5.00% 5-Year & 4.00% 2-Year CD at FedChoice FCU in MD, DC & PA

POSTED ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2008 BY Ken Tumin

FedChoice Federal Credit Union is offering a 5.00% APY 5-year CD. Minimum deposit is $500, and it requires new money. An APY of 5.05% is available for a $50,000 minimum deposit. There's also a competitive 24-month CD with an APY of 4.00% (4.05% for $50K). These are available as regular and IRA CDs. These rates are listed in the credit union's rate table as of 12/21/08, and they're only limited time specials.

Field of membership includes all federal civilian employees, annuitants and their families in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia Metropolitan areas. Refer to the site for details about the specific counties that are part of the covered areas.

Branches are located in Maryland, Washington DC and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

FedChoice FCU is federally insured by the NCUA (Charter # 150).

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Anonymous | Dec 21, 2008 | Comment #1

I am a member of this credit union. I guess they must be somewhat desperate for deposit money. They recently held some weekend promotion events at the headquarters building to try to attract more business. Even though I will probably be still working in 5 years, I am not sure if I would commit to a long term CD with them. I don't think that many employees have accounts with them. They probably put their money at banks close to their homes instead. Unlike most regular local banks where you see a line of customers at the teller area, my local branch is almost always deserted at any given time of day.

Anonymous | Dec 21, 2008 | Comment #2

Added to previous comment.

The local branch that I am referring to is the FedChoice FCU.

mark (anonymous) | Jan 6, 2009 | Comment #3

I'm embarrassed for how ineptly run this CU is. Yesterday I completed the online application w/all info, including an email address. Today I received a call from a CSR, who tried to read me a long list of additional documents they want (some sort of signed application, copy of work ID, etc. ad naus.). When I suggested that maybe she could simply email me the list instead of dictating it over the phone, there ensued much head-scratching.

The final straw was the casual mention of the fact that I can't fund the account initially online; they require a branch visit or mailed check. At that point, I told the CSR to just forget about it.

Anonymous | Jan 7, 2009 | Comment #4

I just opened a 5 year 5% Roth IRA CD with them. Yes, they are a bit odd in some ways (no electronic transfers, and slightly ameturish), but I found them very friendly and helpful. They followed through nicely on my application. Plus, I don't see many other places offering 5% even on a 5 year CD. AND once I opened the account they sent me a TGIF gift card and other nick nacks -that was a nice surprise. I like them... and will be opening some more CD's...

5.18% 36-Month / 4.68% 12-Month CD at a DC Credit Union (Washington Postal Employees).

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POSTED ON SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008 BY KEN TUMIN

Update 4/19/08: The CD rates have fallen. Please check the credit union's website for the latest rates.

Washington Postal Employees FCU is listing some very high certificate rates. These include a 5.18% APY 36-month CD, a 4.95% APY 24-month CD and a 4.68% APY 12-month CD. The minimum deposit is $500. These are also available as IRA CDs. The rate table has a date of 3/31/08, so hopefully these rates are still available.

Unfortunately, the credit union has a small field of membership. As the name suggests, it's open to postal employees...

6.30% 11-Month CD at a Maryland/DC/Philly CU (FedChoice).

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POSTED ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2006 BY KEN TUMIN

FedChoice FCU is offering promotional share certificates with 6 to 11 month terms with rates up to 6.30% APY. The 6.30% APY has a minimum deposit of $100K. The 6.20% APY has a $50K minimum and the 6.10% APY has a $10K minimum. These CD's require money from outside the credit union.

The field of membership includes all federal civilian employees, annuitants and their families in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia Metropolitan areas. Refer to the site for details about the specific counties that are part of the covered areas.

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