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Edited April 12, 2023
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Update: 2.5% APY starting 9/30
>Now 4.00% for Savings
2.00% APY with a direct deposit. $1 direct deposit is good enough to get 2.00 APY. 1.00% APY with no direct deposit.
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If you are setting up DD for the first time, you are also eligible for this promotion.
any other ways for direct deposit besides a real job?
Exactly same thing happened to me. I got so pissed, kept 20 cents in there and kept my account open. ING was stupid, capital one is more about how to fleece students and gullible people.
Deposits are swept daily to one or more banks (the "Program Banks") where they earn a variable rate of interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance. Once your deposits reach one of the Program Banks (typically within 2 business days), they are FDIC insured. FDIC Insurance is not provided until the funds arrive at Program Bank. Funds in the SoFi Money Sweep Program are eligible for up to $1.5 million of FDIC insurance through the Program Banks.
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"Qualifying Direct Deposits are defined as deposits from an enrolled member's employer, payroll, or benefits provider via ACH deposit. Deposits that are not from an employer (such as check deposits; P2P transfers such as from PayPal or Venmo, etc.; merchant transactions such as from PayPal, Stripe, Square, etc.; and bank ACH transfers not from employers) do not qualify for this promotion."
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