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SoFi BankChecking accountChecked Oct 10, 2026Updated

SoFi Checking Account

0.50%APY · as of Oct 10, 2026
A year for an everyday customer
$10 fees and interest, $2,000 kept
Monthly fee
No monthly fee
To open
No minimum to open
On our list
#8 of 986 checking accounts, by a year’s value for an everyday customer
Visit SoFiThe bank’s own page · checked Oct 10, 2026

Bonuses

  • $400Account bonus · ends 12/31/2026 at 11:59PM ET

    Set up your first Eligible Direct Deposit, which SoFi must receive on or before 12/31/26; after SoFi receives and recognizes your first Eligible Direct Deposit of $1 or more, the Total Eligible Direct Deposits received over the next 25 calendar days determines the bonus amount.

    Can you meet it? The bank bonus finder

  • $25With a current customer’s referral · SoFi Bank Referral Program — Standard Bonus ($75 tier)

    The recipient must open their first SoFi Checking and Savings account through the friend's referral link during the Promotion Period and make deposits totaling at least $50 within the 25-calendar-day period beginning the day after registeri

Fees

Monthly fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum to open
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Overdraft fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Returned item (NSF) fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATM network
AllpointSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
ATMs in the network
55,000Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Out-of-network ATM fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
International ATM fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Foreign transaction fee (debit card)
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Incoming domestic wire
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Outgoing domestic wire
$30Source · checked Oct 10, 2026
Inactivity fee
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Stop payment
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Card replacement
NoneSource · checked Oct 10, 2026

Who can open it

Where
Anywhere in the USSource · checked Oct 10, 2026
Minimum age
18Source · checked Oct 10, 2026

Features

Bill payCheck writingDebit cardEarly direct depositExtended deposit insuranceInstant external transfersITIN acceptedJoint accountsMobile check depositMobile walletNo foreign transaction feeNo overdraft feesOnline openingZelle

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