Best CD rates and certificates

Requirements

Product: Membership requirements apply. Certificate is a fixed rate, fixed term account; stated APY applies to the initial term assuming all dividends remain until maturity. Dividends compound monthly. Early withdrawal penalty applies and fees may reduce earnings. Upon maturity, non-IRA promotional certificate funds transfer to regular share account unless alternative withdrawal instructions are provided.

Offer: Fixed rate and term for initial 30 months. Stated APY applies to initial term assuming dividends remain until maturity; compounded monthly. Transfer to regular share account upon maturity unless alternative withdrawal instructions provided.

Requirements

Product: Fixed-rate accounts. Dividends compounded and paid monthly. A penalty will be imposed if funds are withdrawn prior to maturity date. Credit union membership required.

Offer: Single tier. Dividends compounded and paid monthly. Early withdrawal penalty applies.

Requirements

Product: Must have a physical address in the United States and satisfy applicable age of majority requirements. Early withdrawal penalties apply (90 days' simple interest for terms 12 months or less, 180 days' simple interest for terms greater than 12 months). Automatically renews at maturity with a 10-day grace period. No monthly maintenance fees.

Offer: Advertised Interest Rate and Annual Percentage Yield (APY) may change after maturity, applies to personal accounts only. Penalty may be charged for early withdrawal.

Requirements

Product: $10,000 minimum opening account deposit and balance requirement. Minimum balance to earn interest is $0.01. Fixed interest rate. Interest compounded daily and credited monthly (optionally quarterly or at maturity for terms <12 months). External account validation required. Penalty imposed for early withdrawal. Fees may reduce earnings.

Offer: Fixed rate. Requires $10,000 minimum opening deposit. Penalty for early withdrawal is 730 days simple interest for terms >=60 months.

Requirements

Product: Must be at least 18 years old, US citizen or resident alien with valid SSN and physical US address. Minimum opening deposit $1,500 in a single transaction; maximum $1,000,000 per account. Early withdrawal penalty applies. Automatically renews at maturity with a 10-day grace period. Compounded daily, credited monthly.

Offer: Early withdrawal penalty: 180 days simple interest for terms 12 months to 3 years.

Requirements

Product: Offers apply to personal non-IRA accounts only. Penalty may be imposed for early withdrawals. No minimum balance required.

Requirements

Product: Dividends compounded and credited monthly using average daily balance method. Early withdrawal penalties apply and may reduce earnings. Membership eligibility requirements apply.

Requirements

Product: Minimum opening deposit of $500.00; maximum total deposit of $500,000.00 per account. Additional deposits are not permitted during the term outside of the 10-day grace period. Early withdrawal penalties apply: 90 days simple interest for terms of 1 year or less, 180 days simple interest for terms greater than 1 year. Automatically renews at maturity.

Requirements

Product: No minimum opening balance or deposit required to open. No monthly maintenance or annual fees. In order to maintain an account, funding must occur within 14 days of account opening. Must maintain a minimum balance that earns at least $0.01 for interest to post. Early withdrawal penalty applies: 90 days simple interest for terms <= 24 months, 180 days simple interest for terms > 24 months.

Requirements

Product: Maximum amount is $250,000 per account. Penalties may apply to early withdrawals. Fees may reduce earnings.

Offer: Limited time offer.

Requirements

Product: One-time option to increase the certificate rate to like bump rate APY for the remainder of the original term offered at the time of the requested increase. Special certificate renews automatically for the same term at the rate in effect at renewal unless otherwise directed. $1,000 minimum opening balance. Early withdrawal penalties apply and may reduce earnings. Membership eligibility requirements apply.

Offer: One-time option to increase the certificate rate to like bump rate APY for the remainder of the original term to a 36-month rate offered at the time of the requested increase. Special certificate renews automatically for the same term at the rate in effect at the time of renewal unless otherwise directed.

Requirements

Product: Accrued interest is added to account; earns simple interest. Early withdrawal penalty applies: for 1-year CDs, 90 days' interest; for CDs with terms more than 1 year, 180 days' interest. 10-day grace period. Account maximum $1,000,000. Interest credited every 3 months.

Offer: Interest credited every 3 months. Account maximum $1,000,000. Early withdrawal penalty of 90 days' interest may apply.

Requirements

Product: Early withdrawal penalty applies. Daily interest compounding. No monthly maintenance fees.

Offer: No minimum deposit to open or earn APY. Fixed rate for term of CD.

Requirements

Product: Minimum $250 deposit to open; maximum $2,500 per month add on. Special certificate renews automatically to a standard 12-month term at the rate in effect at renewal unless otherwise instructed. Additional deposits of at least $25 must be made by automated means (i.e. account-to-account transfers, Online Banking recurring or non-recurring transfers, etc.) but are not required. Early withdrawal penalties apply and may reduce earnings. Membership eligibility requirements apply.

Offer: Minimum $250 deposit to open; maximum $2,500 per month add on. Renews automatically to a standard 12-month term at the rate in effect at renewal unless otherwise instructed. Additional deposits of at least $25 must be made by automated means but are not required.

Requirements

Product: Available at branch locations. Interest calculated daily and credited quarterly. Early withdrawal penalties apply. Paper statements provided at no charge.