South State Bank Promotions: $200 Checking & $25 Referral Bonus [GA, NC, SC, VA, FL, AL]

Find the latest promotions and bonuses from South State Bank for new Checking and Savings accounts here. Typical offers are for a $25, $100 or $200 cash bonus.

• Update 10/17/2024: The offer is still active.
• Update 7/17/23: $200 offer has returned.
• Update 1/10/23: Offer has been extended until 3/31/2023. Details below.

Established in 1934, South State Bank is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina and has over 130 locations throughout Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

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South State Bank $200 Checking Bonus

• What you’ll get: $200
• Where it’s available: GA, NC, SC, VA, FL, AL
• How to earn it: To earn $200, open any personal checking account and meet the following qualifiers within 60 days:
  • Use promo code EARN200 when opening your account online or in a branch.
  • Make a minimum of 15 debit card purchases or payments.
  • Have a monthly total of $250 qualifying direct deposit OR automatic draft of $25.
• When it expires: Not stated

Waive The Monthly Fee

• South State Checking
  • No monthly maintenance charge if you’re enrolled in eStatements
• Choice Checking
  • No monthly maintenance charge when you meet one of the following qualifiers:
    • 15 debit card purchases/payments per statement cycle or
    • $250 in combined direct deposits or
    • $1,000 average daily balance
• Gold Checking
  • No monthly maintenance charge when you meet one of the following qualifiers:
    • $3,500 minimum daily balance, or
    • $10,000 minimum daily balance in combined deposit accounts or
    • $10,000 in outstanding consumer or mortgage loans
• Classic Checking
  • No monthly maintenance charge when you meet one of the following qualifiers:
    • $250 in combined direct deposits or
    • $1,000 average daily balance
• Student Checking
  • No monthly maintenance charge when you enroll in eStatements

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Fine Print

• Promotional offer applies to new personal checking accounts (excluding South State at Work product type) opened with the promo code EARN200.
• To open an account at a branch location, a $25 minimum deposit is required; no minimum deposit is required for accounts opened online.
• To open an account, you must be a resident of NC, SC, GA or VA. Additional residency restrictions may apply and offer not available to employees of South State Bank or its subsidiaries.
• Offer is limited to one per customer, cannot be combined with any other personal checking or deposit offer, or reproduced, purchased, sold, transferred or traded.
• South State reserves the right to modify or discontinue the offer at any time without notice.

Bottom Line

Direct deposit is an optional requirement, making this a reasonably good deal. It’s also a higher bonus value than their previous $100 offer.

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South State Bank $25 Refer-A-Friend Bonus

• What you’ll get: $25
• Where it’s available: GA, NC, SC, VA, FL, AL
• How to earn it: When you recommend a SouthState personal checking account to a friend, you can receive $25:
  • Print out their Refer a Friend form at the offer link below.
  • Print your name and address on the form. Use the contact information associated with your SouthState account.
  • Give the completed form to a friend, and recommend a personal checking account at SouthState.
  • Tell your friend to present this form when opening and funding a new checking account.
  • After the account is opened, and all conditions are met, they’ll credit your checking account with $25.
• When it expires: None listed

Fine Print

• Promotional Offer Rules: 
  • This offer applies to new personal checking accounts opened at a South State branch location with a valid Refer a Friend Form.
  • A $25 minimum deposit is required, and new accounts are subject to approval.
  • South State reserves the right to modify or discontinue this offer at any time without notice.
  • The offer is not available to employees of South State Bank or its subsidiaries.
  • The offer is also not available for South State at Work, Health Savings, Money Market, Fiduciary and Construction accounts.
• Referring Customer: 
  • The Referring Customer must have an open qualifying personal checking account at South State at both the time of referral and the time of the “Refer a Friend Bonus.”
  • The Referring Customer cannot be an owner or co-owner of the Referred Customer’s new personal checking account.
• Referred Customer:
  • The Referred Customer cannot have an existing personal checking account at South State and must reside in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia or Virginia at the time of account opening.
  • The Referred Customer must have five (5) or more posted and cleared debit card purchases/payments within 30 calendar days after account opening (“Qualifying Period”).
• Bonus Payment:
  • If all of the eligibility and conditions are met, they will credit the Referring Customer’s account with a $25 Refer a Friend Bonus within 10 calendar days of the Qualifying Period.
  • The $25 bonus will be reported to the appropriate taxing authorities, as required by law or regulation.

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