The agreement excludes SoFi's liability for all direct, indirect, special, incidental, and consequential damages arising from platform use, including technical failures, transaction errors, unauthorized account access prior to notification, and system outages.
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This provision asserts a comprehensive liability exclusion covering all damage categories arising from platform use, including circumstances such as security breaches, transaction failures during time-sensitive operations like securities trades, and unauthorized transfers prior to user notification. Applicable law, including the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, may establish independent liability standards for certain transaction types that operate regardless of contractual exclusions.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of this liability exclusion for specific transaction types depends on applicable federal statutory frameworks including EFTA and TILA, which establish independent consumer liability limits that may not be contractually disclaimed.
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, SoFi disclaim liability for platform failures, technical errors, and unauthorized transactions that occur before the user reports them, including in time-sensitive financial contexts such as securities trading or payment processing. Statutory liability protections under laws such as the Electronic Fund Transfer Act may limit the enforceability of this contractual exclusion for specific transaction types.
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Compare across platforms →"You agree that all access and use of the SoFi Site and your use of SoFi products and services is at your own risk. In no event shall SoFi (and all related parties) be liable for any damages, including without limitation direct or indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, losses or expenses arising or in connection with use of the SoFi Site. In addition, you agree: SoFi will not be responsible if you are unable to use the SoFi Site or any linked site, or in the event of any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure, even if SoFi, or representatives thereof, are advised of the possibility of such damages, losses or expenses. SoFi will have no liability to you for any unauthorized payment or transfer made using your passcode that occurs before you have notified us of possible unauthorized use and we have had a reasonable opportunity to act on that notice.Excerpt from SoFi's Terms of Service
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This provision asserts a comprehensive liability exclusion covering all damage categories arising from platform use, including circumstances such as security breaches, transaction failures during time-sensitive operations like securities trades, and unauthorized transfers prior to user notification. Applicable law, including the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, may establish independent liability standards for certain transaction types that operate regardless of contractual exclusions.
Under this clause, SoFi disclaim liability for platform failures, technical errors, and unauthorized transactions that occur before the user reports them, including in time-sensitive financial contexts such as securities trading or payment processing. Statutory liability protections under laws such as the Electronic Fund Transfer Act may limit the enforceability of this contractual exclusion for specific transaction types.
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