Any Discover Cashback Debit account users?

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frugalor
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Any Discover Cashback Debit account users?

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I just used Discover Cashback Debit account to transfer some money to Citi Checking yesterday 11/22. It said the money would be delivered by 11/29. That's full 4 business days!

Sure enough the money is not in Citi checking yet today 11/23.

I am pretty sure if this was Sofi the money would be in Citi in the morning already.

I called Discover and they said it takes 2 to 4 business days.

Are there any other Discover Cashback Debit account holders here? What is the normal speed for external transfers? Does it really take 4 full business days? I need the money in by Friday 11/26. Am I screwed?
PersonalFinanceJam
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My DW and I have a discover cash back debit account as well as personal savings accounts. Discover’s ACH speed is a constant mystery to us. It seems stuck in the past compared to our other banks in this regard. Most of the time it seems to transfer in 2 days. However sometimes, without apparent reason, it can be 4 days.

We set up this account when we got married to deposit money into for our shared bills. It serves this purpose well, but this inconsistency does drive me nuts sometimes.
TJHOFF
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After the first time mine sped up.
Also whether you're pushing or pulling matters too.
Getting money from my CU into Discover is much faster if I pull from Discover side. (next day)
Institution seems to matter also, I've seen Fidelity transfers done same day.
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Money is still not in from Discover Bank :(

I used Sofi yesterday 11/23 to transfer into Citi. Money is in now 11/24 from Sofi. Luckily I had money in Sofi this time.
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When transfers take a long time, it may represent a bank's hold policy. Sometimes the hold policy is done for security reasons. Other times it is done so the bank can earn interest on the money for a couple of days before allowing the customer to spend it.
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Money is finally in on 11/26.
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Post by Sockpuppet »

I have Discover Checking as well and can confirm that transfers take ridiculously long times. Overall, I’m a happy customer as their customer service is incredible. But the way they handle transfers is one drawback.
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I am planning to use the Discover Cashback Debit account to pay for my HOA fees and Property Tax. Do you know if I can get 1% back? I am going to use the routing number and checking account number, not the debit card.

I saw a youtuber saying that he was able to get the 1% paying rent with routing + account numbers...
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frugalor wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:37 pm I am planning to use the Discover Cashback Debit account to pay for my HOA fees and Property Tax. Do you know if I can get 1% back? I am going to use the routing number and checking account number, not the debit card.

I saw a youtuber saying that he was able to get the 1% paying rent with routing + account numbers...
I have never gotten the cash back on non-debit card based transactions. All of their literature made it seem like using the card was required to get the cash back.
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I recently looked into this, as I was thinking about using this card primarily for mortgage payments, HOA dues, and other bills that don't accept credit cards. Looks like per Discover policy, loan payments (which I assume includes mortgage payments) would not be eligible for 1% cash back.
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I do not have the checking but I do have a Discover savings account. ACH transfers initiated with Discover Savings also take a long time. 3-4+ business days. It is painful.
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