I’ve gotten several offers from Washington Mutual bank to open an account and receive $100 free. You can do this online, on the phone, or at the bank. But you have to have a designated code which can only be used once.

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I finally decided to sign up with them last week. It was very easy and the bank representative was very friendly.  From my own personal experience, I prefer the older and more experienced representatives.  They seem to know what they are doing and give you proper information too.

In order to get the $100, you have to deposit $100 first and keep your account open and active for 3 months. There are some really neat things offered by WAMU that I did not know of before. Such as free money orders for customers. Most banks would charge at least $5 or more for this. But then again, when do I really need to use money orders!

Washington Mutual was in financial trouble a couple of months back (as many banks were in October 2008). But they have now merged with Chase and received a government bail out. So they must be trying to get more people to sign up now. Chase is also another bank I have a credit card with and will post about that later. I like their service but may have a change of heart soon. Read the rest of this entry »