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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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RandomSDNeo
11-05-2022 at 01:59 PM.
11-05-2022 at 01:59 PM.
Can I close the account after getting bonus? Any claw backs/fees for closing it so soon?
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findcarsforme
11-05-2022 at 11:20 PM.
11-05-2022 at 11:20 PM.
Quote from liverpool4life :
Three years ago, had no problems closing WF, Chase and Citi checking accounts after getting the bonus.
I had US Bank credit card and canceled two months ago with zero issues.
I am hoping Sofi will be easy to cancel when the time comes laugh out loud

What about impact to credit score?
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unksol
11-10-2022 at 06:34 PM.
11-10-2022 at 06:34 PM.
Quote from findcarsforme :
What about impact to credit score?
Huh? Bank accounts have nothing to do with credit scores. Bank accounts are not credit or even listed on a report.
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metaclass
11-15-2022 at 08:44 PM.
11-15-2022 at 08:44 PM.
Received $300 today.
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David36
11-18-2022 at 04:02 AM.
11-18-2022 at 04:02 AM.
It's now 3% on SAVINGS.
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warsaws
11-18-2022 at 03:01 PM.
11-18-2022 at 03:01 PM.
Quote from David36 :
It's now 3% on SAVINGS.
My account has been for a while…
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APlusIvyLeaguer
11-20-2022 at 10:28 PM.
11-20-2022 at 10:28 PM.
Once we hit the qualifying direct deposit amount, we can immediately transfer out all funds while remaining eligible for the bonus right?
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nevergoodenough
11-28-2022 at 08:43 PM.
11-28-2022 at 08:43 PM.
Quote from Meowmixes98 :
Let's say I sell my Xbox and someone gives me physical money. How do I go about depositing this physical money into my online SoFi account? If I can get around that obstacle, I'm in.
Have someone cash app it to u
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nevergoodenough
11-28-2022 at 08:44 PM.
11-28-2022 at 08:44 PM.
Btw capital one has a higher apy with simply opening a 360 savings account
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vrcsu
11-30-2022 at 02:20 PM.
11-30-2022 at 02:20 PM.
Quote from nevergoodenough :
Btw capital one has a higher apy with simply opening a 360 savings account
Sofi is 3.25 APY. How much at capital one?
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Staytrue
12-01-2022 at 11:18 AM.
12-01-2022 at 11:18 AM.
Quote from vrcsu :
Your count only starts from your 1st direct deposit posted
weird, i'm paid monthly (sucks as I've been biweekly for so long it's a different mindset to plan for the whole month off 1 check) so sounds like i have to go all in with SoFi or wait until February where i'll get paid 2x in a 30 day period.
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vrcsu
12-01-2022 at 02:27 PM.
12-01-2022 at 02:27 PM.
Quote from Staytrue :
weird, i'm paid monthly (sucks as I've been biweekly for so long it's a different mindset to plan for the whole month off 1 check) so sounds like i have to go all in with SoFi or wait until February where i'll get paid 2x in a 30 day period.
My direct deposit is $10 per month @Sofi
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flightxxx
12-02-2022 at 04:18 PM.
12-02-2022 at 04:18 PM.
looks like the bonus is down to $250 now
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vrcsu
12-16-2022 at 05:57 AM.
12-16-2022 at 05:57 AM.
Deposit bonus points were created yesterday! check yours.

Saving APY is now 3.5%

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vrcsu
12-16-2022 at 06:06 AM.
12-16-2022 at 06:06 AM.
Quote from flightxxx :
looks like the bonus is down to $250 now
Yes. Now down to $250 . No change in referral bonus $25
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