2.25% 19-Month CD & 2% 9-Month CD Continues at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership

Service Credit Union continues to offer to two competitive rates on its certificate promotion: 2.00% APY for 9 months and 2.25% APY for 19 months. Minimum deposit is $1,000. These are also available in an IRA. The rates are listed in the credit union's savings rates page as of 1/4/2010. The rates page now has a January date, so hopefully this promotion will last for a while.

Membership is open to those who live or work in the State of New Hampshire, with the exception of Coos County, and in the following Massachusetts towns: Falmouth, Mashpee, Bourne and Sandwich. Membership is also open to all military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. Please refer to the credit union membership eligibility page for the full details. Membership requires a $5 minimum balance in the share savings account.

The credit union allows you to join and open accounts online via the Andera service.

Branches are located in the New Hampshire cities of Bedford, Lebanon, Epping, Keene, Manchester, Newington, Portsmouth, Rochester, Salem and Somersworth and in Falmouth, Massachusetts. There are also branches in Germany to service military members.

The credit union's ratings for safety and soundness are strong: 5 stars (superior) at BauerFinancial (based on 9/30/09 data) and 4 stars (sound) at Bankrate.com (based on 6/30/09 data). The credit union is federally insured by the NCUA (Charter # 68375). It's a large credit union with $1.4 billion in assets and 124,270 members.

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