What is FDIC insurance?

FDIC is an abbreviation for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It is an independent agency of the United States government that protects bank depositors against the loss of their insured deposits.

How much does FDIC insurance cost?

There is no cost for FDIC Insurance. Bank members don’t need to purchase deposit insurance; it is automatic for any deposit account opened at an FDIC-insured bank such as SoFi. SoFi Members are NOT charged for increasing their FDIC insurance.

Does increasing my FDIC insurance change the APY I earn on my cash?

No. You will continue to earn SoFi’s high APY whether you enroll in Enhanced Deposit Insurance or not. As of October 24, that means direct deposit members earn 4.60% APY on all your savings balances and 0.50% APY on all your checking balances.

How can you offer more FDIC insurance than most banks?

SoFi partners with multiple banks to provide the best benefits to our members. By enrolling you can increase the standard $250k of FDIC coverage to up to $2M of coverage. This works the same way it would if you manually opened accounts with different banks. We just do it seamlessly and automatically and you can still access all your cash through SoFi. It is important that you maintain awareness of any deposits you might maintain at one of the other network banks as this may affect your coverage with that network bank.

What if I already have an account at one of SoFi’s network of participating banks?

For purposes of insurance, the FDIC aggregates deposit balances of each customer held in the same insurable capacity at a particular bank (e.g., individual, joint, IRA, corporate). If you have an outside account with one of SoFi’s network of participating banks, the funds in that account will also count towards your total eligible FDIC insurance at that particular bank ($250K for individual accounts, $500K for joint accounts). You can review SoFi’s current bank list above to determine whether you have any outside funds at these banks.

How do I opt into the program?

Please click on the email you received to opt into the program or log in to the SoFi app where you will see a card in your banking tab that you can click to enroll. You will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours indicating that you have been enrolled.

Are my SoFi Invest deposits covered by this FDIC insurance?

No, SoFi Invest deposits are covered by SIPC insurance but not FDIC.

Is SoFi partnering with the FDIC to provide this benefit?

No, the program is administered by a technology service provider to SoFi Bank — R&T Deposit Solutions.

SoFi Insured Deposit Program

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Statement of Financial Condition

SoFi members with direct deposit activity can earn 4.60% annual percentage yield (APY) on savings balances (including Vaults) and 0.50% APY on checking balances. Direct Deposit means a deposit to an account holder’s SoFi Checking or Savings account, including payroll, pension, or government payments (e.g., Social Security), made by the account holder’s employer, payroll or benefits provider or government agency (“Direct Deposit”) via the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) Network during a 30-day Evaluation Period (as defined below). Deposits that are not from an employer or government agency, including but not limited to check deposits, peer-to-peer transfers (e.g., transfers from PayPal, Venmo, etc.), merchant transactions (e.g., transactions from PayPal, Stripe, Square, etc.), and bank ACH funds transfers and wire transfers from external accounts, do not constitute Direct Deposit activity. There is no minimum Direct Deposit amount required to qualify for the stated interest rate.

SoFi members with Qualifying Deposits can earn 4.60% APY on savings balances (including Vaults) and 0.50% APY on checking balances. Qualifying Deposits means one or more deposits that, in the aggregate, are equal to or greater than $5,000 to an account holder’s SoFi Checking and Savings account (“Qualifying Deposits”) during a 30-day Evaluation Period (as defined below). Qualifying Deposits only include those deposits from the following eligible sources: (i) ACH transfers, (ii) inbound wire transfers, (iii) peer-to-peer transfers (i.e., external transfers from PayPal, Venmo, etc. and internal peer-to-peer transfers from a SoFi account belonging to another account holder), (iv) check deposits, (v) instant funding to your SoFi Bank Debit Card, (vi) push payments to your SoFi Bank Debit Card, and (vii) cash deposits. Qualifying Deposits do not include: (i) transfers between an account holder’s Checking account, Savings account, and/or Vaults; (ii) interest payments; (iii) bonuses issued by SoFi Bank or its affiliates; or (iv) credits, reversals, and refunds from SoFi Bank, N.A. (“SoFi Bank”) or from a merchant.

SoFi Bank shall, in its sole discretion, assess each account holder’s Direct Deposit activity and Qualifying Deposits throughout each 30-Day Evaluation Period to determine the applicability of rates and may request additional documentation for verification of eligibility. The 30-Day Evaluation Period refers to the “Start Date” and “End Date” set forth on the APY Details page of your account, which comprises a period of 30 calendar days (the “30-Day Evaluation Period”). You can access the APY Details page at any time by logging into your SoFi account on the SoFi mobile app or SoFi website and selecting either (i) Banking > Savings > Current APY or (ii) Banking > Checking > Current APY. Upon receiving a Direct Deposit or $5,000 in Qualifying Deposits to your account, you will begin earning 4.60% APY on savings balances (including Vaults) and 0.50% on checking balances on or before the following calendar day. You will continue to earn these APYs for (i) the remainder of the current 30-Day Evaluation Period and through the end of the subsequent 30-Day Evaluation Period and (ii) any following 30-day Evaluation Periods during which SoFi Bank determines you to have Direct Deposit activity or $5,000 in Qualifying Deposits without interruption.

SoFi Bank reserves the right to grant a grace period to account holders following a change in Direct Deposit activity or Qualifying Deposits activity before adjusting rates. If SoFi Bank grants you a grace period, the dates for such grace period will be reflected on the APY Details page of your account. If SoFi Bank determines that you did not have Direct Deposit activity or $5,000 in Qualifying Deposits during the current 30-day Evaluation Period and, if applicable, the grace period, then you will begin earning the rates earned by account holders without either Direct Deposit or Qualifying Deposits until you have Direct Deposit activity or $5,000 in Qualifying Deposits in a subsequent 30-Day Evaluation Period. For the avoidance of doubt, an account holder with both Direct Deposit activity and Qualifying Deposits will earn the rates earned by account holders with Direct Deposit.

Members without either Direct Deposit activity or Qualifying Deposits, as determined by SoFi Bank, during a 30-Day Evaluation Period and, if applicable, the grace 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 https://www.sofi.com/legal/banking-rate-sheet.

This is not an offer, or solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any security, investment or other product.

^**SoFi Bank is a member FDIC and does not provide more than $250,000 of FDIC insurance per legal category of account ownership, as described in the FDIC's regulations. Any additional FDIC insurance is provided by the SoFi Insured Deposit Program. Deposits may be insured up to $2M through participation in the program. See full terms at sofi.com/banking/fdic/terms/. See list of participating banks at sofi.com/banking/fdic/receivingbanks.

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