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SoFi Checking & Savings: Open New Account w/ Direct Deposit, Get Expired

up to 4.00% APY
+ $250 Bonus w/ $5K+ in Direct Deposit Transactions
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SoFi is offering 2.00% > 2.50% > 3.50% > now 4.00% APY on Savings or 2.50% > now 1.20% APY on Checking + Up to $300 > now $250 Bonus when you Open a New Online Account and Set Up Direct Deposit.

Thanks to Community Member vrcsu for posting this deal.

Details/Features:
  • After Opening a New Account and setting up Direct Deposit, wait for your direct deposit to hit your account (typically 2-4 weeks).
  • Amount of Direct Deposit Cash Bonus depends on Total Qualifying Direct Deposit amount in 25-day Evaluation Period :
    • $1,000 - $4,999 Total Qualifying Direct Deposit: $50 Cash Bonus
    • $5,000 or more Total Qualifying Direct Deposit: $250 Cash Bonus
  • SoFi will credit members who meet qualification criteria within 14 days of the end of the Evaluation Period.
  • Direct Deposit Bonus Promotion ends 1/23/23 > now 12/31/23 11:59PM ET.
  • No overdraft fees. No minimum balance fees. No monthly fees. Plus, 55,000+ fee-free ATMs within the Allpoint Network.
  • Up to 2-day-early-paycheck
  • Get up to 15% cash back at local establishments when you pay with your SoFi debit card.
  • Organize your money, set savings goals, and save your change with Vaults and Roundups.
  • You'll earn up to 4.00% annual percentage yield (APY) on savings balances (including Vaults) and 1.20% APY on checking balances with direct deposit. Members without direct deposit will earn 1.20% APY.
  • There is no minimum direct deposit amount required. However, please note that there is a minimum direct deposit required for No-Fee Overdraft Coverage ($1,000).
  • Interest rates are variable and subject to change at any time. Rates are current as of 12/16/2022. Additional information can be found at http://www.sofi.com/legal/banking-rate-sheet

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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.
No account fees
No overdraft fees
No minimum balance fees
No monthly fees
Free Checks
FDIC insured
2-day-early-paycheck credit
Great mobile banking app
Access to 55,000 ATMs worldwide through the Allpoint Network

Very easy to open Checking and Savings account online with SoFi
https://www.sofi.com/banking/

up to $300 $250 bonus + $25 referral bonus

Total Qualifying Direct Deposit amount in 30-day Evaluation Period Cash Bonus
$1,000 - $1,999$4,999 $50
$2,000-$4,999 $100
$5,000 or more $300 $250

Evaluation Period start from your 1st Direct Deposit Date. (Not from account opening date)

SoFi Checking and Savings - Referral Bonus :
For a limited time, get $25 when you sign up for a SoFi Checking & Savings account and deposit at least $10 with referral link.

Referral bonus $25 created the same day of $10 deposit

How to Transfer Money?
• Directly making an online transfer from one bank account to another
• Writing a check
• Making a peer-to-peer transfer
• Completing a wire transfer
• Working with a third-party company
• Making an email money transfer

Withdrawal Limit is $1,000,000.00 per day
Same limit for transferring money from Sofi to external bank account

Overall best banking experience I've ever had.
I closed my 20 years old regions and chase accounts and moved to Sofi.
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I opened Sofi checking on Jul 26 and completed the $5,000 direct deposit. Got email 4 days ago saying "Nice work! Your first direct deposit just hit your account. We'll calculate your total direct deposit amount over the next 30 days and credit the bonus accordingly. You'll qualify for your bonus 30 days after you set up direct deposit with your employer, and it can take up to 2 weeks for it to post to your account after that"....so I should be getting the $300 within next 30 days.

-Mar, opened/completed Wells Fargo and received in 3 mts (June) the $325 Bonus.
-Apr, opened/completed Chase and received the $225 bonus immediately (same month) after direct deposit was made.
-Today, opened US Bank and setup direct deposit to receive the $400 bonus after 2 or more deposits totaling $4,000 or more.

I am now researching BMO Harris and their $500 cash bonus when you have a total of at least $7,500 in qualifying direct deposits within the first 90 days.
https://www.bmoharris.com/main/personal/checking-accounts/digital-offer/?COID=BMOC-06492I-CH9U6X7&ec... [bmoharris.com]
can we do a bank transfer to satisfy the direct deposit?
I just did this earlier today. I've had capital One 360 savings since it was ING Orange Savings and until recently I didn't notice they weren't paying me the interest rate posted on their homepage because they started the "performance" 360 savings account which gets a higher rate. Why didn't they just convert 360 savings to the new "performance" product? Probably so people like me wouldn't realize right away we weren't getting paid the best rate. They said I'd have have a new performance account to get the better rate so since I was a little miffed, I'd have to open a new account anyway, and SoFi is paying better I just moved it all over to SoFi...

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cheapchips
09-01-2022 at 07:35 PM.
09-01-2022 at 07:35 PM.
WOOHOO! Ally


I cant wait til it's over 3% = )
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mkm85
09-02-2022 at 08:26 AM.
09-02-2022 at 08:26 AM.
I got a direct deposit from my employer several days ago.
The transaction is shown as "ACH ID Direct Dep", but the Current APY is still 1.00%.
How long does it take to change to 2.00%?
Or is Sofi considering that the deposit is not a direct deposit?
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jeffkhlam
09-02-2022 at 10:01 AM.
09-02-2022 at 10:01 AM.
Quote from mkm85 :
I got a direct deposit from my employer several days ago.
The transaction is shown as "ACH ID Direct Dep", but the Current APY is still 1.00%.
How long does it take to change to 2.00%?
Or is Sofi considering that the deposit is not a direct deposit?
Call them, they are responsive . Do let us know . Good luck
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vrcsu
09-02-2022 at 11:02 AM.
09-02-2022 at 11:02 AM.
Quote from optimize :
Ally matched at 2% as well today! Was thinking of opening a Sofi account and move money from Ally to there but no need now
Well. You will get $325 extra bonus, plus so many extra points aka $ and most importantly Sofi is next level of banking experience
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optimize
09-02-2022 at 02:25 PM.
09-02-2022 at 02:25 PM.
Quote from vrcsu :
Well. You will get $325 extra bonus, plus so many extra points aka $ and most importantly Sofi is next level of banking experience
Not sure if you work for Sofi but what are the extra points aka $ and how's this next level of banking experience vs Ally?
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vrcsu
09-02-2022 at 04:26 PM.
09-02-2022 at 04:26 PM.
Quote from optimize :
Not sure if you work for Sofi but what are the extra points aka $ and how's this next level of banking experience vs Ally?
lol

I am the original poster of this thread. I am not working for Sofi

There are so many perks in sofi. like 10 points per day login, $5 off of $20 of first credit card use, ​40 points of recurring deposit, 100 points of adding debit card to wallet, 100 points activating debit card, list goes on

referral bonus, sing in bonus, etc

It cost nothing to open Sofi account and $25 free to keep if u use referral link and deposit $10.

You dont have to keep a penny in your account, no fee what so ever

Their app is very easy to use, you get your direct deposit in 2 days advance , free check book, etc

linking external account is so easy







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eshank
09-02-2022 at 04:48 PM.
09-02-2022 at 04:48 PM.
Money market accounts are now paying over 2%, with no fees, minimum term or investment. Instead of jumping through hoops, moving accounts to different banks, meeting direct deposit and other transaction, value requirements, simply open a brokerage account with checking and ATM card. Once your brokerage account is open, you will then have access to short-term treasury bills and CDs; 6 - 18 month terms are currently paying over 3% - guaranteed.
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jeffkhlam
09-02-2022 at 05:15 PM.
09-02-2022 at 05:15 PM.
Quote from eshank :
Money market accounts are now paying over 2%, with no fees, minimum term or investment. Instead of jumping through hoops, moving accounts to different banks, meeting direct deposit and other transaction, value requirements, simply open a brokerage account with checking and ATM card. Once your brokerage account is open, you will then have access to short-term treasury bills and CDs; 6 - 18 month terms are currently paying over 3% - guaranteed.
Interested in over 3% return, can you show specifics? Thanks all I see from Charles Schwab is slightly over 2%
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eshank
09-02-2022 at 07:44 PM.
09-02-2022 at 07:44 PM.
Quote from jeffkhlam :
Interested in over 3% return, can you show specifics? Thanks all I see from Charles Schwab is slightly over 2%
Select the bonds page from the Schwab desktop, which should show a table with a bunch of rate links; left side should be the type of bond, terms across the top. Click on the US Treasury row items in the 6, 12 and 18 month column - or longer if of interest.
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jeffkhlam
09-05-2022 at 07:00 AM.
09-05-2022 at 07:00 AM.
How long does referral bonus shows up? I referred my wife but hasn't got the referral on either account yet. It's been about a week since my wife's account is funded
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vrcsu
09-07-2022 at 03:18 AM.
09-07-2022 at 03:18 AM.
Quote from jeffkhlam :
How long does referral bonus shows up? I referred my wife but hasn't got the referral on either account yet. It's been about a week since my wife's account is funded
about 8 business days
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dewski
09-07-2022 at 09:56 AM.
09-07-2022 at 09:56 AM.
Quote from jeffkhlam :
How long does referral bonus shows up? I referred my wife but hasn't got the referral on either account yet. It's been about a week since my wife's account is funded
My bonus showed up the same day I opened and funded my account via external transfer.
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Surgam
09-09-2022 at 08:36 AM.
09-09-2022 at 08:36 AM.
Does it matter if I add direct deposit to checkings or savings account for the bonus? I don't see any specification...
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iivisionii
09-09-2022 at 07:21 PM.
09-09-2022 at 07:21 PM.
How do you know if they recognized your deposits. I've deposited over 5k into the savings over 2 deposits through direct deposit but there's no communication or anything in the site saying I've hit the goal to get the bonus.
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Tazmania99
09-13-2022 at 03:27 AM.
09-13-2022 at 03:27 AM.
My first DD just showed up on my checking account yesterday even though my payday is 2 days later. I did not know until they sent me an email about the very first DD. Maybe an email notice only sent when DD hits the checking accounts instead of savings.

Quote from iivisionii :
How do you know if they recognized your deposits. I've deposited over 5k into the savings over 2 deposits through direct deposit but there's no communication or anything in the site saying I've hit the goal to get the bonus.
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