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SoFi Checking & Savings: Earn Up to 4.60% APY + Up to $250 with Direct Deposit, terms apply Expired

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SoFi is offering up to $250 with direct deposit, terms apply. Up to 4.60% APY on savings and 0.50% APY on checking. No account fees.

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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 Direct Deposit amount in 25-day Evaluation Period :
    • $1,000 - $4,999 Total Direct Deposit: $50 Cash Bonus
    • $5,000 or more Total Direct Deposit: $250 Cash Bonus
  • SoFi will credit members who meet qualification criteria within seven business days of the end of the Evaluation Period.
  • 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 4.60% annual percentage yield (APY) on savings balances (including Vaults) and 0.50% APY on checking balances.
  • 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).
    10/24/2023. Additional information can be found at https://www.sofi.com/banking/
SoFi members with Direct Deposit or $5,000 or more in Qualifying Deposits during the 30-Day Evaluation Period can earn 4.60% annual percentage yield (APY) on savings balances (including Vaults) and 0.50% APY on checking balances. There is no minimum Direct Deposit amount required to qualify for the stated interest rate. Members without either Direct Deposit or Qualifying Deposits, during the 30-Day Evaluation Period will earn 1.20% APY on savings balances (including Vaults) and 0.50% APY on checking balances. Interest rates are variable and subject to change at any time. These rates are current as of 10/24/2023. There is no minimum balance requirement. Additional information can be found at http://www.sofi.com/legal/banking-rate-sheet.

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SoFi is offering up to $250 with direct deposit, terms apply. Up to 4.60% APY on savings and 0.50% APY on checking. No account fees.

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 Direct Deposit amount in 25-day Evaluation Period :
    • $1,000 - $4,999 Total Direct Deposit: $50 Cash Bonus
    • $5,000 or more Total Direct Deposit: $250 Cash Bonus
  • SoFi will credit members who meet qualification criteria within seven business days of the end of the Evaluation Period.
  • 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 4.60% annual percentage yield (APY) on savings balances (including Vaults) and 0.50% APY on checking balances.
  • 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).
    10/24/2023. Additional information can be found at https://www.sofi.com/banking/
SoFi members with Direct Deposit or $5,000 or more in Qualifying Deposits during the 30-Day Evaluation Period can earn 4.60% annual percentage yield (APY) on savings balances (including Vaults) and 0.50% APY on checking balances. There is no minimum Direct Deposit amount required to qualify for the stated interest rate. Members without either Direct Deposit or Qualifying Deposits, during the 30-Day Evaluation Period will earn 1.20% APY on savings balances (including Vaults) and 0.50% APY on checking balances. Interest rates are variable and subject to change at any time. These rates are current as of 10/24/2023. There is no minimum balance requirement. Additional information can be found at http://www.sofi.com/legal/banking-rate-sheet.

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Or i could go get 5%+ at one of the any other savings accounts that dont require 'direct deposit' to get high rates.
They added beneficiary thing last month or so

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TealLeopard348
08-12-2023 at 01:49 PM.
08-12-2023 at 01:49 PM.
Quote from Rookies1000 :
Don't forget you will get a 1099 next year and will have to pay tax. Too little to bother with direct deposit. Wells Fargo and other checking account often have $400+ bonus.

Which also send you 1099s for bonus and interest? Any bank that pays interest and/or bonuses will send you a 1099 at the end of the year.
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IAmFuzzyWuzzy
08-13-2023 at 11:23 AM.
08-13-2023 at 11:23 AM.
Quote from soultar1 :
Dumb people gonna invest poorly.
A HYSA isn't exactly an investment, room temp.
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PowerfulSparrow6435
08-14-2023 at 01:19 AM.
08-14-2023 at 01:19 AM.
Quote from music3k :
theyre usually sketchy banks or crypto scams. neither backed by the fdic. This is the best savings account available that i've seen that wont penalize you if you decide to move your money.

American express savings?
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mambamvp24
08-15-2023 at 10:07 PM.
08-15-2023 at 10:07 PM.
What's the minimum amount for direct deposit?
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ArmchairQB
08-16-2023 at 06:33 AM.
08-16-2023 at 06:33 AM.
Quote from fr0stedflakes :
Honestly I've just got to the point where anything beyond my monthly expenses and some emergency savings I want to keep liquid, I just move the rest from SoFi to Treasury Direct in 4-week T-Bills. They're yielding as much or more than the highest yield savings or money market accounts out there. Another option if someone wanted to stay in the SoFi ecosystem is move the funds to Invest and put them in one of the numerous ETFs out there that track short-term T-Bills. You wouldn't have to worry about the funds being locked in this situation and could trade them back for cash anytime too, although bond ETFs have other risks and caveats.

SoFi is a great bank, though, been really happy with them overall since signing up last year. Only problem I ran into recently is with the credit card they used to give you cashback points for online gift card purchases, but seems like they've clamped down on it now for cash equivalent purchases. But it is what it is, now if I find a good deal on GiftCards.com or some other site, I'll just use one of the other cards in my wallet instead of theirs.
Care to share how to use SoFi to get Treasury Direct in 4-week T-Bills? I am guessing you need to open an investment account with them and can not do this through savings?
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231338
08-16-2023 at 08:39 AM.
08-16-2023 at 08:39 AM.
Wealthfront gives 4.8APY, no monthly deposit is needed
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gh0stleader
08-16-2023 at 08:46 AM.
08-16-2023 at 08:46 AM.
Thanks OP.
Bonus received within a few weeks after DD hit the account.
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TealLeopard348
08-16-2023 at 09:28 AM.
08-16-2023 at 09:28 AM.
Quote from 231338 :
Wealthfront gives 4.8APY, no monthly deposit is needed

Obviously there are other banks out there with higher APYs, but the way sofi provides value is by switching to them for checking, and then your gaining 4.8apy on your normal checking activity balances. The fact that the checking uses the savings for overdraft protection, and there are no transaction limits or fees on the savings, you park all your money that you normally hold in your checking gaining no interest in the sofi savings, and then sofi pulls from your savings for all your checking activities. If you're looking for just a good savings rate to park cash, and are against using 4 week t bills (state tax exempt), then yeah you will find something slightly better elsewhere. The value is in the checking/savings combo. And you can direct deposit $1 of your check each month to get the higher apy if you really want. Most payroll companies allow you to split your direct deposit.
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SlickPat
08-16-2023 at 10:53 AM.
08-16-2023 at 10:53 AM.
Quote from PrudhviG :
Open Schwab brokerage and you have plenty of money market funds (SWVXX) which as safe as cash yielding you 5.0%

Will I be able to park my nomey at SWVXX and pay my bill or withdraw cash from atm from SWVXX? Thank you!
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pufnstuf68
08-17-2023 at 02:10 PM.
08-17-2023 at 02:10 PM.
Quote from SlickPat :
Will I be able to park my nomey at SWVXX and pay my bill or withdraw cash from atm from SWVXX? Thank you!

More appropriate for your emergency fund or savings for large purchases… not to be used as a checking account. I personally moved my emergency fund and long term savings into Vanguard's VUSXX Treasury Fund.
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08-17-2023 at 03:37 PM.
08-17-2023 at 03:37 PM.
Quote from pufnstuf68 :
More appropriate for your emergency fund or savings for large purchases… not to be used as a checking account. I personally moved my emergency fund and long term savings into Vanguard's VUSXX Treasury Fund.
Thank you!
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DSon25
08-17-2023 at 06:46 PM.
08-17-2023 at 06:46 PM.
My main gripe is they lured me in with a 2.5% checking account if you had direct deposit and in 6 months it's now down to 0.5%.
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08-18-2023 at 01:55 PM.
08-18-2023 at 01:55 PM.
Quote from TealLeopard348 :
Obviously there are other banks out there with higher APYs, but the way sofi provides value is by switching to them for checking, and then your gaining 4.8apy on your normal checking activity balances. The fact that the checking uses the savings for overdraft protection, and there are no transaction limits or fees on the savings, you park all your money that you normally hold in your checking gaining no interest in the sofi savings, and then sofi pulls from your savings for all your checking activities. If you're looking for just a good savings rate to park cash, and are against using 4 week t bills (state tax exempt), then yeah you will find something slightly better elsewhere. The value is in the checking/savings combo. And you can direct deposit $1 of your check each month to get the higher apy if you really want. Most payroll companies allow you to split your direct deposit.
Wealthfront 4.8APY is also a checking account and they also provide automated High yield bond ETF for 5.75APY.
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08-18-2023 at 02:17 PM.
08-18-2023 at 02:17 PM.
Quote from tkerugby :
Transfers from SoFi are unbelievably fast. I recently made SoFi my primary bank and considering it for investments too. I have had no issues. To anyone on the fence, it's definitely worth trying out. I think it took me all but 30 seconds to open the account.

Do they really pay all that interest? I'm down for free money
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