$75 checking account bonus at Wachovia

Wachovia Bank is offering a $75 bonus for opening a new free checking account. To get the $75 — which will be given as a checking account credit — you just need to do the following: Open a Wachovia Bank free checking account with at least $100, and make at least 10 transactions within the first 60 days. What is a transaction? A signature-based or PIN-based Check Card purchase, a check transaction, an ATM withdrawal or transfer, a BillPay debit, or an ACH debit. This deal does not seem to be mentioned on Wachovia’s website, but you can see an ad for the deal here.

Wachovia Bank, now owned by Wells Fargo, is one of the largest banks in America with many branches throughout Florida.

Short-term CDs up to 4.30% at Wachovia

Wachovia Bank has some very competitive short-term CDs available: Their 7-month CD is yielding 4.00% APY, and their 12-month CD is yielding 4.30% APY.  Both these CDs have minimums of $5000.

Wachovia Bank has numerous branches throughout all of Florida.  You can find one near you here.