TDECU Boosts 48-Month Jumbo And Standard CD Rates

TDECU recently raised the rates on its 48-month Standard and Jumbo CDs by 65 bps. The new 1.50% APY and 1.65% APY are the highest rates for the 48-month Standard and Jumbo CDs in about 22 months. A TDECU Standard CD can be opened with a $1k minimum deposit, while a Jumbo CD requires a $100k minimum opening deposit.

The 48-month Standard CD is also available as an IRA CD (Traditional or Roth), earning the same APY with the same deposit requirements.

TDECU now lists the Jumbo CDs as separate products on its website and according to the Interest Rates and Fees page,

Jumbo CD $100,000 – Jumbo CDs earn 0.15% interest rate above the Standard CD interest rate when opened new or at renewal.

The Early Withdrawal Penalty is also stated on the Rates and Fees page (Service, Penalty, and Account Fees) and reads as follows:

Maturity of >36 Months – 365 days interest (applies to amount withdrawn)

High-Yield Checking

I wrote about TDECU’s High-Yield Checking in the beginning of 2020, when it earned 3.00% APY on qualifying balances up to $20k; that rate dropped to 1.00% APY almost two years ago. Qualifying balances over $20k earn 0.25% APY, with non-qualifying balances earning 0.02% APY.

The reason I’m mentioning the High-Yield Checking is this:

With High-Yield Checking from TDECU, you’ll earn up to
1.00% APY on your checking and savings account balances.

If the High-Yield Checking account’s qualifications are met, the Share Savings account will become a High-Yield Savings account that earns 1.00% up to $50k and 0.25% APY on balances over $50k. If the requirements are not met, the total balance will earn 0.10% APY (the current default rate).

High-Yield Checking Qualification Requirements

• At least 10 debit card purchases ($1 minimum) per statement cycle.
• At least one direct deposit or automatic ACH payment of at least $500 per statement cycle.
• Receive eDocuments.

The High-Yield Checking account has no minimum balance requirement, no monthly service fee, and no minimum opening deposit. Nationwide ATM fees will be reimbursed up $30 per month, if qualifications are met. There is a limit of one account per member.

Availability

Headquartered in Lake Jackson, Texas, TDECU’s field of membership (FOM) is primarily residency and employment based.

Residency: Individuals who live, work, worship, or attend school in the Texas counties of Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Brazoria, Caldwell, Calhoun, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Denton, DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Jackson, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Montgomery, Refugio, Tarrant, Travis, Victoria, or Williamson, or live with a 10-mile radius of a TDECU Member Center, are eligible to join.

Employment/Affiliation: Employees (and their family members), retirees, and members of more than 125 companies and organizations also qualifying for membership. The largest of these companies include AMOCO Chemical, BASF, Dow Chemical, and Chevron-Texaco.

Education: Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Houston are eligible to apply for membership.

Relationship: Family members of current TDECU members are also welcome to apply.

Joining TDECU and/or opening a CD can be done online, by phone (800.839.1154), or at any of 34 Texas branches located in Angleton, Bay City, Baytown, Brazoria, Cuero, Cypress, Edna, Fort Worth, Freeport, Garland, Hallettsville, Houston (4), Katy, Lake Jackson (2), Missouri City, Pasadena (2) Pearland, Port Lavaca, Rosenberg, Shenandoah, Spring, Sugar Land, Texas City, Victoria (4), West Columbia, and Yoakum. According to TDECU’s Locations page, the Houston Champion Forest Member Center and The Woodlands Six Pines Member Center will reopen on March 22, 2022.

TDECU will fund $5 for your new savings account and $1 into your new checking account to give you all the benefits of membership!

TDECU participates in both the CO-OP Shared Branch and ATM networks, giving members,

Free Access to over 55,000 surcharge-free ATMs and over 5,000 credit union service centers across the United States.

Credit Union Overview

TDECU has an overall health grade of "A" at DepositAccounts.com, with a Texas Ratio of 10.03% (excellent) based on September 30, 2021 data. In the past year, TDECU has increased its total non-brokered deposits by $503.26 million, an excellent annual growth rate of 15.33%. Please refer to our financial overview of TDECU (NCUA Certificate # 60705) for more details.

Established in 1955, TDECU was originally known as the Texas Dow Employees Credit Union. The seven founding members were Dow employees who each contributed $5 to loan a friend $35 to buy a refrigerator, or as TDECU’s About page puts it, “How we started: it’s a ‘cool’ story.” The mergers of three Houston-area credit unions and the acquisition of eight Whitney Bank branches in the past ten years has substantially increased TDECU’s footprint in Houston. TDECU is currently the fourth largest credit union in Texas, with more than 360,000 members and assets in excess of $4.5 billion.

How the 48-Month Jumbo CD Compares

When compared to similar length-of-term CDs tracked by DepositAccounts.com that are available nationally, only one other credit union offers a higher rate than TDECU does on its 48-month Jumbo CD, regardless of minimum deposit requirements. The following table compares the TDECU 48-month Jumbo CD 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 2/16/2022.

To look for the best CD rates, both nationwide and state specific, please refer to our CD Rates Table page.