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- 5.00%APY$205 over 5 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Consumer accounts only. $500 minimum opening deposit for regular certificates. Balance limits are aggregate per member.
Offer: 5-Month Certificate Special. Maximum balance limit $500,000.00 total across all 5-month accounts per member.
5.00% interest rate · Balance cap $500,000 · Effective Oct 5, 2026
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More details - Truliant Federal Credit UnionRegular CertificatesCD · 12 months · $250 min · 2.99%–5.00% by balance
Credit union · 30 branches
5.00%APY$500 over 1 year on $10,0002.96% interest rate · Effective Oct 4, 2026
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Rate by balance for Regular Certificates Balance APY $250 and up 2.99% $5,000 and upYour amountLimited-time offer. Penalty for early withdrawal. Funds will roll over into an 12-month regular certificate upon maturity. Not available for business certificates. 5.00% $25,000 and up 3.10% $100,000 and up 3.15% Rate checked
More details - Piedmont Advantage Credit Union12-Month Special Limited Term CertificateCD · 12 months · $5,000 min
Credit union · 6 branches
5.00%APY$500 over 1 year on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: Penalty for early withdrawal. Not available on Business accounts. Special requires a minimum deposit of $5,000 and entire balance must come from funds not currently on deposit at Truliant or Piedmont Advantage, a division of Truliant Federal Credit Union.
Offer: Special requires a minimum deposit of $5,000 and entire balance must come from funds not currently on deposit at Truliant or Piedmont Advantage, a division of Truliant Federal Credit Union. Not available on Business accounts. Penalty for early withdrawal. Limited time offer.
Promotional rate · 4.88% interest rate · Effective Oct 2, 2026
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More details - Advancial Federal Credit UnionSavings CertificatesCD · 60 months · $1,000 min · 4.66%–4.87% by balance
Credit union · 1 branch
4.66%APY$2,558 over 60 months on $10,000Requirements
Product: Advancial membership required ($5 minimum membership share deposit). Subject to early withdrawal penalties.
4.56% interest rate · Effective Oct 6, 2026
Rate by balance
Rate by balance for Savings Certificates Balance APY $1,000 and upYour amount 4.66% $25,000 and upJunior Jumbo tier 4.76% $50,000 and upJumbo tier 4.87% Rate checked
More details - 4.50%APY$801 over 21 months on $10,000
4.41% interest rate · Effective Oct 1, 2026
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More details - 4.50%APY$1,412 over 36 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Minimum deposit is $500. Membership subject to eligibility. Early withdrawal penalty applies to principal; dividends earned may be withdrawn at any time without penalty. Dividends are compounded and credited quarterly.
Offer: Includes 1x Bump Up feature.
4.43% interest rate · Effective Oct 9, 2026
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More details - 4.50%APY$2,462 over 60 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Requires $5 deposit to Langley savings account for membership. Early withdrawal penalties apply (90 days dividends for 3-6 months, 180 days dividends for 12 months or greater). Dividends compound monthly.
4.41% interest rate
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More details - 4.50%APY$2,462 over 60 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Fixed rate locked for term. Dividends compound daily. Automatically renews at maturity with a 7-day grace period. Early withdrawal penalty applies. Must maintain membership share in Primary Savings.
Offer: Minimum balance of $250 required to earn stated APY. Fixed rate for 60 months.
4.41% interest rate · Effective Sep 28, 2026
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More details - 4.49%APY$681 over 18 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Dividends accrued daily and compounded monthly. Minimum deposit $500. Early withdrawal penalties apply. 10-day grace period at maturity.
4.40% interest rate · Compounded monthly · Effective Oct 13, 2026
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More details - 4.40%APY$440 over 1 year on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Must be a United States citizen or Permanent Resident with a valid Social Security Number. Accounts are opened and managed online. Trust accounts are not offered.
Balance cap $250,000 · Effective Oct 12, 2026
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More details - 4.40%APY$667 over 18 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Penalty for early withdrawal. For all certificates unless otherwise noted: minimum deposit of $500 required to open certificate and earn dividends. 3 Month Certificate requires a minimum deposit of $5,000.
Offer: Penalty for early withdrawal.
4.31% interest rate
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More details - 4.39%APY$476 over 13 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Existing Paragon customers must have a Paragon Bank checking account to qualify for this special rate. Automatic renewal upon maturity for the standard rate and term. Early withdrawal penalties may apply.
Offer: Existing Paragon customers must have a Paragon Bank checking account to qualify for this special rate. Early withdrawal penalties may apply.
Qualified rate · 4.30% interest rate · Effective Oct 1, 2026
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More details - 4.35%APY$288 over 8 months on $10,000
Requirements
Product: Fixed-rate, fixed-term certificate account. Dividends can be deposited into a Member Loyalty Account.
Offer: Requires checking account
4.27% interest rate · Effective Aug 11, 2026
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More details - 4.30%APY$321 over 9 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Available for new money only (funds not currently on deposit with HealthShare Credit Union). Offered for a limited time until HealthShare reaches its funding goal.
Offer: Available for new money only; limited time until funding goal is reached
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More details - 4.30%APY$540 over 15 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Must fund with new money, defined as funds deposited into BCU within the last 30 days and not previously on deposit within 90 days. $500 minimum opening deposit. Early withdrawal penalty applies.
Offer: Rewards APY tier. Requires new money.
Promotional rate · 4.22% interest rate
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What CDs pay in North Carolina
891 CDs at 94 banks and credit unions · checked Oct 15–22
- Typical
- 3.00%
- Top 10% from
- 4.07%
- Banks, typical
- 1.50%
- Credit unions, typical
- 3.40%
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North Carolina
Top Carrot institutions
Ranked across their CDs, savings, auto loans and credit cards. How scores work
- Skyla Credit UnionCredit union · 17 branches
- Langley Credit UnionCredit union · 1 branch
- ElecTel Cooperative Federal Credit UnionCredit union · 5 branches