Competitive CD Rates at Greater Metro FCU in New York City - Limited Membership

Greater Metro Federal Credit Union is offering some very competitive long-term CD and IRA CD rates. The best is a 3.30% APY 5-year CD. Other rates include a 3.05% APY 4-year CD, a 2.28% APY 3-year CD and a 1.77% APY 2-year CD. Minimum deposit is $500. There's also a good deal on the short-term Jumbo CDs which require a $50K minimum deposit. You can get a 1.77% APY on terms from 6 to 12 months. Also, you can get a 1.26% APY on terms from 1 to 5 months. These rates are listed in the credit union's rates page as of 12/16/2010.

As a comparison to credit unions with nationwide memberships, the best 5-year CD rate is 3.00% APY at Connexus Credit Union as of 12/16/2010. However, this requires an active checking account. Melrose Credit Union is in second place with a 2.93% APY.

Membership in Greater Metro FCU is primarily based on select employer groups. Unfortunately, this makes it difficult for many to join. Please refer to the credit union's Membership Eligibility section for more details. Greater Metro FCU was originally established in 1970 by a group of IBM employees in the Metropolitan New York area. They've added more employer groups, but they haven't gone to a community-based field of membership.

Branches are located in New York City.

The credit union has an overall health score at DepositAccounts.com of 4 out of 5 with a Texas Ratio of 2.25% (excellent) based on September 2010 data. Please refer to our financial overview of Greater Metro Federal Credit Union for more details. The credit union is federally insured by the NCUA (Charter 20382).

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