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Thinkwise Credit Union CD Rates
Top CarrotThinkwise Credit Union’s best CD rate is 3.50% APY on a 3-month share certificate (CD). Terms run from 3 months to 5 years. Rates checked October 16, 2026.
How Thinkwise Credit Union’s CD rates compare
Compared with banks and credit unions near Riverside, CA, where Thinkwise Credit Union has the most branches. $10,000, best rate first.
This credit union’s best
Thinkwise Credit Union
3.50%APY
- Term
- 3 months
- Minimum
- $500
- Earns on $10,000
- $86
Term Share Certificate
Top rate
America First Credit Union
4.60%APY
- Term
- 60 months
- Minimum
- $500
- Earns on $10,000
- $2,522
2nd-highest rate
CU SoCal
4.50%APY
- Term
- 24 months
- Minimum
- $500
- Earns on $10,000
- $920
Thinkwise Credit Union CD score
74
CD score
Higher than 37% of U.S. banks and credit unions
- 3–8 months3–8 mo3.50%
- 9–15 months9–15 mo3.00%
- 16–30 months16–30 mo2.75%
- 31–60 months31–60 mo3.50%
- 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 Thinkwise 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.
Term Share Certificate
Up to 3.50%APY · 7 terms
Rates are locked for the term of the term share. $500 minimum balance required.
| Term | APY | Earns on $10,000Earns |
|---|---|---|
| 3 monthsDividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 3.50% | $86 |
| 6 monthsDividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 3.25% | $161 |
| 12 monthsDividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 3.00% | $300 |
| 24 monthsDividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 2.75% | $558 |
| 36 monthsDividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 3.00% | $927 |
| 48 monthsDividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 3.25% | $1,365 |
| 60 monthsDividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 3.50% | $1,877 |
Special-purpose accounts
Youth Term Share Account
4.25%APY · 1 term
Designed for youth under 18 (Gen T). Additional deposits in increments of $25 or more at any time.
| Term | APY | Earns on $10,000Earns |
|---|---|---|
| 12 monthsGen-T Term Share Certificate. Dividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 4.25% | $425 |
Roth IRA Term Share Certificate
3.00%APY · 1 term
Tax-advantaged retirement option with fixed rates. Requires a $500 minimum balance to open. Additional deposits of $100 or more can be made after open date.
| Term | APY | Earns on $10,000Earns |
|---|---|---|
| 12 monthsDividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 3.00% | $300 |
Traditional IRA Term Share Certificate
3.00%APY · 1 term
Retirement savings with fixed rates. Requires a $500 minimum balance to open. Additional deposits of $100 or more can be made after open date.
| Term | APY | Earns on $10,000Earns |
|---|---|---|
| 12 monthsDividends compounded daily, credited quarterly | 3.00% | $300 |
Who can join Thinkwise Credit Union
This may be incomplete or out of date, so check with the credit union before you apply.
Employers and groups
- Businesses qualify automatically for membership if the legal or majority owner is an existing TWCU member, the business operates in a permissible industry category, and is headquartered or primarily conducts business in Orange, Riverside, or San Bernardino Counties.
- Businesses qualify under Field-of-Membership qualification if they are located or primarily operate within the three-county service area and demonstrably support the educational sector.
Military, government and schools
- Active educational employees whose primary worksite is an educational institution within Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties are eligible for individual membership.
- Retirees, pensioners, and annuitants who have retired from any eligible educational occupation within the three-county area are eligible for membership.
- Volunteers directly supporting educational institutions in the service area, including PTA/PTO officers, booster-club leaders, and board members, are eligible for membership.
Family and household
- Immediate family members (spouses/domestic partners, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren) and household members of current or eligible members are eligible for membership.
Membership information collected October 5, 2026.