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State Employees Credit Union Carrot Score
Top CarrotA $1.3B credit union, the 380th largest of 4,329, headquartered in Santa Fe, NM, with 55,710 members and 8 branches in New Mexico.
State Employees Credit Union Carrot Score
Carrot ScoreTop Carrot
Higher than 94% of U.S. banks and credit unions
- CDsNot scored
- Savings88
- Auto loans87
- Credit cards95
Each bar is every U.S. bank and credit union, lowest score to highest. Choose a product to see its rates.
Where State Employees Credit Union ranks
By Carrot score, in each area where it has branches
Scores run from 60 to 99; 90 and up means rates near the best in the country. Top Carrot marks a score of 87 or more, the top quarter of U.S. banks and credit unions. It’s about rates only, not safety, service or who can join.
By product
How each product scores
How its rates compare with every U.S. bank and credit union. Open a product to see them.
CDs
Not scoredSavings
88top 15% nationally
| Balance | Its rate | Beats | U.S. median | Top 25% atTop 25% | Top 10% at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 0.30% | 64% | 0.20% | 0.50% | 1.51% |
| $10,000 | 1.75% | 85% | 0.50% | 1.15% | 2.20% |
| $100,000 | 2.50% | 84% | 1.00% | 2.01% | 2.93% |
| Qualified | 1.75% | 82% | 0.60% | 1.31% | 2.43% |
Best rates 83.4 · all balances 79.8 → 82.0 → 88
Auto loans
87top 22% nationally
| Vehicle | Its rate | Beats | U.S. median | Top 25% atTop 25% | Top 10% at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New vehicle | 2.99%counts as 3.99% | 96% | 5.00% | 4.74% | 4.25% |
| Used vehicle | 6.43% | 14% | 5.39% | 4.99% | 4.49% |
Best rates 95.8 · all vehicles 54.9 → 79.4 → 87
Credit cards
95top 3% nationally
| Card | Its rate | Beats | U.S. median | Top 25% atTop 25% | Top 10% at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase APR | 7.50% | 97% | 10.90% | 9.90% | 8.90% |
Best rates 97.4 · all rates 97.4 → 97.4 → 95
Where the score could improve
- Savings, $1,0000.50%0.30% today, higher than 64% of U.S. institutions. 0.50% would reach the top quarter; 1.51% the top 10%.
- Auto loans, Used vehicle4.99%6.43% today, lower than 14% of U.S. institutions. 4.99% would reach the top quarter; 4.49% the top 10%.
Scores update as rates change. Institutions can correct a rate we show; payment never changes a score.
Method
How the score works
- Each product gets a standingWe compare its CD, savings, auto loan and credit card rates with every bank and credit union in the U.S. and give each product a standing out of 100. Its best rates count the most. For loans and cards, lower rates rank higher.
- Its two best products set the scoreWe average its two strongest products. Each extra product it publishes adds 1.5 points, so sharing more rates can only help.
- Its rank puts it on the 60–99 scaleWe rank that number against every scored bank and credit union in the country to get a score from 60 to 99. The top quarter earn Top Carrot.
How State Employees Credit Union got its score
Its products stand at 97.4 for credit cards, 82.0 for savings and 79.4 for auto loans, out of 100. Its best two, credit cards and savings, average 89.7. Publishing three products adds 1.5, for 91.2. That puts it in the top 6% nationally: a Carrot Score of 93, a Top Carrot.
The fine print: inside each product, its best rates make up 60% of its standing and all its rates the rest. Its best rates are its two best CD terms, its $10,000 and Qualified savings or money market rates, the better of its new and used auto loan rates, and its credit card purchase rate. The Qualified rate is the best $10,000 rate you can get by opening another account or meeting monthly requirements (or the standard rate, if that’s higher). Rates that need monthly activity get half credit for the extra they pay, and rates that need a combined balance count only from that balance. We subtract monthly fees and count an intro rate at what it earns over a full year. Accounts for kids, students, seniors, businesses, IRAs and health savings aren’t scored.