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To take advantage of this great offer from Webster, just open a new account between 8/25/08 and 10/10/08 and complete one of the following:

Use your Visa® Check Card to make 3 qualifying purchases,5
Make 3 online bill payments, or
Set up direct deposit


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Bonus Terms as copied from bank's website on 9/23/08:

* Offer is valid only for new checking accounts opened between 8/25/08 and 10/10/08. Customer must complete one of the following: (1) direct deposit (Direct deposit transactions are limited to payroll, Social Security, pension and government benefits. PayPal transactions are excluded. Applies to consumer checking accounts only), or (2) qualifying Visa Check Card purchases, or (3) bill payments through WebsterOnline.com to a third party. Qualifying transactions must be completed by 12/12/08. To be eligible, primary customer must not have had an open checking account within the past 60 days at Webster Bank. Minimum opening balance requirements for all accounts must be met to qualify for offer. Accounts must be in good standing at the time of payment. All cash rewards will be transferred into the newly established checking account by 1/23/09. Amounts will be reported to the IRS and customer is responsible for any applicable taxes. Offer is available to residents of NY, MA, RI and CT only.

1 Miscellaneous fees may apply. Minimum opening deposit of $50 is required.

2 Minimum deposit of $50 is required. There is a $15 (or $13 with direct deposit) monthly service charge if monthly average combined balance of $4,000 in checking, savings or money market accounts, or $20,000 in combined deposit (checking, savings, CDs or money market) or home equity and installment loan balances is not maintained.

3 Webster will not charge any fees for using non-Webster ATMs. Other banks' fees will apply.

4 Minimum opening deposit of $500 required. There is a $20 monthly service charge if minimum average combined balance of $10,000 in checking, savings or money market accounts, or $50,000 in combined deposit, CD or home equity and installment loan balances is not maintained.

5 A "Qualifying Purchase" is any signature-based purchase, Internet purchase, phone or mail-order purchase, bill payment, contactless purchase (purchase made by holding your Visa card or other device up to a secure reader instead of swiping your card), or small-dollar purchases for which you are not required to sign made with an enrolled Visa card, which is processed or submitted through the Visa U.S.A. Inc. payment system. A qualifying purchase does not include a purchase using a Personal Identification Number (PIN) or purchase you initiate through identification technology that substitutes for a PIN. Additional restrictions apply. For more information on qualifying purchases, please visit www.Visa.com/extras.