SoFi Checking and Savings

The strongest user endorsement is structural, not emotional: Lemmy users (+7 upvotes) praise that SoFi lets savings function like checking post-Regulation D — you can keep ~$0 in checking and auto-draw from savings, with reported returns of 4.6%. One user describes a paycheck → savings → recurring-transfer-to-checking money flow built on this. Other users report closing Bank of America and Capital One accounts to move to SoFi, using the overdraft coverage feature to spend directly from savings, and cheap, near-instant UMA transfers to Mexico. The friction points are specific and recurring: (1) Monetization backlash — multiple users flag that after March 30, SoFi Plus becomes a $10/month subscription required to keep the high savings APY, and the credit card is getting a separate $10/month fee ('😔😟'). (2) Tiered-APY confusion — users ask whether savings fall to 1% APY without $5,000/month deposits or direct deposit, and benchmark against Chime's 3.75%. (3) One user pulled their money out entirely because balances held in Vaults earn no interest. (4) Travel friction — an overseas traveler reports the SoFi debit card charges foreign fees and refunds no ATM fees; they prefer Betterment (0.1% lower APY but any-ATM fee refunds within 24h) or Wise, and keep a Capital One account just to move cash back in fee-free. (5) Neobank limitations surface as repeated questions: no physical branches (how do I deposit cash? how do I pay $18,000 for a used car?), and doubts about reaching a real human for support. Also visible: a user holding $1.75 for 4 years purely for SoFi Stadium perks, and a question about whether SoFi accounts can be garnished like traditional bank accounts.

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