LendingClub Launches LevelUp Checking
- Offers 1% unlimited cash back on essential purchases (gas, grocery, pharmacy) using debit card
- Provides 2% cash back on on-time personal loan payments for existing borrowers
- Features 1.00% APY on balances over $2,500
- Includes no account fees, no minimum balance requirements, and unlimited ATM rebates
- Integrates with existing LendingClub products to provide enhanced benefits
- Limited availability - only accessible to current LendingClub members
- Cash back benefits require direct deposit enrollment
- Minimum $2,500 balance required to earn the 1.00% APY
Insights
LendingClub's new LevelUp Checking represents a strategic move to enhance cross-selling, reduce defaults, and increase customer retention through innovative rewards.
LendingClub's launch of LevelUp Checking reveals a sophisticated strategy to deepen customer relationships while improving loan performance. The account's structure—offering
The product intelligently incentivizes positive financial behaviors that directly benefit LendingClub's bottom line: on-time loan payments reduce default rates, while encouraging debit usage (versus credit) improves the company's transaction economics through interchange fees without the risk of credit losses. The
What's particularly strategic is the ecosystem approach evident in this launch. By making LevelUp Checking exclusively available to existing members, the company creates a compelling reason for customers to maintain multiple LendingClub products. This should boost retention metrics while reducing customer acquisition costs through cross-selling rather than new customer acquisition.
The timing aligns with consumer sentiment data showing
LevelUp Checking Delivers Cash Back for On-time Personal Loan Payments
LevelUp Checking is designed to reward LendingClub members for making smart financial decisions and using money they have rather than money they borrow. Members will have the opportunity to receive
Additional features include:
1.00% APY on balances with or more3$2,500 - No account fees
- No minimum balance requirements
- Unlimited ATM rebates
- Early paycheck access with direct deposit
- Free transfers
"LevelUp Checking delivers cash back for essential purchases like gas and groceries while stacking on additional cash back for our borrowers who make on-time payments to their LendingClub personal loan," said Mark Elliot, LendingClub's Chief Customer Officer. "By offering rewards consumers typically seek by using a credit card, we're fundamentally changing how our members spend � rewarding them for using money they have instead of money they borrow, and recognizing their smart money moves."
A recent LendingClub survey4 found that
"Our emphasis on rewards is intentional," continued Elliot. "We fundamentally believe that our members should be rewarded for making smart everyday financial choices, and we're building that idea into everything we do. That's why LevelUp Checking members have the opportunity to earn
LevelUp Checking is only available to current LendingClub members, who unlock these cash back benefits when they enroll in direct deposit. People can become a member by taking out a LendingClub personal loan, opening a LevelUp Savings account, or a Certificate of Deposit (CD). Once they become a member, they'll also gain access to LendingClub's highly rated mobile app and useful free tools like DebtIQ, which helps members monitor and manage their credit.
About LendingClub
LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC) is the parent company and operator of LendingClub Bank, National Association, Member FDIC. LendingClub Bank is the leading digital marketplace bank in the
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1 Debit Card Cash Back provides the opportunity to earn | |
Eligible Accounts are:ÌýLevelUp Checking accounts that: | |
(1) Receive a Direct Deposit into yourÌýLevelUp Checking account during the month in review (an "Eligible Account"); and | |
(2) Meet the qualifying requirements for the Debit Card Cash Back and/or Loan Payment Cash Back | |
Qualified Purchases are: Signature-Based PurchasesÌýin Eligible Categories made using the debit card associated with an Eligible Account.â€� Qualified Purchases do not include: (1) any goods or services purchased that are returned or otherwise credited to your Eligible Account; (2) unlawful purchases; or (3) purchases of currency, cash or cash equivalents (including, without limitation, gift cards, prepaid debit cards, or other cash equivalents).â€� | |
Signature-Based Purchases�are credit purchases that can be made in stores and online. To make a signature-based purchase, select credit rather than debit at point-of-sale kiosks. The credit option is most often pre-selected when making purchases online using a debit card.� | |
Eligible Categories include grocery, gas, and pharmacy, as defined by their Merchant Category Code ("MCC"). For more details, please review our LevelUp Checking Terms & Conditions. | |
Accounts are reviewed after the end of each month. Any earned cash back will be credited directly to your Eligible Account on or before the 5th calendar day of the next calendar month. The Eligible Account must be open and active at the time the cash back is credited. | |
2 Loan Payment Cash Back provides the opportunity to earn | |
3 Annual Percentage Yield (APY) accurate as of June 17, 2025. Rate tiers are as follows: | |
Fees may reduce earnings. | |
4 Propeller Insights conducted a national online survey of 1,013 consumers from May 13 to May 21 to gauge the trends and Americans' opinions on personal finance. Respondents opted into an online database, and from there, were surveyed based on demographics. To further confirm qualifications, respondents were asked to verify their information in the survey, self-identifying qualifications, with the maximum margin of sampling error being +/- 3 percentage points and a |
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