FWF Archive: First Community Bank: $1,000 min deposit, 3×$10-bonus for direct deposits and 3×$5-bonus for direct withdrawal

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Date Posted: Oct/09/2001 10:23 PM
Posted By: Cyberbishop
Rank: Charter Member

First Community Bank

With a new Checking With Interest Account (2.55 to 3.00 APY), if you start a new direct deposit, you’ll get a one-time bonus of $10, and you can get 3 of them! If you start an automatic withdrawal like your insurance premiums, gas bill, or mortgage payment, you get $3 for each up to 5!

Checking Disclosures
For the Checking With Interest Account, if your balance goes below $1,000 at any time, there is a charge of $10 for that monthly statement cycle. In either case, interest is still earned, no matter what the balance.

I’m wondering if PayPal transactions count as DirectDeposits/ ACH withdrawals… They are handled through the ACH, right?
Message edited by: Cyberbishop on 10/09/2001 22:29:59

Date Posted: Oct/12/2001 1:29 PM
Posted By: BIGTCQB
Rank: Senior Member

Bad news, guys & gals

This offer is only good in the State of Ohio

I called them last night and asked them to call me back in the morning because I had a question that the CSR on duty couldn’t answer, and they wound up telling me that, for security reasons, they couldn’t verify who you are by mail, etc., and they won’t do business out of state. They only have 3 bank branches total. It is a very hot deal, though, for Ohio state residents.

BIGTCQB