Direct deposit is the easiest and most reliable way to deposit funds to your Checking Account, although it is certainly not the only one. We also support ACH transfers, cash deposits, and Mobile Check Deposit.
Transfer Initiated from Chime:
You can link an external bank account you own to your Chime Checking Account in the Move Money section of the Chime app or by logging into your account online. Under Move Money, go select Transfers and you will then be prompted to enter your other bank’s login credentials. Your external bank account will be instantly linked to your Checking Account.
Once the external account is linked, you can make unlimited transfers from the external account to your Checking Account. Transferred funds will be available within 5 business days.
We support transfers from the following banks: Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citi, US Bank, USAA, Fidelity, PNC Bank, Capital One 360, TD Bank, SunTrust, Navy Federal & Charles Schwab. We hope to add others in the near future!
If you get an error when using the Chime app to transfer money from a linked external account into your Chime Checking Account, try logging into the external account and transferring the money from there. To do this, you may need your account number and routing number, which you can find in the Chime app under Profile.
Transfer Initiated from an External Account:
Most banks will allow you to make transfers to Chime from their website. If you have an external bank that offers this service, just log in to their website and add Chime by providing your Chime routing number and Checking Account number.
Mobile Check Deposit:
Chime will determine if you are eligible for Mobile Check Deposit based on the history of any Chime-branded accounts you have, direct deposit history, direct deposit amounts, and other risk-based factors, such as card activation status.
To get started, activate your Chime Visa® Debit Card. If you haven’t done this yet, learn how to activate your card.
For treasury checks you need to receive at least one direct deposit of $1 or more since June 1, 2021, from one of the following sources:
- Employer or payroll provider
- Gig economy payer via automated clearing house (ACH) transfer or Original Credit Transaction (OCT)
- Government benefits
Cash Deposits at a Retail Location:
You can deposit cash to your Chime Checking Account at over 85,000 retail locations. Simply ask the cashier to make a deposit to your Chime account at the register. You can make up to 3 deposits per day. You can deposit a maximum of $1,000 per day and up to $10,000.00 every month.
You can deposit cash to your Chime Checking Account at Walgreens locations, including Duane Reade locations, without fees. Other third-party money transfer services that are used to add funds to your Chime Checking Account may impose their own fees or limits such as:
- Fees per transaction
- Daily, weekly, or monthly limits on the frequency or the amount of cash you may add to the Chime Checking Account
Here are some of the many other retailers that accept cash deposits, with their own applicable fees:
- Walmart
- 7-Eleven
- Speedway
- Dollar General
- Family Dollar
- CVS
- Pilot Travel Centers (Pilot Flying J)
- Holiday Station Stores
- Circle K Stores
- GPM Investments
- Sheetz Incorp
- TA Operating LLC (Travel Centers of America)
- Royal Farms
- Cumberland Farms Corp
- Kwik Trip Inc
- Krause Gentle (Kum & Go)
Cash deposits to a Chime Checking Account are funds transfers made by third parties (who may impose their own fees or limits) and are FDIC-insured up to applicable limits once received by the bank holding the account.