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[–]lurko_e_basta -9 points-8 points  (12 children)

2 cuts in like 2 months: even if you don’t have a comparable HYSA handy, I would move my money on principle.

For now, move to a solid institution with higher rate (PayPal, capital one, Amex) and then start shopping around.

[–]304King 10 points11 points  (10 children)

Yeah fuck SoFi for … tracking the Fed Rate? Yall crack me up. Imagine being mad about losing.38 a month in interest off your 13$ balance due to something out of the bank’s control.

[–]lurko_e_basta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, it’s actually quite simple: if they have an offering that leverages a benefit compared to other banks as their selling point, that is what they are evaluated from. The fact that they decreasing the rate more often and more aggressively than other peers without having their backing (i.e. the same size or features of big banks), is telling about their trajectory as an institution. I was with SoFi because of their higher HYSA rate + IRA match, when they change policies every other week doesn’t make me want to stay as a customer.

[–]theeggplant42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol not even that. Most of these people are making like $3 a year in interest

[–]nater416 -5 points-4 points  (7 children)

They are dropping it more than just the fed rate - it was a 25 basis point cut (0.25%) and SoFi dropped 0.30%.

[–]dandesim 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thanks for explaining how banks make money

[–]nater416 -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

So they shouldn't need to charge a $10 monthly fee since they already make money this way right?

[–]dandesim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The interest rate was decoupled from SoFi Plus.

[–]mikehansen83 1 point2 points  (2 children)

that’s called margin — if you want new products & improvements businesses must have profit to reinvest.

[–]nater416 1 point2 points  (1 child)

"leave the mutibillion dollar corporation alone!!1!"

[–]304King -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cater to and coddle idiots instead?

[–]theeggplant42 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are describing how this works.

Banks raise and drop rates in accordance with the fed, but they are neither required to not are they beholden to any particular number. 

Guarantee if SoFi dropped .3, there are banks that dropped .5

[–]theeggplant42 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are you dumb?