5.01% 6-Month CD at CU Available to All

Meadows Credit Union is offering two certificate specials: 5.01% APY 6-month CD and a 4.65% 90-day CD. Both have a minimum deposit requirement of $1K with money new to the credit union. Credit for finding this deal goes to the FW CD thread.

Meadows Credit Union's field of membership is the least restrictive in the country. All you need is an email address. The credit union created an association which is free to join and only requires an email address (see post for more easy-to-join credit unions).

Meadows Credit Union's branch is located in Arlington Heights, Illinois. However, Meadows seems to have a good online banking system with an ACH transfer system so you may never need to visit a branch.

Meadows is still offering a 4.00% APY checking account with a $5K balance and direct deposit. I first mentioned this deal back in November. The 4% APY is guaranteed to last through June 30, 2006.

Meadows is NCUA insured. Even with the national availability and great specials, Meadows is still a rather small credit union with about 16K members and $142M in assets.