[Expired] $525 Chase Freedom Unlimited & Total Checking Combo Bonus

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The Offer

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  • Chase is offering a three-prong combo bonus for their Freedom Unlimited card and Total Checking account:
    • Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card: Earn a $200 bonus after you spend $500 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. And earn 5% cash back on grocery store purchases (not including Target or Walmart purchases) on up to $12,000 spent in the first year.
    • Chase Total Checking: As a new Chase checking customer, get $225 when you open a new Chase Total Checking account from this page and set up direct deposit within 90 days.
    • Get $100 for both Chase Total Checking and Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card. To get an extra $100 bonus, open a Chase Total Checking account from this page and set up direct deposit. AND, open a Chase Freedom Unlimited credit card within the promotional timeframe.

The Fine Print

  • Offer expires 10/4/21
  • For more details on Chase checking bonuses and avoiding fees, see previous posts on those bonuses
  • The $225 bonus and the $100 bonus will be reported on a form 1099-INT

Our Verdict

The Freedom Unlimited bonus is the standard online offer (though some can do better by using a referral link which gives your friend a bonus or by going in branch for an extra $50). The checking offer is lower than the top offers we’ve seen, such as this checking/savings $600 combo offer.

The current $525 offer makes sense for someone who is planning on signing up for the Freedom Unlimited card with the standard online bonus and who isn’t interested in doing Chase savings account offers. In that case, this bonus actually gives you a bit better than typically possible. We also haven’t seen any of the big Chase checking/savings bonuses lately.

Hat tip to reader Dave
    Chuck
  • On September 10, 2021, 10:56
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View Comments (34)

  • Is this offer automatically applied to my account? I have just opened a checking account at a branch 3 days ago and now I find this offer. If I open a ultimate credit card right now, does this offer automatically apply to me?

  • P2 just opened the freedom card a month ago. is it likely he can open the checking and get the entire bonus?

    • When did you open that account? Most Chase Checking offers have this statement "You can receive only one new checking and one new savings account opening related bonus every two years from the last enrollment date".

  • This seems like good offer. Never churned Chase, but a little scared cause I heard they are addicted to closing accounts. Hate to bother and not get offer

    • My wife and I got two bonuses with Chase Checking in 2019 and two more last months. They paid the bonuses very soon after you met all the requirements. They're a bit skittish about fund transfers initiated from your Chase account and sometimes cancel them. I've always pushed money into Chase and pulled money out of Chase using an external account. Had no problems at all.

  • I already have a Chase Checking account, how to get any more bonuses from Chase using the Bank account route?

  • Meanwhile, looks like any bonus for opening a CHASE Savings account and maintaining a15K bonus for 3 months has slipped thru the cracks. I’m eligible to open Checking again and was waiting for the tandem bonus deal with savings but it’s not in the cards. Opportunity cost of those funds sitting at the CHASE Savings negligible rate wouldn't be much nowadays.

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