enrollment
of
eligible
checking
account
in
ThankYou
network
required.
ThankYou
Network
enrollment
and
participation
are
subject
to
terms,
conditions
and
restrictions.
Participation
limited
to
United
States
["U.S."]
citizens
or
resident
aliens
with
a
valid
U.S.
taxpayer
identification
number.
Customer
is
responsible
for
taxes,
if
any.
Monthly
points
for
checking
account
relationship
require
customer
to
initiate
minimum
of
one
credit
or
debit
to
the
account
per
statement
cycle.
Customer
must
deposit
a
minimum
of
$1,000
into
checking
account
opened
in
a
Citibank
Account,
Citibank
Everything
Counts
or
Citigold
account
relationship
package
by
6/30/09.
Within
the
first
month
after
account
opening,
customer
must
complete
at
least
one
direct
deposit
to,
or
at
least
two
electronic
bill
payments
from,
the
checking
account,
or
five
or
more
qualifying
non-PIN
purchase
transactions
using
your
Citibank
debit
card
each
month
for
three
consecutive
months
to
get
10,000
ThankYou
Points.
Customer
must
continue
to
make
a
direct
deposit
or
two
electronic
bill
payments,
or
five
or
more
qualifying
non-PIN
purchase
transactions
using
your
Citibank
debit
card
each
month
for
an
additional
three
consecutive
months
to
get
an
additional
10,000
ThankYou
Points.
Electronic
bill
payments
are
those
you
make
using
Citibank
Online,
Citi
Mobile
or
CitiPhone
Banking.
A
bill
that
is
paid
by
making
a
transfer
between
linked
accounts
does
not
qualify
as
a
bill
payment
for
this
offer.
Qualifying
purchases
must
be
submitted
through
the
MasterCard
Network
and
are
those
for
which
either
you
or
a
merchant
designates
as
a
"credit"
transaction
[including
purchases
you
sign
for,
small
dollar
purchases
that
do
not
require
a
signature
and
use
of
your
MasterCard
PayPass],
Internet,
phone
and
mail-order
transactions.
Qualifying
purchases
do
not
include
those
initiated
using
a
Personal
Identification
Number
[PIN]
or
other
transactions
submitted
through
other
payment
processing
networks.
Each
award
of
10,000
bonus
ThankYou
Points
will
be
credited
to
your
ThankYou
Member
Account
within
120
days
from
the
end
of
the
statement
period
in
which
you
met
qualifying
requirements
stated
in
this
offer.
Your
Citibank
checking
account
and
Citi
credit
card
account
must
be
open
and
in
good
standing
at
the
time
the
bonus
ThankYou
Points
are
posted
to
your
ThankYou
Member
Account.