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- 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 - Redwood Credit UnionPersonal Savings CertificatesCD · 12–17 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 5 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 - 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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More details - 4.20%APY$600 over 17 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: There is no minimum balance required to earn the stated APY. The minimum opening deposit for a regular certificate is $500. The APY is based on an assumption that dividends will remain in the account until maturity. Any fee, withdrawal or transfer reduces earnings and there may be penalties for early withdrawal.
Offer: Limited-Time Special.
4.12% interest rate · Effective Oct 16, 2026
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More details - 4.18%APY$1,307 over 36 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Member must maintain $5 par value. Early withdrawal penalties apply: 90 days on terms of 12 months or less; 180 days on terms greater than 12 months.
4.10% interest rate · Effective Oct 1, 2026
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More details - Golden 1 Credit Union10-Month New Money Term Savings CertificateCD · 10 months · $500 min
Credit union · 2 branches
4.15%APY$345 over 10 months on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: Can only be opened in-branch or by phone and funded with new money (funds not on deposit at Golden 1 in the 30 days prior to account opening). Principal and dividends must remain in the account until maturity. Penalties may apply for early withdrawal.
Offer: Must be funded with new money.
Promotional rate · 4.07% interest rate · Effective Sep 25, 2026
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More details - Golden 1 Credit Union19-Month Term Savings CertificateCD · 19 months · $500 min
Credit union · 2 branches
4.15%APY$665 over 19 months on $10,000Requirements
Product: Principal and dividends must remain in the account until maturity. Penalties may apply for early withdrawal. No minimum balance required to earn the stated APY.
4.07% interest rate · Effective Sep 25, 2026
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More details - 4.11%APY$839 over 24 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Standard Term Certificates are available to personal and business members. Penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. APY if dividends are not withdrawn during the term.
4.03% interest rate · Effective Sep 16, 2026
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More details - SF Fire Credit UnionPromotional 5-Month CertificateCD · 5 months · $250 min
Credit union · 3 branches
4.10%APY$169 over 5 months on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: Promotional rate valid for net new deposits only with funds that are not currently held at SF Fire Credit Union. Rate includes 0.10% firefighter rate bump automatically applied. Active and retired Fire Department employees qualify for the 0.10% rate bump; higher rate is the same for SFFD and Non-SFFD alike.
Offer: Promotional rate for new deposits.
Promotional rate · Effective Nov 8, 2024
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More details - 4.10%APY$203 over 6 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Limited-time promotional Certificate of Deposit. New money deposit only. APY is fixed for the 6-month term. Early withdrawal penalties may apply.
Offer: Limited-time promotional rate. New money deposit only. $500 minimum to open and to obtain the advertised APY.
Promotional rate · Effective Oct 22, 2026
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More details - 4.10%APY$445 over 13 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: $1,000 minimum to open ($500 minimum to open for minors). Not available for IRAs or Business. Promotion may be discontinued at any time. A penalty may be assessed for early withdrawal.
Offer: $1,000 minimum to open ($500 minimum to open for minors). Not available for IRAs or Business. Promotion may be discontinued at any time. A penalty may be assessed for early withdrawal.
Promotional rate · 4.01% interest rate · Effective Oct 14, 2026
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More details - 4.10%APY$837 over 24 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Minimum deposit for a Share Certificate is $500, with the exception of the Saver Certificate which requires a minimum deposit of $50 to open. APY=Annual Percentage Yield. Assumes dividends are reinvested and the rate continues for a year. Certificate dividend is earned at the applicable term’s fixed rate until the Certificate matures. Fees could reduce earnings on the account. Certificate accounts are subject to substantial penalty for early withdrawal.
4.02% interest rate · Effective Oct 15, 2026
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More details - American Airlines Federal Credit UnionShare Certificate LadderCD · 60 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 1 branch
4.07%APY$2,208 over 60 months on $10,000Requirements
Product: All share certificate ladders must be established with equal amounts across certificates. Additional deposits allowed only at maturity of each term.
Offer: Option 1 (2-rung ladder: 30 and 60 months). All certificates in ladder established with equal amounts.
4.00% interest rate · Effective Oct 1, 2024
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More details - American Airlines Federal Credit UnionShort-Term Share CertificateCD · 6 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 1 branch
4.05%APY$200 over 6 months on $10,0003.98% interest rate · Effective Jan 1, 2026
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More details - 4.05%APY$200 over 6 months on $10,000
Requirements
Offer: 180 Days CD
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What CDs pay in San Francisco, CA metro
748 CDs at 72 banks and credit unions · checked Oct 6–22
- Typical
- 3.00%
- Top 10% from
- 4.00%
- Banks, typical
- 2.00%
- Credit unions, typical
- 3.25%
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- 1st Nor Cal® Credit UnionCredit union · 5 branches
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- CommunityAmerica Credit UnionCredit union · 4 branches