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Best CD rates in California
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- 4.25%APYintro rate
Requirements
Product: Membership required. New money only. Member selects term between 9 and 60 months at opening. At maturity, automatically converts to a non-promotional 1-year Share Certificate. Early withdrawal penalties apply. No liquid option.
Offer: New money only. Member selects term between 9 and 60 months at opening. Dividend paid monthly.
Promotional rate · 4.16% interest rate · Effective Sep 15, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$389 over 11 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Fixed rate for the term. Requires a $5,000 minimum opening deposit. Special interest rates apply to initial term only and automatically renew for the disclosed renewal term at standard rates in effect at maturity. Maximum aggregate deposit limit of $2.5 million. Public funds are not eligible. Early withdrawal penalties apply.
Offer: Relationship rate; requires linked Prime Checking, Premier Checking, or Private Bank Interest Checking account at open and renewal. Renews to a 6-month term at 0.05% APY.
Qualified rate · 4.16% interest rate · Effective Oct 3, 2026
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More details - Compass Community Credit UnionTerm Share CertificatesCD · 11 months · $7,500 min
Credit union · 2 branches
4.25%APY$389 over 11 months on $10,000Requirements
Product: Fixed rates are guaranteed for the length of the term. Early withdrawal penalties apply (90 days for terms 12 months or less; 180 days for terms greater than 12 months).
Offer: Existing Compass CCU funds ineligible. Minimum $7,500 required. At maturity, automatically renews at the current 6-month rate unless notified in writing prior to maturity.
4.18% interest rate · Effective Sep 1, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$425 over 1 year on $10,000
4.16% interest rate
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More details - City First BankCertificates of Deposit (CD) (Retail/Consumer Only)CD · 12 months · $1,000 min
Bank · 2 branches
4.25%APY$425 over 1 year on $10,000Requirements
Product: Annual Percentage Yield (APY) assumes that interest remains on deposit. Fees may reduce earnings. For Certificates of Deposit, a penalty may be applied for withdrawals prior to the maturity date. After an account is opened, all rates are subject to change anytime without prior notice at the Bank’s discretion.
4.16% interest rate · Effective Oct 16, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$425 over 1 year on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: New funds only from outside CU SoCal. Must be a CU SoCal Member. New Member maximum online opening deposit is up to $150,000. Deposits made through electronic transfers (ACH) will not be available for withdrawal for 60 days from the date of deposit. Early withdrawals may incur a 180-day dividend penalty. Automatically renews into a 12-month certificate at the prevailing rate.
Offer: Promotional APY and rate are available for a limited time; new funds only. Fixed rate 4.17% dividend rate. Minimum deposit to open is $500; no maximum deposit.
Promotional rate · 4.17% interest rate
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More details - PNCFixed Rate Certificate of Deposit (CD)CD · 13 months · $1,000 min · 0.01%–4.25% by balance
Bank · 56 branches
4.25%APY$461 over 13 months on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: A minimum opening deposit of $1,000 is required for all CD accounts. Penalty for early withdrawal. Fees may reduce earnings. At the end of Promotional CD term, account automatically converts to the Standard consumer CD term that is closest to but not greater than Promotional CD term, at the applicable Standard rate. No withdrawals without penalty within first seven days. No partial withdrawals permitted. The $1.00 - $999.99 tier is for Renewal Only.
Offer: Renewal Only. Promotional rate.
Promotional rate · 0.01% interest rate · Effective Oct 21, 2026
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Rate by balance for Fixed Rate Certificate of Deposit (CD) Balance APY Up to $1,000 0.01% $1,000 and upYour amount 4.25% Rate checked
More details - 4.25%APY$534 over 15 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Not available for individual retirement or business accounts. A penalty will be imposed on early withdrawals. For new customers, requires at least $500 new money. For existing customers, requires at least $500 of which $0.75 of every $1.00 is new money.
Offer: Balances under $100k. Requires $500 minimum new money deposit for new customers, or $0.75 per $1.00 new money for existing customers.
Promotional rate · 4.24% interest rate · Balance cap $99,999.99 · Effective Oct 5, 2026
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More details - Eagle Community Credit Union18-Month Promo CertificateCD · 18 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 6 branches
4.25%APY$644 over 18 months on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: Upon maturity, the Certificate will automatically renew into a standard, non-promotional 24-month Certificate at the dividend rate in effect at the time of renewal. Early withdrawal penalties apply.
Offer: Promotional 18-month Certificate. Upon maturity, automatically renews into a standard non-promotional 24-month Certificate.
Promotional rate · 4.17% interest rate · Effective Sep 25, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$2,313 over 60 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Early withdrawal subject to penalty on all Certificates and could reduce the earnings on the account.
Offer: Early withdrawal subject to penalty.
4.17% interest rate · Effective Oct 1, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$2,313 over 60 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Dividends compounded daily and credited monthly and at maturity. Active and retired Fire Department employees qualify for a 0.10% APY rate bump on Term Certificates.
4.16% interest rate · Compounded daily · Effective Sep 9, 2026
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More details - 4.20%APY$420 over 1 year on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Membership eligibility: Persons who live, regularly work, regularly attend school, or worship in Siskiyou County, and any associations, organizations or other legal entities in Siskiyou County. Compounding dividends earned daily, paid monthly on the daily balance. No setup or maintenance fees. Early withdrawals subject to penalty. Rates subject to change daily for newly opened or renewed share certificates.
Offer: Dividends earned daily, paid monthly on the daily balance. Early withdrawals subject to penalty. Rates subject to change daily for newly opened or renewed share certificates.
Effective Aug 18, 2026
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More details - Redwood Credit UnionPersonal Savings CertificatesCD · 12–17 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 23 branches
4.20%APYwith conditionsRequirements
Product: Must be an RCU Member (live, work, or own a business in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Mendocino, Lake, San Francisco, Solano, or Contra Costa counties; family member of a current Member; or work for a Select Employer Group). $1,000 minimum deposit. Early withdrawal penalty applies.
Offer: Requires active checking account (3 or more transactions per month, excluding 24-Hour Telephone Teller, fee, or dividend posting transactions).
Qualified rate · 4.12% interest rate · Effective Sep 16, 2026
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More details - Vida Federal Credit Union13 Month Certificate Special (New Money)CD · 13 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 1 branch
4.20%APY$456 over 13 months on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: 13-month special: new money only. At least 50% of the balance, or a minimum of $10,000, must come from another institution or as a cash deposit. Early withdrawal penalty 90 days. Dividend rate 4.11%. Automatically renews to then-current 12-month certificate at maturity.
Offer: New money only. At least 50% of the balance, or a minimum of $10,000, must come from another institution or as a cash deposit. Early withdrawal penalty 90 days. Dividend rate 4.11%.
Promotional rate · 4.11% interest rate · Effective Sep 1, 2026
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More details - 4.20%APY$456 over 13 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Standard and promotional fixed-rate CDs. $1,000.00 minimum balance required to open and obtain APY. Maximum balance limits apply. Early withdrawal penalty may apply. Standard CDs opened in-branch only; promotional CDs may be opened in-branch or online.
Offer: Promotional CD. May be opened in-branch or online. Maximum balance limits apply. Early withdrawal penalty may apply.
Promotional rate · Effective Oct 16, 2026
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What CDs pay in California
2,320 CDs at 260 banks and credit unions · checked Oct 16–22
- Typical
- 3.15%
- Top 10% from
- 4.00%
- Banks, typical
- 2.46%
- Credit unions, typical
- 3.25%
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