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Ry
Ry (@guest_1437792)
September 4, 2022 11:27

“Great news! We’ve determined that you are eligible for a recent direct deposit bonus. You should see that payment in your SoFi Checking and Savings account as “Direct Deposit Welcome Bonus” in the next 4 days.”

I just got a $100 DD bonus that I never signed up for. I’ll take it I guess.

Matt D.
Matt D. (@guest_1375231)
May 2, 2022 22:25

Got a push notification I was now getting the 3% cash back on the CC because my direct deposit hit. I transferred $1001 with the Wise app trying to get the DD bonus, not sure if I missed the deadline or not, but the push let me know it would have counted.

tinker25
tinker25 (@guest_1380136)
May 12, 2022 14:54

how fast can Wise transfer deliver? I’m $300 short from the $5k from employer DD, 30day is closing tomorrow. Can wise deliver in 1 day? Thx!

Matt D.
Matt D. (@guest_1380187)
May 12, 2022 16:22

It took a few business days, however if you have never done is before they have to verify your identity by uploading drivers license and then they take a couple extra days to verify you, so I doubt it would be one day if you are a first-timer.

tinker25
tinker25 (@guest_1380223)
May 12, 2022 17:03

got it, great info!

Rk
Rk (@guest_1390970)
June 4, 2022 18:05

Wise transfer not getting marked as direct deposit . It was marked as only deposit . Any special transaction description need to be mentioned ?

Matt D.
Matt D. (@guest_1391917)
June 7, 2022 13:57
  Rk

After clicking on the Wise transaction, it says ‘Wise Inc Payroll DD’ under Direct Deposit Payer…hope I am good to go and don’t have to repeat the transaction.

Matt D.
Matt D. (@guest_1391914)
June 7, 2022 13:55

Today I received a $50 Direct Deposit Welcome Bonus, I think I missed the deadline for the 100, so didn’t think I was going to get anything guess I’ll be happy with the free 50!

Rj
Rj (@guest_1374452)
April 30, 2022 21:17

Second of two payroll deposits April 5th
$100 bonus April 29th

Took a while and I did call to inquire why it wasn’t instantaneous following second deposit but it did post

New checking account had one in 2020 with previous bonus (but never direct deposit)

Bleh
Bleh (@guest_1369476)
April 19, 2022 19:02

Been trying to contact them for not paying this bonus, but keep getting stuck in their useless virtual chat, which also says live chat is unavailable even though it was within hours.

I’ve seen a few members saying they had to submit a ticket for missing payouts.
How exactly do you “submit a ticket”?

TITIEX
TITIEX (@guest_1362527)
April 12, 2022 09:50

DP: Discover and Wells Fargo NOT working as DD.

Gadget - Bank Bonus Geek
Gadget - Bank Bonus Geek (@guest_1345371)
March 9, 2022 18:45

Any recent DP’s on the $100 DD bonus?

I had a $1,000+ real DD on 2/23 – no bonus yet. MyPoints tracked and shows the amount of the DD, so I know it counted.

Per terms “SoFi will credit members who meet the qualification criteria stated above with a one-time cash bonus of $100 deposited into their SoFi Checking and Savings account within two weeks of qualification. “

L
L (@guest_1368740)
April 18, 2022 15:04

Gadget - Bank Bonus Geek You ever get it?

Gadget - Bank Bonus Geek
Gadget - Bank Bonus Geek (@guest_1368745)
April 18, 2022 15:12
  L

Yeah, I did. I had to submit a ticket via chat. Took a few days and they posted it. I am not 100% sure what the issue was. Maybe because I had done the $75 DD bonus in 2020? I funded the new Money account when I opened it via a MyPoints link, however, Swagbucks specifically says the DD should be the 1st deposit. But, the Mypoints posted without issue.

I plan to try to churn it again soon! May as well. The Money & Invest referral program went to hell a long time ago.

L
L (@guest_1368771)
April 18, 2022 15:57

Are you going to give the Checking/Savings bonus a shot? Looks like Astra should work for a DD.

justmeha
justmeha (@guest_1344959)
March 8, 2022 22:24

are there any banks that count as a DD?

Phil
Phil (@guest_1340121)
February 28, 2022 12:53

Legitimate employer direct deposit posted today but only shows as “Deposit”. Chatted with SoFI and they said “too bad, your employer deposited the money wrong. there is nothing we can do”.

Awesome bank!

George
George (@guest_1340264)
February 28, 2022 14:20

Same thing happened to me. CFPB. They paid out quickly after that.

Roy
Roy (@guest_1336937)
February 23, 2022 13:37

Promotion period may have been extended to 3/31/22.

Just signed up for SoFi last night 2/22/22, and got a welcome email this morning that contained the terms for the SoFi direct deposit $100 bonus. When I signed up last night, the terms on the SoFi web page said the offer period end date was 2/28/2022, and that web page still says that today. But, the welcome email terms for the direct deposit bonus says in part:

“Eligible Participants: All new members who join SoFi Money / Samsung Money by SoFi during the Promotion Period and all existing SoFi Members without a prior history of Direct Deposit transactions (“Direct Deposit”) to their SoFi Money / Samsung Money by SoFi account as of the beginning of the Promotion Period are eligible for the Program. Promotion Period: The Program will be available from 10/1/21 12:01AM ET to 3/31/2022 11:59PM ET. Bonus Terms: In order to qualify for the bonus, an Eligible Participant must have $1,000 or more in total qualify Direct Deposit transactions within any consecutive 30-day window during the Promotion Period.”

AG
AG (@guest_1339194)
February 25, 2022 16:45

https://www.sofi.com/banking/ The SoFi website now says “Promotion Period: The Program will be available from 2/24/22 12:01AM ET to 4/30/22 11:59PM ET.”

cbkcc1
cbkcc1 (@guest_1333076)
February 16, 2022 15:15

Anyone know if the grandfathered ATM refund checking will transfer to this new account?

cbkcc1
cbkcc1 (@guest_1333084)
February 16, 2022 15:22

Chat just said that the benefit would go away and just the Allpoint ATM.

And this Reddit post is what I was talking about:
https://www.reddit.com/r/sofi/comments/hbg1fe/no_more_out_of_network_unlimited_atm_fee/

Dang, outlined here, ATM fee reimbursement lost:
https://support.sofi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039367211-What-ATMs-can-I-withdraw-money-from-with-my-SoFi-Debit-Card-without-paying-a-fee-