Best high-yield savings rates

Requirements

Product: A $5 minimum share balance is required to open and maintain Primary Share/Savings to establish credit union membership.

Requirements

Product: Avoid the $2.00 paper statement fee each month by enrolling in eStatements. 6 free withdrawals per month; $1 fee for withdrawals in excess thereafter.

Offer: Compounded quarterly and paid quarterly.

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: Must be paired with a Greater Checking account. To qualify for higher dividend rates, the following requirements must post and settle prior to the last business day of the month: at least 20 debit card purchases totaling $100 (PIN or signature based), enrollment in e-statements, and either direct deposit of at least $100/month into Greater Checking or at least one payment made via Greater Iowa bill pay from Greater Checking.

Offer: Base/non-qualifying rate earned on total balance if Greater Checking requirements are not met.

Requirements

Product: Must link to a Kasasa Cash or Kasasa Cash Back checking account. To earn qualifying rates, enrollments must be in place and the following must post and settle to the linked checking account during each Monthly Qualification Cycle: at least 12 debit card purchases, enrolled in and agree to receive e-statements/online banking, and 1 ACH transaction per month. Automatic transfers of Kasasa Cash/Cash Back earnings. No minimum balance to earn rewards. Limit of 1 account per social security number.

Offer: Base rate earned on entire daily balance if qualifications in linked Kasasa Cash or Kasasa Cash Back account are not met.

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: No monthly maintenance fee. Earn an extra $5 savings reward every month the balance grows by $200 or more for the first year (up to 12 rewards for new accounts). Variable rate account; minimum opening deposit is $25.

Offer: Applies to ZIP code 60603 (Illinois and Northwest Indiana locations, excluding locations in South Beloit, Roscoe and St. Clair County in Illinois). Interest compounded daily and credited monthly.

Requirements

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.