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- 3.56%APY$176 over 6 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: $1,000 minimum opening deposit. Dividends are compounded and credited monthly. Early withdrawal penalty fees may reduce earnings. Certificates up to $50,000 can be opened online; greater than $50,000 must visit a branch. Automatically renews at current rate with a 7-day grace period.
Effective Oct 1, 2026
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More details - MembersFirst CT Federal Credit UnionShare CertificateCD · 6 months · $1,000 min
Credit union · 3 branches
3.56%APY$176 over 6 months on $10,000Requirements
Product: Early withdrawal penalties apply. Fees and other conditions could reduce earnings. Stated yield for share certificates under one year assumes reinvestment of principal and interest. Minimum required to earn APY is $1,000.
3.50% interest rate · Effective Sep 1, 2026
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More details - 3.56%APY$356 over 1 year on $10,000
Requirements
Product: No monthly fees or service charges. Membership eligibility required. Penalty may be imposed for early withdrawals.
3.50% interest rate · Effective Apr 3, 2026
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More details - 3.56%APY$386 over 13 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Available in terms from 90 days to 60 months.
Offer: Fees could reduce earnings.
3.50% interest rate · Effective Apr 1, 2025
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More details - 3.56%APY$724 over 24 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Early withdrawal penalties apply. Fees could reduce earnings and features on the account. Rates are subject to change at any time without notice. Can be opened with as little as $1,000.
Offer: Early withdrawal penalties apply. Fees could reduce earnings and features on the account. Rates subject to change.
3.50% interest rate · Balance cap $79,999.99 · Effective Sep 27, 2023
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More details - 3.55%APY$176 over 6 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Special offer for Washington Trust Freedom Ultra or Freedom Plus checking account customers. Open in branch or over the phone. No municipal or government funds. Early withdrawal penalties apply.
Offer: Must have a Washington Trust Freedom Ultra or Freedom Plus checking account. Open in branch or over the phone. No municipal or government funds. Early withdrawal penalties apply.
Qualified rate · Effective Apr 1, 2026
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More details - Windsor Federal BankConsumer Certificates of Deposit (CDs)CD · 11 months · $1,000 min
Bank · 8 branches
3.55%APY$325 over 11 months on $10,000Requirements
Product: Must be opened with a minimum deposit of $1,000.00. Early withdrawal penalty applies (90 days interest for terms < 12 months, 180 days interest for 18 to < 36 months, 360 days interest for >= 36 months). If balance drops below minimum balance requirement during term, interest rate and APY is reduced to posted Statement Savings rate and APY. Monthly service fees: n/a.
Offer: Special
3.49% interest rate · Effective Oct 22, 2026
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More details - 3.55%APY$446 over 15 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: $1,000 minimum deposit to open. Terms from 3 to 60 months. Interest is compounded daily and credited monthly and may be withdrawn before maturity. Early withdrawal penalty: for terms from 3 months to 1 year, penalty is 3 months simple interest; for terms of more than one year, penalty is 6 months simple interest.
3.49% interest rate · Compounded daily · Effective Oct 22, 2026
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More details - 3.55%APY$176 over 6 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Dividends posted to your account quarterly and paid at maturity. Premature withdrawal results in dividend penalty.
Offer: Dividends posted quarterly and paid at maturity. Early withdrawal penalty may result in loss of some accrued interest.
3.50% interest rate
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More details - 3.50%APY$232 over 8 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Membership required (minimum $5 deposit). APY requires member to have or open an Elevated Checking Account. Without it, APY is 3.40%. New or existing funds accepted. Offer may be withdrawn without notice. Early withdrawal penalty applies per standard terms.
Offer: Requires having or opening an Elevated Checking Account. Without an Elevated Checking Account APY will be 3.40%. Early withdrawal penalty of 90 days of dividends for terms less than 12 months. New or existing funds accepted. MSCU membership required with minimum $5 deposit into Membership Account.
Qualified rate · Effective Oct 1, 2026
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More details - 3.50%APY$261 over 9 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Requires a Washington Trust Freedom Ultra or Freedom Plus checking account. Open in branch or over the phone. No municipal or government funds. Early withdrawal penalties apply.
Offer: Requires a Washington Trust Freedom Ultra or Freedom Plus checking account. Open in branch or over the phone. No municipal or government funds. Early withdrawal penalties apply.
Qualified rate · Effective Feb 13, 2026
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More details - 3.50%APY$350 over 1 year on $10,000
Requirements
Product: $500 minimum balance to open Certificate; members younger than 18 may open with $250.00. Subject to penalty for early withdrawal.
Offer: $500 minimum balance to open ($250 for members younger than 18). Subject to early withdrawal penalty.
3.47% interest rate
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More details - 3.50%APY$439 over 15 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Not available for Retirement Funds. Fees may reduce earnings. Minimum balance is $0.01 to earn interest. At maturity, will be automatically renewed into a 1 Year CD. Penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal of principal. All quoted rates are subject to change without notice. Consumer customers must have a Dime Bank consumer checking account. Commercial customers must have a Dime Bank business checking account. Maximum deposit is $250,000.00. During the initial term, you may make the following transactions on your account before maturity: Two (2) deposits not to exceed a total deposit balance of $250,000.00 and/or Two (2) penalty free withdrawals of principal, one of which may be used to bring the account balance to zero and close the account. In the event you make a withdrawal from your account, the withdrawal cannot be made until the seventh day after any deposit or partial withdrawal.
Offer: Not available for Retirement Funds. Maximum deposit is $250,000.00. During initial term, allowed two deposits (up to $250,000 max total balance) and/or two penalty-free principal withdrawals (subject to 7-day waiting period after any deposit or partial withdrawal). Renewed into a 1 Year CD at maturity. Consumer customers must have a Dime Bank consumer checking account. Commercial customers must have a Dime Bank business checking account.
Qualified rate · 3.44% interest rate · Balance cap $250,000 · Effective Oct 19, 2026
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More details - 3.50%APY$1,087 over 36 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Minimum to earn disclosed APY is $500. Early withdrawal penalties may apply. All rates are subject to change without prior notice.
Offer: Minimum to earn disclosed APY is $500. Early withdrawal penalties may apply.
3.44% interest rate
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More details - 3.35%APY$363 over 13 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Fixed rate with unlimited deposits. New money only to open unless Freedom Ultra checking holder. Washington Trust checking account required. No municipal/government funds or IRA. Open online, in branch, or by phone.
Offer: Fixed rate with unlimited deposits before maturity (ACH, wire, ATM deposits not allowed). New money only to open; Freedom Ultra checking may use existing funds. Washington Trust checking account required. No municipal, government funds, or IRA.
Qualified rate · Balance cap $5,000,000 · Effective Apr 29, 2026
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What CDs pay in Connecticut
830 CDs at 88 banks and credit unions · checked Oct 16–22
- Typical
- 2.50%
- Top 10% from
- 4.05%
- Banks, typical
- 2.00%
- Credit unions, typical
- 3.00%
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Connecticut
Top Carrot institutions
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- USALLIANCE FinancialCredit union · 1 branch
- MSCUCredit union · 10 branches
- Affinity Federal Credit UnionCredit union · 2 branches