Best high-yield savings rates

Requirements

Product: Must establish membership to open. $5 opening deposit represents one share. Transfer and withdrawal limitations apply (up to 6 free withdrawals per month). No monthly service fee.

Offer: Interest compounded and credited quarterly. No balance required to avoid service fee or earn stated APY.

Requirements

Product: Membership account at the Credit Union. With minimum balance of $5, allows access to all Credit Union services. Maintain a minimum $100 balance and you'll earn quarterly dividends. Dividend rates are declared quarterly by the Board of Directors depending on the Credit Union's earnings.

Offer: Minimum balance $5. Maintain a minimum $100 balance to earn quarterly dividends. Dividend rates are declared quarterly by the Board of Directors depending on the Credit Union's earnings.

Requirements

Product: Opening deposit of at least $25 required. Monthly maintenance fee of $5 is waived for owners of a U.S. Bank Smartly Checking account, Safe Debit account, U.S. Bank Smartly Visa Signature Card, or accounts with a minor under age 18. Relationship rates require maintaining an eligible qualifying product and vary by Combined Qualifying Balance (CQB).

Offer: Standard rate for any balance without relationship rate qualification.

Requirements

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.

Requirements

Product: Sound membership with a Prime Savings is required.

Offer: $0 opening deposit and no minimum balance requirements. Dividends compounded and credited monthly.

Requirements

Product: Sound membership with a Prime Savings is required. Establishes membership.

Offer: Minimum balance to earn APY is $100. Dividends compounded and credited monthly. No monthly fees.

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: 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.

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.

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.

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.