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SoFi Checking & Savings: Earn Up to 4.60% APY + Up to $300 with Direct Deposit, terms apply

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SoFi is offering up to $300 with direct deposit, terms apply. Up to 4.60% APY on savings and 0.50% APY on checking. No account fees.

Direct Deposit Promotion begins on 12/7/23 and will be available through 12/31/24.

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: $300 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
  • 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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happygooddeal
04-19-2024 at 10:38 PM.
04-19-2024 at 10:38 PM.
Been using SOFI for 4 years. I just got laid off so no more direct deposit. Any tips how to get direct deposit ? Will ebay transfer or Paypal transfer consider direct deposit ?
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RelaxedWater762
04-20-2024 at 11:02 PM.
04-20-2024 at 11:02 PM.
Quote from Lazytruck :
Evaluation period starts from the day your opened the bank account. Better to open the account just 3 or 4 days before paycheck .

Wrong information. The original poster was correct - the 25 days started when the first direct deposit hits. Not the day your account was opened.
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poopi
04-22-2024 at 12:50 PM.
04-22-2024 at 12:50 PM.
Quote from melias13 :
Sign up for treasury direct. It's annoying sign up process, requiring a notarized document. But now any bank bonuses requiring direct deposit - I can essentially do myself. Just send money to treasury direct. Wait a few days, and send it back to your account and it will be a DD since it comes from the government
By "send money and send it back" do you mean buy actual bonds and then sell them?
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rowmean77
04-22-2024 at 03:54 PM.
04-22-2024 at 03:54 PM.
Interest rates not going down anytime soon so save save save!
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muthukumaran.1234
04-22-2024 at 05:25 PM.
04-22-2024 at 05:25 PM.
Quote from slicksdeal :
SoFi is great but they still have some common FinTech limitations that are annoying.
- You can only link other bank accounts using Plaid. If you don't agree to Plaid terms you are pretty much out of luck.
- Email notifications are very limited, they try to only use push notifications which are not nearly as good for keeping history and you have to keep the app on your phone.
- They do have a website at least, but it's very basic and similar to the app.

On the good side though
- The debit card is great, no foreign transaction fees, and many free ATMs
- You can keep all money in savings account and auto-draft to maximize interest
- Vaults are good for securing and saving money
I can't believe they are forcing folks to use that Plaid crap, that's just straight up bad..I mean how can they force folks to share the details of another financial institution to use their product?. Beware of Plaid...there are a lot more skulls yet to fall out of that cupboard....for starters, https://www.plaidsettlement.com/
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manojvaz
04-25-2024 at 04:03 PM.
04-25-2024 at 04:03 PM.
Members who previously enrolled in direct deposit into either SoFi Money or SoFi Checking and Savings, whether currently still enrolled or not, do not qualify for this Direct Deposit Promotion
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poopmanIV
04-26-2024 at 04:03 PM.
04-26-2024 at 04:03 PM.
who's YOLOing calls on earnings Mon?
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DontTaxBeer
04-26-2024 at 06:57 PM.
04-26-2024 at 06:57 PM.
i got screwed by banks and paid quite a bit in state sales tax on the interest earned. i'm only doing treasury notes these days. say no to state tax.
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Skyhook100
05-08-2024 at 02:36 PM.
05-08-2024 at 02:36 PM.
Given all these mid-sized banks are running into problems, is SoFi big enough to not face these challenges?
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NervousName3076
05-09-2024 at 08:47 PM.
05-09-2024 at 08:47 PM.
They sold my Bitcoin for market value without concent when they dismissed it (zero warning or notice) go to check on it years later.. $200 v. $2000k+
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tonight
05-11-2024 at 01:53 PM.
05-11-2024 at 01:53 PM.
Quote from stevedawg85 :
any tricks for the direct deposit? will a bank transfer qualify?

NM, I read the fine print.

Bonus Terms: In order to qualify for eligibility for a bonus, SoFi must receive at least one Direct Deposit (as defined below) from an Eligible Participant, the first of which must be received on or after 12/7/2023. Direct Deposits are defined as deposits of $1,000.00 or greater from an enrolled member's employer, payroll, benefits provider, or government agency via ACH deposit. Deposits that are not from an employer, payroll, benefits provider, or government agency (such as check deposits; P2P transfers such as from PayPal or Venmo, etc.; merchant transactions such as from PayPal, Stripe, Square, etc.; and external bank ACH transfers not from employers) do not qualify for this Direct Deposit Promotion. The amount of the bonus, if any, will be calculated during the Direct Deposit Bonus Period as described and defined below.

How do they determine whether an ACH transfer is from an employer or not? That would be useful information if anyone has it.
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tonight
05-11-2024 at 02:03 PM.
05-11-2024 at 02:03 PM.
Quote from BondTrader :
https://i.imgur.com/8zCUbyw.png

Remaining funds are in tri-party repo agreements.

I'm still looking for those deals! You never make too much money to ignore obvious deals. That is what separates good investors from the bad. Cool You should read the book Thinking Fast and Slow

What program is this?
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BondTrader
05-12-2024 at 11:13 AM.
05-12-2024 at 11:13 AM.
Quote from tonight :
What program is this?
Bloomberg Terminal
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LavenderRecess144
05-12-2024 at 05:07 PM.
05-12-2024 at 05:07 PM.
My 2 paychecka do not exceed 4999.. 🙂.. so may be next time Sofi ❤️
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DeadDog
05-14-2024 at 09:14 PM.
05-14-2024 at 09:14 PM.
Quote from LavenderRecess144 :
My 2 paychecka do not exceed 4999.. 🙂.. so may be next time Sofi ❤️

It will actually be 3 paychecks so you might still qualify. The 30 day requirement doesn't start until the first deposit is made. So day 1$, day 15$, and day 29$. That's assuming you get bi-weekly.

Editing as I've been correctly informed it's a 25 day period not 30 as I thought. Still might be possible to get the 3 payments though as they do post early as they say. For me I get paid Wednesdays now instead of Friday but I understand that's not guaranteed and may be different for others.
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