Competitive CD Rates at Eastman Credit Union in Parts of TN, VA, TX, SC & AR - Local Only

Eastman Credit Union continues to offer competitive certificate rates. The two most competitive ones include a 2.00% APY 12-month CD and a 2.30% APY 2-year CD. Minimum deposit is $1,000. An extra 10 basis points are applied to Jumbo CDs with a $100,000 minimum deposit. These rates are listed in the credit union's deposit rates table as of 2/2/2010.

Membership is open to those who live, work or attend school in several counties in the northeast part of Tennessee. Counties in southwest Virginia and in Harrison and Gregg Counties in Texas are also included. There's also a long list of Select Employer Groups. Please refer to the Who Can Join Page for the full details.

Branches are located in Tennessee, Virginia, Texas, South Carolina and Arkansas.

The credit union's ratings for safety and soundness are strong: 4 stars (sound) at Bankrate.com and 5 stars (superior) at BauerFinancial. Both ratings are based on 9/30/09 financial data. The Bankrate rating is one star higher than what I reported in August when it was based on 3/31/09 data.

The credit union is federally insured by the NCUA (Charter # 68095). It's a large credit union with $2.1 billion in assets and 109,770 members based on 11/17/09 NCUA data.