Best high-yield savings rates

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Product: Variable rate account. Monthly maintenance fee of $5 is waived for owners of a Bank Smartly Checking account, Safe Debit account, Bank Smartly Visa Signature Card, or accounts with a minor under age 18. Higher relationship rates require maintaining an eligible product (Bank Smartly Checking, Safe Debit account, or Bank Smartly Visa Signature Card) and are determined by Combined Qualifying Balance (CQB).

Offer: Standard interest rate and APY across all balance levels without qualifying relationship product.

Requirements

Product: Savings with check-writing capability. $12 monthly service fee can be avoided with a $3,500 minimum daily balance each fee period. Relationship rates require linking to an eligible checking account (such as Prime Checking or Premier Checking).

Offer: Relationship rate; requires linking to a Premier Checking account. $12 monthly service fee avoided with $3,500 minimum daily balance.

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Product: $10 monthly maintenance fee, waived with a $1,000 minimum daily balance or link to a checking account (up to 3 complimentary accounts linked to Access Checking, or up to 5 complimentary accounts linked to Pinnacle Checking). Available for online account origination. Interest rate and APY may change after opening.

Offer: The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change after account opening. Available for online account origination.

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Product: $15 Monthly maintenance fee; or $0 with a $10,000 minimum daily balance; or $25,000 combined balance. $100 minimum to open. Available for online account origination. Interest rate and APY may change after account opening.

Offer: The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change after account opening. Available for online account origination.

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Product: Opening this account establishes membership in CoastHills Credit Union. All new members pay a $5 minimum deposit plus a $5 membership fee at origination (deposited into CoastHills Community Foundation general fund).

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Product: No minimum balance requirement and no monthly fees.

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Product: Variable rate savings account. $8.00 monthly maintenance fee waived for the first 6 months for new accounts; thereafter waived by maintaining a minimum daily balance of $500 or more, owning a Bank of America Advantage Relationship Banking account, having an account owner under age 25, or being enrolled in BofA Rewards at Preferred Plus, Preferred Honors, or Premier tier. No Overdraft Item Fees. Paper check writing is not permitted. Online new account opening limit is $250,000.

Offer: Standard rate for balances less than $5,000. Variable rate. Applicable to Western North Carolina. $8.00 monthly fee with waiver options ($500 minimum daily balance, owner under 25, Advantage Relationship Banking, or qualifying BofA Rewards tier; fee waived first 6 months for new accounts).

Requirements

Product: Savings with check-writing capability. $12 monthly service fee can be avoided with a $3,500 minimum daily balance each fee period. Relationship rates require linking to an eligible checking account (such as Prime Checking or Premier Checking).

Offer: Relationship rate; requires linking to a Prime Checking account. $12 monthly service fee avoided with $3,500 minimum daily balance.

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Product: Earn Premier relationship rates when you link the account to a qualifying checking account (Chase Premier Plus Checking, Chase Sapphire Checking, Chase Private Client Checking, J.P. Morgan Private Client Checking Plus, or J.P. Morgan Classic Checking) and make at least 5 customer-initiated transactions in a monthly statement period using your linked checking account. $25 monthly service fee waived with $15,000+ beginning day balance or linked qualifying checking account.

Offer: Relationship rate: requires linked qualifying checking account and at least 5 customer-initiated transactions in a monthly statement period. $25 monthly service fee waived with $15,000+ daily balance or linked qualifying checking account.

Requirements

Product: Rates listed are for accounts opened online. Must be 18 or older, a U.S. citizen or resident alien, and reside in AZ, CA, CO, IL, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, NM, OK, TX, UT, or WI to open online.

Offer: Monthly service fee waived with $100 minimum daily ledger balance.

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Product: Monthly maintenance fee of $3 waived with $200 minimum daily balance, or monthly transfer from a Columbia personal deposit account, or primary account owner age 18 and younger or 55 and older, or linked to Pinnacle Checking (up to 5 accounts) or Access Checking (up to 3 accounts), or VBBP Participant. Fee temporarily waived through March 2026. Limit of 6 withdrawals/transfers per calendar month or statement cycle ($5 excess withdrawal fee).

Offer: Rate may change after account opening. Interest calculated using daily balance method. Available for online account origination. $3 monthly maintenance fee waived with $200 minimum daily balance, monthly qualifying transfer from a Columbia personal deposit account, primary owner age 18 or younger or 55 or older, link to Pinnacle Checking (up to 5 accounts) or Access Checking (up to 3 accounts), or for active-duty military, veterans, beneficiaries, and caregivers via VBBP.

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Product: Standard savings account. $5 monthly service fee can be avoided with $300 minimum daily balance, 1 automatic transfer of $25+ each fee period from linked Wells Fargo checking, 1 automatic transfer of $1+ each business day from linked checking, 1+ Save As You Go transfers from linked checking, or if the primary account owner is 24 years old or under.

Offer: Standard rate. Fee waived with $300 minimum daily balance, 1 automatic transfer of $25+ per fee period, 1 daily automatic transfer of $1+ each business day, 1+ Save As You Go transfer, or primary owner age 24 or under.

Requirements

Product: Savings with check-writing capability. $12 monthly service fee can be avoided with a $3,500 minimum daily balance each fee period. Relationship rates require linking to an eligible checking account (such as Prime Checking or Premier Checking).

Offer: Standard rate. $12 monthly service fee avoided with $3,500 minimum daily balance.

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Product: $5 monthly service fee waived with ONE of: $300+ beginning day balance, $25+ repeating automatic transfers/Autosave from personal Chase checking, link to qualifying checking, link to Chase College Checking enrolled in Overdraft Protection, or account owner under age 25. Fee waived for first two statement periods on new/converted accounts.

Offer: $5 monthly service fee waived with $300+ daily balance, $25+ Autosave transfers, qualifying linked checking, linked Chase College Checking with Overdraft Protection, or owner under age 25.

Requirements

Product: $5 monthly service fee waived with ONE of: $300+ beginning day balance, $25+ repeating automatic transfers/Autosave from personal Chase checking, link to qualifying checking, link to Chase College Checking enrolled in Overdraft Protection, or account owner under age 25. Fee waived for first two statement periods on new/converted accounts.

Offer: $5 monthly service fee waived with $300+ daily balance, $25+ Autosave transfers, qualifying linked checking, linked Chase College Checking with Overdraft Protection, or owner under age 25.