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This has been extended until December 31st, 2017. Keep in mind there is a public $250 offer.
Offer at a glance
- Maximum bonus amount:Â $150
- Availability:Â IL (might be possible for anybody to join by donating $15)
- Direct deposit required:Â Optional, $500+ for three months
- Additional requirements:Â Use promo code SHAREFUN
- Hard/soft pull:Â Soft pull
- ChexSystems: Unknown
- Credit card funding:Â Can fund up to $3,000 with a credit card (American Express, Visa, Mastercard & Discover all accepted)
- Monthly fees:Â None
- Early account termination fee:Â None
- Household limit:Â None listed
- Expiration date:
ÂOctober 2nd, 2017December 31st, 2017None listed
The Offer
- Andigo is offering $150 when you refer a friend or family member. The person you refer also receives a $150 bonus. To be eligible you need to do the following:
- Open account with promo code SHAREFUN
- Receive a direct deposit of at least $500 for three months or Close on a new or refinanced loan (home, auto, home equity or personal) of $5,000 or more
The Fine Print
- Offer available to those who join Andigo and enter promo code SHAREFUN. The $150 will be deposited to your Andigo checking account up to 90 days after the account is opened and the first direct deposit is posted. New members must deposit a monthly minimum of $500 for at least three months to qualify for the $150 bonus. Bonus payouts are taxable.
- The $150 will be deposited to your Andigo checking account up to 90 days after you undergo a loan review and close on a home, personal, home equity or auto loan of $5,000 or more. Bonus payouts are taxable.
- All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them
Avoiding Fees
Their checking account has no monthly fees to worry about. According to the fee schedule there is no early account termination fee.
Referral
To sign up you need to provide the person who referred you first and last name. Feel free to share this information in the comments if you’d like to refer people. Just please provide some useful information of your experience with Andigo as well.
Our Verdict
Pretty good bonus considering it’s a soft pull and you can fund with a credit card. Even better if you can do it with a friend and they are willing to split some of their referal money with you (please don’t do this in the comments, it’s too difficult to police for us). I’ll add this to our best checking bonus page.
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Post as cash advance. $3k limit per application. Cash advance on chase hyatt and chase united business
Anyone gotten their bonus yet? I’ve done three Alliant ACH transfers, nothing yet,
Opened late March. Real DD May June July 1st-ish. Payout today, to savings.
Hum, my third transfer was 6/14.
Holy crap, mine posted today, too. Real DD’s in May, June and July. Last DD on 7/10.
Uh oh. Guess I should assume mind didn’t work. Sigh. The language in the fine print doesn’t really state a deadline to complete the three DD. Wonder if I should change my work DD. Any thoughts,
William Charles ?
I wouldn’t worry just yet. I also did real DDs in April, May, June, July and nothing yet. Are you past 90 days from open?
Yes. Opened March 28– 109 days ago. First Alliant ACH, April 16– exactly 90 days from today.
Did you end up getting the bonus, or did you end up selecting another source for DD?
So long ago! I *think* Andigo never posted then I got barred when I tried to open a second savings account for credit card funding.
Their most recent response: We do apologize as this promotion ended 04/30/18.
Well, like Incredible Bank, this referral may be dead, too:
“Thank you for your inquiry. We are no longer offering a referral bonus. If you know anyone who would like to join please let them know that they can go to http://www.andigo.org and click on Andigo and they can click on become a member.”
Referral name: Jeff Giesen
Thanks to those here who helped me navigate this credit union.
Hi, I just used your referral. A rep called me asking for your city. Would you be able to provide that? If not, that’s o.k. I open it mainly for credit card funding.
Their lending dept called me Mon after denying me Fri and told me I could qualify for the sharefun bonus with a direct deposit or a loan! I said I was denied and she asked if I wanted her to look into it and then immediately asked if I knew why. I said I didn’t know but Chex was mentioned in the letter attached to the email. It was amazing how fast she said have a nice day and then hung up, lol.
Have people been able to successfully fund with Amex?
Just applied (WA state) and got the pending, we will call you message. Hoping that I don’t get the denial email as fast as @MoreSun!
Be prepared for your denial rebuttal. I applied saying i live/work in the area. They denied me as I live in FL. Responded to denial email and provided info about my employer HQ in Chicago. Next day CSR lady called to ask about my inquiries (30+/12) and said I need a local bank when Im in town. Approved.
Thanks for the heads-up. I’m at 10/12, so not in as deep as you.
Got to work and already had the denial email. Will call later today.
Bummer, hope you join JuicyJosh’s club & not mine!
Approved! Only took two weeks, jeez.
As a vet I’m actually pretty excited that this churn is dependent on supporting vets.
Applied from CA, received pending notice and email I will be contacted in 1 business day. Also chickened out on using the amex spend I working on right now due to the bank funding point crackdown and went Chase Freedom Unlimited, charge went pending as soon as I submitted it to Andigo. No fraud alert. Will post referral info if I get approved, fingers crossed!
Already received an email with my denial, the Notice of Adverse Action attached to the email mentions Chex. Will order my Chex and report back with total number of current inquiries. People have reported trouble getting the $3K charge to fall off of pending so I will report back on when that happens as well. Darn!
how many chex inq over last 3, 6 and 12 months?
how many chex inq over last 3, 6 and 12 months?
Opened 3 BMO accounts recently, idk if that hits 3 times or 1 (my latest chex is on the way) if they hit once I’m 2/3, 2/6, 28/12. Dang, seeing that x/12 number makes miss M&T again!
$3K charge fell off my CFU yesterday or today, no problems!
Interesting. Literally took 2 weeks to fall off of my SO’s Citi DC MC. Not sure if that was Andigo or Citi’s fault. Probably Citi being sChiti. SO got denied for chex, but her chex is way cleaner than mine. Go figure. I think they were referral blocking me but couldn’t say that.
I applied for an add-on Certificate tonight, and showing $3K pending purchase on my NFCU Flagship Rewards Visa. Fingers crossed. Sucks having to tie up 3K for 6 months in a CD, but whatever, I wanted to get the spend done, and BBVA only got me to $500 on a 2nd savings. I am too lazy to MS when not in my PJ’s – buying Prepaids is not for me.
EDIT: Interesting – looks like the penalty for early withdrawal is just loss of interest – not loss of principal or fees. A 6 month CD is only paying .54%.
That penalty is lower than Plastiq or tax payments! The other DPs I’d seen of people who had problems with the charge falling off weren’t using Chase cards so maybe it has something to do with Chase’s rules…
NFCU Flagship Rewards did not give “Transaction Rewards” points for the $3K, so even though it didn’t code as a cash advance, it didn’t help with MSR. Oddly enough, BBVA Compass $500 did count, but the cap is way too low. Disappointing to say the least.