CITIBANK CHECKING 30,000 BONUS AA MILES OFFER EXTENDED -12/31/2012
Just wanted to let you know I’ve update a new code for the Citibank American Airlines checking account offer on the Miles Momma home page. The previous offer of 30,000 American Airlines miles for a Citibank Citigold account has been extended with a new code to 12/31/2012. This is any easy 30,000 AA miles (or 60,000 for couples/families). The details are outlined below.
USE CODE: CMDJ (Don’t forget to use or you don’t get miles)
Click on “Promotion Disclosure” on the left side bar to view the offer details. Be sure to print this for your records. Citibank is notorious for having a hard time posting your miles once you’ve met the minimum requirements. You will probably have to call a few time to get them into your account. I always do but it’s never without calling. They also have been know to send 1099 for the bonus, although I did an offer last year for 30,000 and never receive a 1099. Not sure if I’ll receive one this year. I hope not. If I do, I plan to dispute it as there is no real way to put a dollar value on miles because it depends upon how they are redeemed and the IRS has already issued a statement indicated that they don’t consider miles currency (yet).
WHAT TO DO:
1. Open a The Citigold® Account Package, account by 12/31/2012 for 30,000 AA miles.
2. Within 60 days after account opening, complete both of the following qualifying activities:
- One or more direct deposits for 2 consecutive calendar months AND
- Spend the required $750 minimum amount on purchases using your Citibank® Debit Card
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
Promotion Code: CMDJ
When you applied for your new Citibank checking account, you identified the special offer code of CMDJ to receive 30,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles for The Citigold® Account Package, or, 15,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles for The Citibank® Account Package, or, 5,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles for the Basic Banking Package. Below are the terms and conditions that you must meet in order to obtain the benefits of this special offer.
The AAdvantage® bonus miles will be posted by Citibank to your American Airlines AAdvantage® account within 90 days from the end of the statement period in which you met all offer requirements.
This offer is available to Citi® / AAdvantage® credit card members who receive this communication. One offer per customer and account only. All accounts subject to approval and applicable terms and fees. Existing checking customers are not eligible for this offer. Offer may be modified or withdrawn at any time without notice, expires 12/31/12, is not transferable and cannot be combined with any other offer. Persons under 18 years of age are not eligible. If you have received a bonus reward for opening a new Citibank consumer checking account within the past two years you will not be eligible to receive a bonus associated with this offer.
To qualify to earn either 30,000, 15,000 or 5,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus mules, open a new Regular Checking account in an eligible package by 12/31/12. Within 60 days after account opening, complete all of the following qualifying activities: One or more direct deposits for 2 consecutive calendar months AND spend the required minimum amount on purchases using your Citibank Debit Card.
Qualifying debit card purchases are those made using the Credit Debit Card to buy goods and services and are net of returns and other adjustments. ATM withdrawals, cash back and bill payments do not qualify as Citibank Debit Card purchases. Net qualifying purchases are determined at Citibank’s sole discretion and must post to the new checking account within 60 days of account opening. AAdvantage® bonus miles are earned on a per account basis and based upon all debit card purchases by all customers when the new checking account is the primary account linked to a debit card.
At the time the AAdvantage® bonus miles are to be posted to your AAdvantage® account, your Citi® / AAdvantage® credit card account and the new checking account you opened in an eligible package (Citigold® Account, Citibank® Account, or Basic Banking) must be open and in good standing.
Terms, conditions and fees for accounts, products, programs and services are subject to change.
American Airlines reserves the right to change AAdvantage® program rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers at any time without notice and to end the AAdvantage® program with six months’ notice. Any such changes may affect your ability to use the mileage awards or credits that you have accumulated. Members may not be able to obtain all offered awards at all times or use awards for all destinations or on all flights. AAdvantage® travel awards, mileage accrual and special offers are subject to government regulations. Unless specified, AAdvantage® miles earned through this promotion/offer do not count toward elite-status qualification or Million MilerSM status. American Airlines is not responsible for products or services offered by other participating companies. For complete details about the AAdvantage® program visit, http://www.aa.com/aadvantage
AAdvantage®, AAdvantage with Scissor Eagle design and Million Miler are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.
Checking accounts are offered by Citibank, N.A.
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Are there monthly fees, or any other fees, associated with keeping the account?
@Andres – Yes – $30 month – 2 month grace period though. Figure 2-3 months of pay the fee if you can’t get fee waived. So basically $60 – $90 for 30,000 AA miles
T&C’s:”Waive monthly service fees on your Citigold checking account by linking accounts. There’s no monthly service fee for the first two statement periods. After that, we’ll continue to waive the monthly service fee if the combined average monthly balance of your eligible linked accounts is:
$50,000 or more for all linked deposit and retirement accounts OR
$100,000 or more across all your eligible linked Citi accounts, including investments and loan balances, but excluding mortgage balances.
Otherwise, a $30 monthly service fee will apply.”
I went thru your link and applied. But nowhere did I see any offer details. I used the CMDJ code. I was never asked for my AA account number. Do you think I was applying to the correct offer?
@Ron – You should have filled in a box with your AA number. You did apply for the right offer and the I checked the code again just now. The promotion disclosure information is correct. I would be sure you’ve printed that promotional disclosure information and call Citibank to get your AA number added to your account. Tell them you applied for the offer but didn’t have a place for your frequent flyer number. If you didn’t print the promotional disclosure you can go back through the link and go to open a Citigold account and input the code, on the left side bar you will then see the “promotional disclosure” appear when you click to the application screen.
Have you heard of current Citibank Checking account holders still being able to receive this 30K bonus by opening a second Citigold checking account?
@Chuck – No. I believe these offers are always for new account holders. You can cancel your checking account though and reapply a few months later I think and still get bonus. For sure, it would be safe after 6 months but don’t know for sure. I usually do 1 a year.
how many times do you have to call Citibank to get them to deposit the miles into your acct once you met the requirement.
would direct deposit from ING which is now Capital One counts? I just got the same offer through email today.
@TVN – I’ve had to call a couple times in the past. Not huge work but something you have to keep tracking on. ING/Paypal would be good options. Also, for a small fee (2.75%) AMEX Square Reader is a sure deal. I’ve used it in the past. Set with your business name and you can do direct deposits when you need them for various purposes. http://www.squareup.com
Thank you for your reply. Did you get a 1099 from Citi for the bonus points? some people from other forums reported getting 1099?
Also, did Citi let you apply even though you got it in the past? My husband is an authorized signer on my acct. but doesn’t have the Citi AA card, will he be able to apply? He is planning to apply next month for the personal and business card.
@ I’ve heard and read as well about 1099’s but never received one myself. Did this offer last year and have done other Citi checking offers in the past without any issues. Your credit cards and checking accounts are completely viewed separately. So your credit card accounts will have no affect on you getting a checking account bonuses. This is pretty normal across the boards with various lenders.
Also, thank you for the AMEX Square Reader suggestion. Learned something new today.
@TVN – Glad to help!