How to earn the bonus
- Open an eligible personal checking account with code 300BONUS; SouthState at Work is excluded.
- Opening deposit: $0 online or $25 at a branch.
- Within 60 calendar days, complete 15 posted and cleared debit purchases/payments AND either $250 cumulative qualifying income direct deposits OR qualifying third-party automatic drafts of at least $25.
- Drafts must use account/routing numbers; recurring debit-card payments, person-to-person and instant payments do not qualify. Direct-deposit exclusions include internal transfers, mobile/debit-card deposits, person-to-person/instant payments and branch/ATM deposits.
Promo code
300BONUSDirect deposit and qualifying activity
Choose $250 cumulative qualifying income direct deposits OR third-party preauthorized automatic drafts of at least $25. Also complete 15 posted, cleared debit purchases/payments within 60 calendar days.
60 calendar days from opening; non-business-day openings use the next business day.
Minimum opening deposit
$0
Offer timeline
Open the account
Open an eligible personal checking account with code 300BONUS; SouthState at Work is excluded.
Complete requirements
60 calendar days from opening; non-business-day openings use the next business day.
Expected bonus payout
Within 2 business days AFTER the 60-calendar-day qualifying period ends, if all conditions are met.
Account closure and payout conditions
Keep the account open and its product type unchanged until payment.
Monthly fee and how to waive it
$5/mo
How to waive it
- Enroll in Online Banking and eStatements by each statement cycle's final day. Losing either restores the $5 charge.
Eligibility and previous-customer rules
New-customer rule
No owner/joint owner may currently hold, or have held within 12 months, a SouthState personal checking account.
Previous-bonus rule
Any primary/joint owner's prior eligible SouthState personal checking bonus disqualifies the account.
Other restrictions
Employees/subsidiary employees excluded. One promotion cannot be combined with another deposit offer or transferred.
Availability
Residency restrictions may apply; confirm address eligibility with SouthState. No state list is published in the promotion.
Deadline, payout and account closure
Offer ends
No published end date
No published end date; the bank may change or withdraw the promotion.
Expected bonus payout
Within 2 business days AFTER the 60-calendar-day qualifying period ends, if all conditions are met.
Closure and payout conditions
Keep the account open and its product type unchanged until payment.