[YMMV] Chase Sapphire Banking Now Offering 60,000 Point Bonus In Branch (New Accounts & Upgrades)

Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: 60,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Availability: Nationwide, in branch Must be a Chase Sapphire customer
• Direct deposit required: None
• Additional requirements: Deposit $75,000 and maintain that for 90 days
• Hard/soft pull: Soft
• ChexSystems: No
• Credit card funding: Cannot fund with debit or credit in branch.
• Monthly fees: $25, avoidable
• Early account termination fee: Bonus taken back if closed within six months
• Household limit:  None listed
• Expiration date: None listed

The Offer

No direct link, in branch only

• Chase is now offering a bonus of 60,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Chase Sapphire cardholders (No annual fee, Preferred & Reserve) that start or upgrade a Sapphire Banking relationship. To receive the bonus you must:
  • Open or upgrade to a new Sapphire Banking relationship and bring $75,000 in new qualifying deposits and/or investments to Chase
  • Deposit funds into the account within 45 days and maintain that balance for at least 90 days

The Fine Print

• Points will post to the account within 45 days of meeting the requirements
• Clients may participate in only one Sapphire checking or Chase Private Client checking new money bonus per 12 month period
• All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

Monthly Fees

Sapphire Banking has a monthly fee of $25. To avoid this you need to keep $75,000 in the accounts

Early Account Termination Fee

Normally Chase claws back the bonus if the account is closed within six months. Isn’t clear if that’s the case here or not.

Our Verdict

For most people the best option would be to put $75,000 in investments (keep in mind You Invest offers free trades). Just be sure to be aware of any tax implications when transferring investments. If you just put $75,000 in straight cash you’ll be losing out on a lot of interest. This offer will be available online starting October 15th, they will also be offering a $750 bonus to some non-cardholders and a $1,250 bonus for upgrading to Chase Private Client. Might make sense to just wait for the bonus to be available online to save yourself a trip to the branch. I won’t be adding this to our best checking bonus page purely because it seems not all Sapphire cardholders will actually be eligible for this bonus.

If you have $75,000 in investments you can easily move then I do think this is a good bonus. If you moved $75,000 in cash over you’d really need it in the account for six months. If you put those same funds in a 2.25% APY account you’d earn $840+, because of that I don’t think it’s worth doing if you’re moving cash. I really see this as more of a brokerage bonus than a checking one.

Big thanks to our Chase source for this information

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