Best high-yield savings rates

Requirements

Product: Must be 18 years or older with a U.S. residential address. Initial opening deposit cannot come from an existing Valley bank account.

Offer: Earn 0.05% APY on balances of $0.01 up to $10,000. Maintain an average daily balance of at least $10,000 to avoid the $25 monthly maintenance charge.

Requirements

Product: Monthly fee of $15 waived by maintaining a minimum daily balance of $10,000 or linking an eligible TD Beyond or TD Complete checking account. Standard and Rate Bump APY tiers available (Rate bump requires linking an eligible TD account).

Offer: Standard APY

Requirements

Product: A $5.00 monthly fee may apply. Fee is waived for the first 60 days for new accounts, or if the primary member is under age 24, or if cumulative monthly average balance across all checking, savings, and Christmas Club accounts is $500 or more (IRA or Share Certificate accounts are not included), or if monthly direct deposits total $500.00 or more in savings and checking accounts, or if having an active loan, mortgage, or credit card.

Offer: Monthly fee of $5.00 waived under qualifying conditions: first 60 days for new accounts, primary member under age 24, cumulative monthly average balance of $500+ across checking/savings/Christmas Club, monthly direct deposits totaling $500+, or active loan, mortgage, or credit card.

Requirements

Product: Establishes membership with Trax Credit Union. Monthly service fee of $5 is waived for members who maintain a daily balance of $500, open another account with Trax, or are under age 25 or over age 60.

Offer: Compounded monthly. $5 monthly fee waived with $500 daily balance, having another Trax account, or if under age 25 or over age 60.

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.

Requirements

Product: No minimum monthly balance and no maintenance fees. Up to six penalty-free withdrawals per month.

Requirements

Product: Minimum daily balance of $50 required to earn dividends. Minimum daily balance of $5 required to retain membership status.

Offer: Dividends earned with a minimum daily balance of $50. Minimum daily balance of $5 is required to retain membership status.

Requirements

Product: Open up to three Special Share Savings Accounts alongside main savings account. Dividends compounded monthly and credited quarterly based on Average Daily Balance. Closing account before dividends are paid forfeits accrued dividends.

Requirements

Product: Start membership and savings journey with a $5 initial deposit; maintain a minimum balance of $5 and regular activity to remain a member. Dividends compounded monthly and credited quarterly based on Average Daily Balance. Closing account before dividends are paid forfeits accrued dividends.

Requirements

Product: Special savings accounts offered alongside basic regular share savings accounts.

Requirements

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: $5 monthly fee waived by maintaining $300 daily balance, linking TD Beyond/Complete/Relationship Checking account, or for account holders age 18 or under / 62 or older. Standard APY applies to all tiers.

Offer: Standard APY for all tiers

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.

Requirements

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.