40,000 Thank You Points Offer Is Back

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Citibank’s 40,000 Thank You Points offer is back! If you missed out on the previous 40,000 point offer this summer, now’s your chance.

The 40,000 Thank You Points offer doesn’t require a credit check or a credit card.

All you need to do is open a checking account and a few other things to get all 40,000 Thank You Points. And it’s not as restrictive as it was earlier this summer.

5 Easy Steps to Get Citibank’s 40,000 Thank You Points Offer

Open a regular checking account in the Citigold Account Package or Basic Banking Package by October 31, 2013
Enroll the checking account in Citi Thank You Rewards within 60 days after account opening
Make 1 qualifying direct deposit during the first calendar month
Make 1 qualifying bill payment during the first calendar month
Enroll in paperless statements or download and use the Citi Mobile App within 60 days

30,000 Thank You Points for opening a regular checking account

Open a Citigold Account Package checking account, make 1 direct deposit, and two bill payments and get 30,000 Thank You Points.

10,000 more Thank You Points

Get an additional 10,000 Thank You Points when you either:

Enroll in paperless statements.
Download Citi Mobile app and use app to log in to your checking account

within 60 days of account opening.

To take advantage of the 40,000 Thank You Points offer, visit a Citibank branch in person, or online at citibank.com/checkingrewards

Summary of the fine print:

Offer limited to US citizens or resident aliens aged 18 or older.
Valid US taxpayer identification number required.
Citigold Account Packing checking account must be opened by October 31, 2013
Qualifying actions of enrolling in Citi Thank You Rewards, 1 direct deposit, and 1 bill payments must be completed within 60 days of account opening
Additional qualifying action of either enrollment in paperless statements or download either Citi Mobile app and log into checking account within 60 days of account opening.
Value of awarded Thank You Points may be reported as income to the IRS

Disclosure: Citibank 40,000 Thank You Points offer is provided as a courtesy. Travelingwellforless.com does not have a financial relationship with Citibank except to the extent of having Citibank credit cards. Travelingwellforless.com is not compensated in any way for this offer.

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