Panhandle Credit Union (FL) Adds Rate-Leading 7-Month CD Special

Early Withdrawal Penalty

As stated in the Truth-in-Savings disclosure (page 19), the Early Withdrawal Penalty (EWP) reads as follows:

Terms of 12 months or less – 90 days’ dividends.

Partial withdrawals are allowed, but if the account has not yet earned enough dividends or if the dividends have already been paid, the penalty will be deducted from the principal.

Availability

Headquartered in Panama City, Florida, Panhandle Credit Union’s field of membership (FOM) is community-based, with individuals who live, work, worship, or attend school in the Florida Panhandle counties of Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, or Washington qualifying for membership.

Immediate family members and household members of a current Panhandle CU member are also eligible to join.

Account Opening

Joining Panhandle CU can be done online or at any of six full-service Florida branches located in Lynn Haven, Panama City (3), Panama City Beach, and Southport. Panhandle CU also has a Business and Mortgage Center in Panama City.

A minimum $5 deposit in a Share Savings Account establishes a Panhandle CU membership.

Opening a 7-month CD Special can be done at any of the above-mentioned branch locations or by phone (850.769.3306).

Funding and Other Details

The following information is from a conversation with a CSR.

Funding – ACH, wire, check, internal transfer, or shared branch transaction. Funds should be on deposit in a Share Savings Account before opening a CD.
CO-OP Shared Branch Participant – Yes.
Ownership – Individual, joint, or trust.
Dividends – Compounded daily/credited monthly; earned dividends can be paid out by cashier’s check or transferred to Panhandle CU Share Savings Account.
Maturing Funds – Cashier’s check or internal transfer to a Share Savings account.
Grace Period – 10 calender days before automatic renewal as 6-month Certificate.
Beneficiaries – Unlimited, percentages can be assigned, Social Security numbers are not required.
Credit check – ChexSystems.

Credit Union Overview

Panhandle Credit Union has an overall health grade of "A" at DepositAccounts.com, with a Texas Ratio of 1.37% (excellent) based on June 30, 2023 data. In the past year, Panhandle CU’s total non-brokered deposits decreased by -$7.4 million, a below average annual growth rate of -2.7%. Please refer to our financial overview of Panhandle Credit Union (NCUA Charter # 68720) for more details.

Established in 1957, Panhandle Credit Union was originally known as the Panhandle Educators Federal Credit Union, with an FOM exclusive to public school faculty and staff in the Florida Panhandle. The Panhandle Credit Union rebrand occurred in 2021, following the adoption of a community charter. As the 45^th largest credit union headquartered in Florida, Panhandle Credit Union currently has more than 15,000 members and assets in excess of $306 million.

How the 7-Month CD Special Compares

When compared to similar length-of-term CDs tracked by DepositAccounts.com that are available within the market area and have minimum deposit requirements of $10k or less, no bank or credit union has a higher rate than currently offered on the Panhandle Credit Union 7-Month CD Special. The following table compares the 7-Month CD Special to the two highest-rate CDs from other credit unions and the two highest-rate CDs from banks.

The above information and rates are accurate as of 10/20/2023.

To search for the best CD rates, both nationwide and state specific, please refer to our CD rates table page.