Best CD rates and certificates

Requirements

Product: Membership eligibility required. Requires a checking or savings account with Stanford FCU. $100 minimum opening deposit. Dividends are compounded and paid monthly. Fixed rate through maturity. Early withdrawal penalty applies: terms under 1 year have a penalty of 90 days of dividends; terms of 1 year or more have a penalty of 180 days of dividends. 7-day grace period at maturity. Inactivity fee is waived for Certificate accounts.

Offer: Premium rate for Loyalty+ Partners and Ambassadors (includes 0.50% bonus for active and engaged members).

Requirements

Product: Must be an HSBC Premier client with a new or existing HSBC Premier checking account. Must be funded with New Money (deposits and investments not previously held by any member of the HSBC Group in the U.S.). Can be opened online, in Wealth Centers, or over the phone. Must be at least 18 years of age with a U.S. residential address.

Offer: Must be funded with New Money. Minimum balance to open online is $1,000. Balance to obtain APY: more than $0.

Requirements

Offer: Special 12-Month Fixed Rate CD requires new money deposits. Automatically renews at the then-prevailing published 12-month standard rate and APY.

Requirements

Product: Minimum opening balance and minimum balance to earn dividends is $1,500. Fixed Certificates dividends are calculated daily and paid monthly. Variable Certificates dividends are calculated and compounded daily, posted monthly. Substantial early withdrawal penalties apply to Share Certificates. Fees may reduce earnings.

Offer: The Variable Rate 12-Month Share Certificate is a variable rate account that is tied to the Treasury Bill 6-month auction average rate, rounded down to the nearest quarter percent and adjusted quarterly. Rates subject to change after account is opened. Dividends paid monthly. Dividends are calculated and compounded daily, posted monthly.

Requirements

Product: FDIC insured up to $250,000 per depositor. No monthly fees when held to maturity. Early withdrawal penalty applies. Maximum deposit is $10 million. Not available for public units.

Offer: Must present offer at account opening. Limited-time offer. Not available for public units or Business CDs. Certain restrictions, including area restrictions, may apply.

Requirements

Product: Must be an HSBC Premier client with a new or existing HSBC Premier checking account. Must be at least 18 years old. No monthly maintenance fees. Online CD maximum deposit is $2,000,000 (excluding interest); maximum deposit of $350,000 when funding with electronic transfer from another financial institution. Can be opened online only.

Offer: Online opening. Minimum balance to open is $1,000. Balance to obtain APY: more than $0.

Requirements

Product: Applies to CD accounts opened over the telephone or in a Wealth Center. Account is not available to business customers. Minimum to open is $1,000.

Offer: Opened in Wealth Center or over telephone. Minimum balance to open is $1,000. Balance to obtain APY: more than $0.

Requirements

Offer: APY accurate as of September 24, 2026. Rate may change after account is opened. Minimum balance requirement must be maintained in the account each day to obtain the disclosed APY. Grace period of seven calendar days after maturity to withdraw funds without penalty. Early withdrawal penalty equals 3.00% of the principal amount withdrawn early.

Requirements

Product: Membership eligibility required. Requires a checking or savings account with Stanford FCU. $100 minimum opening deposit. Dividends are compounded and paid monthly. Fixed rate through maturity. Early withdrawal penalty applies: terms under 1 year have a penalty of 90 days of dividends; terms of 1 year or more have a penalty of 180 days of dividends. 7-day grace period at maturity. Inactivity fee is waived for Certificate accounts.

Offer: Standard rate tier.

Requirements

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).

Requirements

Product: No setup fees. Minimum initial deposit is $1,000.

Offer: Tax Deferred Certificate. Compounding at maturity. Early withdrawal penalty applies (12 to 23 months: 90 days of dividends).

Requirements

Product: Fixed rates and guaranteed returns with terms ranging from 3 to 60 months. Minimum deposit of $1,000. Penalty for early withdrawal/early closure.

Offer: Penalty for early withdrawal closure.

Requirements

Product: New CDs with a balance of $5,000,000 or more require approval. Offer good for the initial term only. CD is automatically renewed for the same term at published Personal CD rates excluding promotional offers. Early withdrawal penalty applies.

Offer: Offer good for initial term only. Automatically renews at standard Personal CD rate. Early withdrawal penalty applies.

Requirements

Product: Dividends paid monthly. Early withdrawal penalties apply.