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- 4.50%APY$450 over 1 year on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Minimum deposit of $1,000 required to open and obtain APY. Monthly compounding dividends. Early withdrawal penalties may apply to certificates. Fees may reduce earnings and the principal amount may be reduced to cover the penalty.
4.41% interest rate · Effective Oct 5, 2026
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More details - 4.35%APY$547 over 15 months on $10,000
4.27% interest rate · Balance cap $5,000,000 · Effective Oct 15, 2026
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More details - Harvard Federal Credit UnionTerm Share CertificatesCD · 60 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 2 branches
4.35%APY$2,373 over 60 months on $10,000Requirements
Product: Available to Harvard FCU members. Must maintain a minimum daily balance of $1,000 to earn posted APY. APY assumes principal and interest remain on deposit until maturity. Crimson Elite checking account holders receive an additional 0.10% bonus to dividend rate and APY. Early withdrawal penalty applies.
Offer: Minimum daily balance of $1,000 must be maintained to earn posted APY.
4.27% interest rate
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More details - Webster First Federal Credit UnionHigh Yield Share CertificateCD · 9 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 1 branch
4.30%APY$321 over 9 months on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: Must live, work, worship, or attend school in Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, or Worcester County or be a current Webster First member. Enrollment in Webster First Federal Credit Union membership required to complete certificate ownership.
Offer: 9 Month Special
Promotional rate · 4.21% interest rate · Effective Oct 5, 2026
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More details - 4.30%APY$652 over 18 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Personal accounts only. Early withdrawal penalty may apply. Automatically renews at standard Personal Account CD rates at maturity unless instructed otherwise.
Offer: Monthly interest compounding. Minimum opening deposit $2,500.
Promotional rate · 4.22% interest rate · Effective Oct 2, 2026
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More details - 4.10%APY$341 over 10 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Must live or work in Massachusetts to take advantage of this CD Special. Available for new money only, not currently on deposit with CSB. Monthly compounding with funds held to maturity. Additional deposits to CDs are not permitted. Substantial penalties for early withdrawals may be imposed.
Offer: New money only, not currently on deposit with CSB. $10 minimum daily balance required to earn APY. Monthly compounding.
Promotional rate · 4.02% interest rate · Effective Oct 1, 2026
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More details - Harvard Federal Credit UnionCertificate SpecialsCD · 15 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 2 branches
4.10%APY$515 over 15 months on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: Limited-time certificate specials. Requires $1,000 minimum deposit to open and Harvard FCU membership. Minimum daily balance of $1,000 must be maintained to earn posted APY. Early withdrawal penalties apply. Crimson Elite bonus adds 0.10% APY. If not selected otherwise prior to expiration, rolls over automatically into a certificate of the next highest term length.
Offer: Automatically rolls into a certificate of the next highest term length at expiration if no new selection is made. Minimum daily balance of $1,000 to earn posted APY.
Promotional rate · 4.03% interest rate · Effective Oct 1, 2026
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More details - 4.06%APY$475 over 14 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Use promo code \"CD14\" when opening online. For personal and business deposits of Massachusetts residents and Massachusetts approved businesses only. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawals.
Offer: Personal checking account with established direct deposit required or $10,000 new money required (funded with a minimum of $10,000 in new money not already on deposit at East Cambridge Savings Bank). Promo code CD14 when opening online.
Qualified rate · Effective Oct 4, 2026
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More details - 4.00%APY$165 over 5 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Minimum opening deposit $5,000, maximum $250,000. Must be funded via ACH transfer from an external bank account. Funds must be new money, not on deposit with First Citizens within the past 90 days. Must be opened by an individual residing in a state where a First Citizens branch exists. Not available as an IRA.
Offer: Earn up to 4.00% APY on a 5-month CD.
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More details - 4.00%APY$198 over 6 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: New money only. Only one CD per household; business entities are not eligible. Earns 4.00% APY plus an additional 4.00% annualized bonus (8.00% effective annualized return) if client applies for a first lien closed end mortgage loan with Leader Bank on or after December 25, 2025, and closes on or before the initial 6-month maturity date.
Offer: Base rate. New money only. Maximum deposit $100,000. One CD per household.
Qualified rate · 3.96% interest rate · Balance cap $100,000 · Effective Oct 15, 2026
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More details - Hanscom Federal Credit UnionEarly Access CertificateCD · 11 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 1 branch
4.00%APY$366 over 11 months on $10,000Requirements
Product: Includes a special penalty-free offer after six days of opening, not available for rollover at maturity. When this Certificate matures, the funds and dividends will automatically be renewed to the next shortest-Term Certificate offered, which may include withdrawal penalties. You can prevent renewal if you mail notice to us at least 30 calendar days before maturity. Minimum deposit to open is $1,000.00.
Offer: Penalty-free withdrawal allowed after six days of opening. Automatically renews at maturity to next shortest-Term Certificate offered unless 30 days notice is given.
3.93% interest rate · Effective Oct 5, 2026
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More details - 4.00%APY$502 over 15 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Must maintain a minimum daily balance of $500.00 (for Regular share certificate types) in your account each day to obtain the disclosed APY. Federal Regulations require a substantial penalty on funds withdrawn prior to maturity for all Share Certificate accounts. Dividends are compounded daily and paid monthly. Share Certificate APY assumes dividends are retained in the Certificate.
3.92% interest rate · Compounded daily · Effective Oct 5, 2026
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More details - 4.00%APY$641 over 19 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Must live or work in Massachusetts to take advantage of this CD Special. Monthly compounding with funds held to maturity. Additional deposits to CDs are not permitted. Includes a one-time option to bump your rate to a higher rate currently offered for this exact same term. Substantial penalties for early withdrawals may be imposed.
Offer: $10 minimum daily balance required to earn APY. Monthly compounding. Includes a one-time rate bump-up option.
Promotional rate · 3.92% interest rate · Effective Oct 1, 2026
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More details - Transportation Federal Credit UnionShare CertificateCD · 20 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 1 branch
4.00%APY$676 over 20 months on $10,000Requirements
Product: Dividends are paid and compounded quarterly, calculated using the daily balance method. Minimum balances required to earn APY. Early withdrawal penalties apply. Must maintain membership share ($5 par value).
3.94% interest rate · Compounded quarterly · Effective Aug 17, 2026
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More details - 3.86%APY$288 over 9 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Use promo code \"CD09\" when opening online. For personal and business deposits of Massachusetts residents and Massachusetts approved businesses only. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawals.
Offer: Personal checking account with established direct deposit required or $10,000 new money required (funded with a minimum of $10,000 in new money not already on deposit at East Cambridge Savings Bank). Promo code CD09 when opening online.
Qualified rate · Effective Oct 4, 2026
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What CDs pay in Cambridge, MA
214 CDs at 15 banks and credit unions · checked Oct 5–22
- Typical
- 2.20%
- Top 10% from
- 4.25%
- Banks, typical
- 1.88%
- Credit unions, typical
- 3.60%
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