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Spirit of Alaska Credit Union CD Rates
Top CarrotSpirit of Alaska Credit Union’s best CD rate is 3.50% APY on a 1-year share certificate (CD). Terms run from 3 months to 5 years. Rates checked October 22, 2026.
How Spirit of Alaska Credit Union’s CD rates compare
Compared with banks and credit unions near Fairbanks, AK, where Spirit of Alaska Credit Union has the most branches. $10,000, best rate first.
This credit union’s best
Spirit of Alaska Credit Union
3.50%APY
- Term
- 12 months
- Requires
- None
- Minimum
- $500
- Earns on $10,000
- $350
Savings Certificates
Top rate
Wells Fargo
4.25%APY
- Term
- 11 months
- Requires
- Another account
- Minimum
- $5,000
- Earns on $10,000
- $389
2nd-highest rate
Global Credit Union
4.00%APY
- Term
- 24–35 months
- Requires
- Another account
- Minimum
- $500
- Earns on $10,000
- —
Spirit of Alaska Credit Union CD score
68
CD score
Higher than 21% of U.S. banks and credit unions
- 3–8 months3–8 mo2.75%
- 9–15 months9–15 mo3.50%
- 16–30 months16–30 mo3.00%
- 31–60 months31–60 mo2.15%
- QualifiedQualified3.50%
Each track runs from the lowest to the highest rate among U.S. banks and credit unions; the dot is this rate.Qualified: needs another account or monthly activity.
Where Spirit of Alaska Credit Union ranks
By CD score, in each area where it has branches
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Current CD rates
Rates from the credit union’s website. Earnings assume the rate doesn’t change.
Savings Certificates
Up to 3.50%APY · 9 terms
Fixed rates and guaranteed returns. Dividends paid at monthly intervals and can be withdrawn before maturity without penalty (no dividends paid on amount withdrawn). Penalties apply for early withdrawal of principal. Early withdrawal penalties may apply.
| Term | APY · $500 and up | APY · $500 – $50,000 | APY | Earns on $10,000Earns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 1.75% | — | 1.75% | $43 |
| 6 months | 2.75% | — | 2.75% | $137 |
| 12 monthsMaximum balance of $50,000.00 | — | 3.50% | 3.50% | $350 |
| 18 months | 3.00% | — | 3.00% | $453 |
| 24 months | 2.50% | — | 2.50% | $506 |
| 30 months | 2.25% | — | 2.25% | $572 |
| 36 months | 2.15% | — | 2.15% | $659 |
| 48 months | 2.00% | — | 2.00% | $824 |
| 60 months | 1.75% | — | 1.75% | $906 |
Sources (2)
All captured Oct 14, 2026
Special-purpose accounts
Certificate IRA
Up to 3.50%APY · 9 terms
Disclosure of terms applicable to IRA Share Certificate Accounts. Early withdrawal penalties may apply. Consult tax advisor to help determine the best IRA.
| Term | APY · $500 and up | APY · $500 – $50,000 | APY | Earns on $10,000Earns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 1.75% | — | 1.75% | $43 |
| 6 months | 2.75% | — | 2.75% | $137 |
| 12 monthsMaximum balance of $50,000.00 | — | 3.50% | 3.50% | $350 |
| 18 months | 3.00% | — | 3.00% | $453 |
| 24 months | 2.50% | — | 2.50% | $506 |
| 30 months | 2.25% | — | 2.25% | $572 |
| 36 months | 2.15% | — | 2.15% | $659 |
| 48 months | 2.00% | — | 2.00% | $824 |
| 60 months | 1.75% | — | 1.75% | $906 |
Sources (2)
All captured Oct 14, 2026
Who can join Spirit of Alaska Credit Union
This may be incomplete or out of date, so check with the credit union before you apply.
Where you live or work
- Any person who lives, works, or worships within the Fairbanks North Star Borough is eligible for membership.
Employers and groups
- Members of the Golden Valley Electric Association are eligible for membership.
Military, government and schools
- Alumni of colleges and universities located within the credit union's field of membership, members of their immediate families, and organizations of such persons are eligible for membership.
- Employees and students of public, private, and parochial schools, high schools, and institutions of higher learning north of the Alaska Range are eligible for membership.
- Persons retired as pensioners or annuitants from school or higher learning employment north of the Alaska Range are eligible for membership.
Family and household
- Immediate family members of current credit union members are eligible for membership.
Membership information collected October 4, 2026.