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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
+74 Deal Score
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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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vrcsu
10-02-2022 at 06:08 AM.
10-02-2022 at 06:08 AM.
Quote from warsaws :
Please tell me how to do as you say and only open checking

I checked with them. They dont offer money account anymore. So no option to open just checking account. Both checking and saving accounts will be open with an application.

Why you guys just want to open checking only? I am curious
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dewski
10-07-2022 at 08:42 AM.
10-07-2022 at 08:42 AM.
Never got my DD bonus - had to chat with support who said they will have the back office add the bonus to my checking within 48 hours. Guess we will see if it shows up. The referral bonus showed up right when I opened the account.
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RelaxedVolcano966
10-17-2022 at 02:43 PM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank RelaxedVolcano966

10-17-2022 at 02:43 PM.
Very disappointed after chatting with their online support. So I asked for their phone number (855-456-7634). Their phone rep was better:
1. Direct Deposit Bonus: It will take up to 2 weeks plus 25 days to receive this bonus.
2. Referral Bonus: Because I created my online profile before clicking the referral link to open my accounts, I do not quality for the referral bonus.
3. Transfer Bonus: The transfer fund bonus requires a maintenance period thru Nov. 30. So we will receive the transfer fund bonus after November.

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For direct deposit, their is a 25 day evaluation period from the first date of direct deposit and then a 2 week payout.

For the balance promotional reward = Transfer (aka Balance Growth) Period: Bonuses are determined by account balance growth between 8/31 - 9/30
Maintenance Period: The Balance Growth is to be maintained in the account between 10/1 - 11/30
Payout Period: All Members who meet the requirements will be paid between 12/1 - 12/14
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Last edited by RelaxedVolcano966 October 17, 2022 at 03:07 PM.
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RelaxedVolcano966
10-17-2022 at 03:11 PM.
10-17-2022 at 03:11 PM.
Quote from lamah :
I didnt get my bonus, whats the phone number 5o call?
855-456-7634 is their phone number.
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flagman
10-17-2022 at 03:24 PM.
10-17-2022 at 03:24 PM.
I got my $300 about two weeks after fulfilling the DD requirement.
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Tazmania99
10-17-2022 at 06:56 PM.
10-17-2022 at 06:56 PM.
Got my $300 5 days after the fulfilling DD.
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APlusIvyLeaguer
10-20-2022 at 12:23 AM.
10-20-2022 at 12:23 AM.
I tried opening an account, but it says my account could not be opened because my Experian credit is frozen.

Can someone confirm this is a hard credit pull?
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Big_d
10-22-2022 at 10:15 PM.
10-22-2022 at 10:15 PM.
Let's say I do a bank transfer from my business account with it's own EIN number and send a bank transfer to my Sofi acct, will that qualify as a direct deposit? Technically I'm an employee of my company
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Tazmania99
10-22-2022 at 10:56 PM.
10-22-2022 at 10:56 PM.
What Counts as a Direct Deposit? [bankbonus.com]

Quote from Big_d :
Let's say I do a bank transfer from my business account with it's own EIN number and send a bank transfer to my Sofi acct, will that qualify as a direct deposit? Technically I'm an employee of my company
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RelaxedVolcano966
10-23-2022 at 03:38 PM.
10-23-2022 at 03:38 PM.
Quote from RelaxedVolcano966 :
Very disappointed after chatting with their online support. So I asked for their phone number (855-456-7634). Their phone rep was better:
1. Direct Deposit Bonus: It will take up to 2 weeks plus 25 days to receive this bonus.
2. Referral Bonus: Because I created my online profile before clicking the referral link to open my accounts, I do not quality for the referral bonus.
3. Transfer Bonus: The transfer fund bonus requires a maintenance period thru Nov. 30. So we will receive the transfer fund bonus after November.

==============================
For direct deposit, their is a 25 day evaluation period from the first date of direct deposit and then a 2 week payout.

For the balance promotional reward = Transfer (aka Balance Growth) Period: Bonuses are determined by account balance growth between 8/31 - 9/30
Maintenance Period: The Balance Growth is to be maintained in the account between 10/1 - 11/30
Payout Period: All Members who meet the requirements will be paid between 12/1 - 12/14
Got my $300 on 10/21/2022~~
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Tazmania99
10-26-2022 at 02:42 PM.
10-26-2022 at 02:42 PM.
Does anyone know how to set up recurring transfers? When I try to set up a transfer, the frequency always shows as "One-time, today". I can't even set a future date for a transfer.
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Dingobiscuit
10-28-2022 at 05:30 AM.
10-28-2022 at 05:30 AM.
It dropped to $250 a couple of days ago: https://www.sofi.com/banking/direct-deposit/

Evaluation Period: The Evaluation Period begins when SoFi receives a Qualifying Direct Deposit (within the Promotion Period) and ends 25 days later (the "Evaluation Period"). The bonus amount will vary based on the total amount of Qualifying Direct Deposits received during the Evaluation Period. Once the Evaluation Period has elapsed, we will determine if you have met the offer requirements and will deposit any earned bonus into your checking account within 7 business days. For example, if SoFi receives between $1,000.00 and $4,999.99 in Qualifying Direct Deposits during the Evaluation Period, you will receive a cash bonus of $50. A member may only qualify for one bonus tier and will not be eligible for future bonus payments if inflows subsequently increase after the Evaluation Period.
Total Qualifying Direct Deposit Amount in 25-day Evaluation PeriodCash Bonus
$1,000.00 - $4,999.99$50
$5,000.00 or more$250
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vrcsu
11-02-2022 at 03:32 AM.
11-02-2022 at 03:32 AM.
Got email saying 3% API on the way
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optimize
11-03-2022 at 11:55 AM.
11-03-2022 at 11:55 AM.
Quote from Tazmania99 :
I made the transfer in September before enrolling in their Rewards Points program. Will I still get the reward points?
Any new offer on Account transfers? It seems this one was between 8/31/22-9/30/22 and already ended Frown
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Mdx2021
11-04-2022 at 08:23 AM.
11-04-2022 at 08:23 AM.
My real dd requirement was fulfilled on Oct 12 and no bonus yet. Anyone the same?

As of 11/12 Still no bonus
Agent on the chat was not helpful
Agent on the phone submitted a ticket
Very disappointed
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Last edited by Mdx2021 November 12, 2022 at 01:01 PM.
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