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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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Tazmania99
12-21-2022 at 03:29 AM.
12-21-2022 at 03:29 AM.
Has anyone got the reward points yet?

On December 1, we'll check your balance, and confirm that (i) your account is in good standing, (ii) you've added at least $5,000 during the Transfer Period, and that (iii) your total balances (across checking and savings) are equal to or higher than they were on September 30. If so, you'll see Rewards points added to your balance by December 14!

Quote from vrcsu :
Since Friday, Sofi sending eligibility email to lot of people ! Almost all customers. Check your email https://www.sofi.com/banking/balance-offer/

Transferred Funds AmountBonus Rewards PointsCash value of Bonus Rewards Points when redeemed into SoFi Checking & Savings
transfer $5,000 – $9,9995,000 - get $50 bonus
transfer $10,000 – $24,99910,000 - get $100 bonus
transfer $25,000 – $49,99925,000 - get $250 bonus
transfer $50,000 – $99,99950,000 - get$500 bonus
transfer $100,000+100,000 - get $1,000 bonus

This offer ending on 9/30/22. New and existing customers are eligible

New members can get additional $325 ($300 bonus + $25 ) via referral. Opening new account takes 5 minutes
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DealsByLees
12-22-2022 at 05:13 PM.
12-22-2022 at 05:13 PM.
Quote from nevergoodenough :
Btw capital one has a higher apy with simply opening a 360 savings account

No it does not. Granted I just moved money into them for their promotion for new money but it is 3.3% vs. 3.5% at Sofi. Honestly best my money is doing is in Robinhood making 4%. But you do have to pay for gold which is $5
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12-22-2022 at 05:14 PM.
12-22-2022 at 05:14 PM.
Quote from Tazmania99 :
Has anyone got the reward points yet?

On December 1, we'll check your balance, and confirm that (i) your account is in good standing, (ii) you've added at least $5,000 during the Transfer Period, and that (iii) your total balances (across checking and savings) are equal to or higher than they were on September 30. If so, you'll see Rewards points added to your balance by December 14!

My wife got hers but I did not. I submitted a case and they just denied my promotion because "I did not get email or app notification" I will be fighting this. Luckily I have chats throughout the process confirming I qualified.
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Krispi_
12-28-2022 at 10:35 AM.
12-28-2022 at 10:35 AM.
I'm thinking on closing out my Wells account and leaving my chase account open, just in case. I'd like to switch fully but is it a hassle with depositing cash or moving money around? Currently use zelle and love the ease of just transferring around when needed. How has your experience been with SoFi?
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Wyvern1
01-29-2023 at 02:28 PM.
01-29-2023 at 02:28 PM.
is this still live?
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fbueller
01-29-2023 at 02:39 PM.
01-29-2023 at 02:39 PM.
WARNING: These guys are scammers.

Opened in good faith, did a direct deposit of $5k from my business account - they denied that it was a direct deposit even though it satisfied their terms to the letter. They refused to give me the increased percent and the bonus. I pulled $200k out of these jokers.
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KrisPLM
02-04-2023 at 03:43 PM.
02-04-2023 at 03:43 PM.
Quote from baronvdb :
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...
Exact same thing happened to me. Capital One froze the interest rate of older, supposedly "high yield savings accounts" at 0.3%. Basically, they silently converted them to low interest accounts.
Discovered this scammy behavior yesterday. In the process of moving to SoFi right now.
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Anin
03-11-2023 at 09:25 PM.
03-11-2023 at 09:25 PM.
Quote from KrisPLM :
Exact same thing happened to me. Capital One froze the interest rate of older, supposedly "high yield savings accounts" at 0.3%. Basically, they silently converted them to low interest accounts.
Discovered this scammy behavior yesterday. In the process of moving to SoFi right now.

Exact same thing happened to me too
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magicchef
03-14-2023 at 01:42 PM.
03-14-2023 at 01:42 PM.
Have they been just extending the direct deposit bonus promotion? Current end date is 3/31/23.

I just requested to have my direct deposit changed to SoFi through my employer, but it might take some time to take effect. Hoping this gets extended!
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charger
03-22-2023 at 09:22 PM.
03-22-2023 at 09:22 PM.
Up to 4% APY as of last week...
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Orv1lle
03-24-2023 at 03:52 PM.
03-24-2023 at 03:52 PM.
Just got my $250 checking bonus after a few weeks. Luckily my irl bonus with my regular wage made me qualify for the higher tier.
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dshoppr
04-11-2023 at 05:34 PM.
04-11-2023 at 05:34 PM.
Quote from Orv1lle :
Just got my $250 checking bonus after a few weeks. Luckily my irl bonus with my regular wage made me qualify for the higher tier.
Does it have to be single $5000 driect deposit or can it be like multiple amounts totaling to $5k?
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Tazmania99
04-11-2023 at 05:53 PM.
04-11-2023 at 05:53 PM.
$5,000.00 or more in one or multiple amounts within 25-day evaluation period. Days start counting from the first DD.

Quote from dshoppr :
Does it have to be single $5000 driect deposit or can it be like multiple amounts totaling to $5k?
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$5,000.00 or more in one or multiple amounts within 25-day evaluation period. Days start counting from the first DD.
Thank you
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CreepyLilBeast
04-22-2023 at 07:42 PM.
04-22-2023 at 07:42 PM.
Can the DD goto any of checking or savings account in sofi?

If DD is to checking, does the savings account still get 4% rate?
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