Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 8:34 AM

PenFed Cuts CD Rates By 25 Basis Points

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I'm afraid PenFed released new lower CD rates for the start of March:

2.75% APY 7-year CD (was 3.00%)
2.25% APY 5-year CD (was 2.50%)
2.00% APY 4-year CD (was 2.25%)
1.50% APY 3-year CD (was 1.75%)
1.25% APY 2-year CD (was 1.50%)
1.00% APY 1-year CD (was 1.26%)

I remember when they used to offer 6% CDs, these 6% deals were usually available only for a few times a year (January and February were the most common time). Rates were lower for the other months. So hopefully, we'll see better rates later this year.

KenBDG5,153 posts since
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1. Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 8:50 AM

I have a check in hand --was going to mail it today for a 7 yr. IRA CD at the 3%. Not now. Going to do some looking around now.

diamondx52 posts since
Jan 19, 2011
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2. Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 2:08 PM

Not good. Guess I'll have to scratch PenFed off my list come August (when my next rung matures), unless they raise their rates dramatically. FWIW, this makes that Dime Savings IRA look even tastier. I was really hoping PenFed would be a leader, you know forward looking, and all that. Oh well.

Bozo129 posts since
Feb 14, 2011
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