Yes. that's required to get the 1.24% rate, unless you have Tesla match it. In that case, you wouldn't need to do the direct deposit. Per DCU, your "entire" paycheck needs to be deposited.That is a good idea. I will work on that. Also, I was talking to one of their agents and she said that I need to set up a direct deposit of my full paycheck to qualify for the lowest rates does anybody know how stickler are they about this? I have part of my paycheck set up for a direct deposit.