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- 4.75%APY$2,612 over 60 months on $10,000with conditions
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).
Qualified rate · 4.65% interest rate · Effective Sep 18, 2026
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More details - 4.60%APY$941 over 24 months on $10,000with conditions
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.
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More details - 4.40%APY$899 over 24 months on $10,000with conditions
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.
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More details - 4.40%APY$899 over 24 months on $10,000
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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 branch/Wealth Center or over telephone. Minimum balance to open is $1,000. Balance to obtain APY: more than $0.
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More details - 4.39%APY$439 over 1 year on $10,000intro rate
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Offer: Special 12-Month Fixed Rate CD requires new money deposits. Automatically renews at the then-prevailing published 12-month standard rate and APY.
Promotional rate · 4.30% interest rate · Effective Oct 16, 2026
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More details - 4.33%APY$433 over 1 year on $10,000intro rate
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.
Promotional rate · 4.25% interest rate · Compounded daily
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More details - Golden 1 Credit Union9-Month New Money Term Savings CertificateCD · 9 months · $500 min
Credit union · 2 branches
4.30%APY$321 over 9 months on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: This special 9-month term savings certificate can only be opened in-branch or by phone and funded with new money. New money is defined as funds not on deposit at Golden 1 in the 30 days prior to the certificate account opening. The APY is based on an assumption that principal and dividends will remain in the account until maturity. Any fee, withdrawal, or transfer reduces earnings and there may be penalties for early withdrawal.
Offer: Can only be opened in-branch or by phone and funded with new money.
Promotional rate · 4.22% interest rate · Effective Oct 16, 2026
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More details - 4.30%APY$430 over 1 year on $10,000intro rate
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.
Promotional rate · Balance cap $10,000,000 · Effective Oct 16, 2026
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More details - 4.30%APY$652 over 18 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Minimum initial deposit $500. Dividends compound monthly. Penalty for early withdrawal. Automatically renews at maturity at the nearest available standard term and dividend rate, not to exceed the term of the Certificate Special.
Offer: 18 months (548 days). Dividends compound monthly. Penalty for early withdrawal.
Promotional rate · 4.22% interest rate · Effective Sep 28, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$105 over 3 months on $10,000
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.
4.16% interest rate · Effective Sep 24, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$210 over 6 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Promotional specials available for a limited time.
Promotional rate · 4.17% interest rate · Effective Aug 17, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$246 over 7 months on $10,000intro rate
Requirements
Product: Minimum balance is $250.00. Subject to early withdrawal penalties.
Offer: Promotional offer available for New Money only (funds originating outside Patelco deposited within 10 calendar days prior to opening). Dividends paid monthly.
Promotional rate · 4.17% interest rate · Effective Aug 7, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$389 over 11 months on $10,000with conditions
Requirements
Product: Fixed rate for the term. Requires a $5,000 minimum opening deposit. Special interest rates apply to initial term only and automatically renew for the disclosed renewal term at standard rates in effect at maturity. Maximum aggregate deposit limit of $2.5 million. Public funds are not eligible. Early withdrawal penalties apply.
Offer: Relationship rate; requires linked Prime Checking, Premier Checking, or Private Bank Interest Checking account at open and renewal. Renews to a 6-month term at 0.05% APY.
Qualified rate · 4.16% interest rate · Effective Oct 3, 2026
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More details - 4.25%APY$425 over 1 year on $10,000
4.16% interest rate
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More details - PNCFixed Rate Certificate of Deposit (CD)CD · 13 months · $1,000 min · 0.01%–4.25% by balance
Bank · 7 branches
4.25%APY$461 over 13 months on $10,000intro rateRequirements
Product: A minimum opening deposit of $1,000 is required for all CD accounts. Penalty for early withdrawal. Fees may reduce earnings. At the end of Promotional CD term, account automatically converts to the Standard consumer CD term that is closest to but not greater than Promotional CD term, at the applicable Standard rate. No withdrawals without penalty within first seven days. No partial withdrawals permitted. The $1.00 - $999.99 tier is for Renewal Only.
Offer: Renewal Only. Promotional rate.
Promotional rate · 0.01% interest rate · Effective Oct 21, 2026
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Rate by balance for Fixed Rate Certificate of Deposit (CD) Balance APY Up to $1,000 0.01% $1,000 and upYour amount 4.25% Rate checked
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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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