You can earn a $25 Referral Bonus when you refer a friend who opens a Checking account from South State Bank.

In order to receive your bonus, you must do the following:

Print our Refer a Friend form.
Print your name and address on the form. Please 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, we’ll credit your checking account with $25!

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South State Bank $25 Referral Bonus

Account Type: Checking Account
Availability: GA, NC, SC, VA
Credit Inquiry: Soft Pull
Credit Card Funding: Unknown
Opening Deposit: None
Direct Deposit Requirement: No
Monthly Fee:
- South State Checking: $5, can be waived if you’re enrolled in eStatements
- Choice Checking: $8, can be waived if you complete any of the following:
  - 15 debit card purchases/payments per statement cycle
  - $250 in combined direct deposits
  - $1,000 average daily balance
- Gold Checking: $15, can be waived if you complete any of the following:
  - $3,500 minimum daily balance, or
  - $10,000 minimum daily balance in combined deposit accounts or
  - $10,000 in outstanding consumer or mortgage loans
Household Limit: None listed
Closing Account Fee: None

$25 Offer at South State Bank

(Offer Expiration unknown)

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.
Eligibility and Conditions
- 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, we 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.