The agreement asserts that SoFi and its affiliates are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from use of or inability to use SoFi's services, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
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This provision limits the categories of recoverable damages users may assert against SoFi in connection with service disruptions, data events, or other platform failures, though the clause is qualified by the phrase 'to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,' which preserves statutory rights that cannot be contractually waived.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of the damages exclusion depends on applicable law and may be limited by non-waivable statutory rights under federal and state consumer financial regulation.
The updated terms establish a new holding structure for the SoFi Plus 1% investment match benefit. Previously, members needed to maintain SoFi Plus membership for one continuous year from each deposit settlement to retain the match; the updated terms now require deposits to remain in the investment account for five years to retain the full match amount. The promotional period for this benefit restarted on August 18, 2026 and now runs through an unspecified termination date set by SoFi. Early withdrawal or account closure within the five-year period will result in loss of the match amount, though SoFi removed the explicit cancellation fee language in favor of forfeiture through the holding requirement. A limited-time 1% Deposit Match Offer available August 18-31, 2026 can now be combined with the main benefit if qualifying deposits and holding periods are independently satisfied for each offer.
View change record →The updated terms establish new conditions for SoFi's referral promotion that became effective on August 5, 2026. New account holders must now deposit $500 or more (rather than $50) within 21 days to qualify for the $50 Standard Bonus. For those subscribing to SoFi Plus, the terms now explicitly require that the $10/month payment be processed and validated by SoFi within the same 21-day window. Under the revised promotion period running through September 30, 2026, these higher activation thresholds apply to all new referrals.
View change record →The updated terms accelerate the referral promotion deadline to August 4, 2026, and impose tighter timing requirements on eligible recipients: accounts must open before the promotion ends, and deposits must settle within 21 days of both opening the link and registering or logging in as a SoFi user. This creates a more compressed eligibility window than the previous 21-day window measured from clicking the link alone. For SoFi Plus members, the updated terms now state that SoFi will automatically enable Overdraft Protection linking individual checking accounts to individual savings accounts (and joint accounts to joint accounts), allowing available savings to cover checking overdrafts without fees. You can disable Overdraft Protection at any time through the SoFi app or website, and funds applied to overdraft protection are limited to savings deposits not allocated to a Vault.
View change record →Under this clause, claims against SoFi are limited to direct damages only; consequential or punitive damages are excluded from recovery under the agreement, subject to any non-waivable statutory rights under applicable consumer financial law.
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This provision limits the categories of recoverable damages users may assert against SoFi in connection with service disruptions, data events, or other platform failures, though the clause is qualified by the phrase 'to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,' which preserves statutory rights that cannot be contractually waived.
Under this clause, claims against SoFi are limited to direct damages only; consequential or punitive damages are excluded from recovery under the agreement, subject to any non-waivable statutory rights under applicable consumer financial law.
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