5.35% 6-Month CD and $50 Gift Card at Chase Bank in New York City

A reader informed me that the local Chase Bank in New York City is offering 5.35% on 6 and 9 month certificates of deposit. In addition, if you live in New York City and deposit at least $10K of new money, you have a choice of either a $50 Best Buy/Target/Starbucks gift card or two tickets to the US Open. The extra $50 for a $10K deposit adds an extra 1% to the effective rate of a 6-month CD.

This sounds similar to the local HSBC 6.5% CD deal that I reported about on July 3rd in that it seems to only be available at the branch. Rates listed at Chase's website are very low. Refer to Chase's branch locator if you want to check on your local Chase Bank.

Thanks to the reader who mentioned this Chase special in the finding deals post.