Bank Deals Blog: Nationwide Deals

About two months ago, Chicago-based The Federal Savings Bank (TFSB) made two significant changes in regards to its Promotional CDs: online application was no longer available and the Promo CDs could only be opened as renewals – no new Promo CDs. Those changes were recently rescinded. All three Promo CDs can once again opened online and the rates listed on the Deposit Rates page...

It has been more than four years since my last post on Wings Financial Credit Union (Wings Financial). During that time, Wings Financial’s Certificate rates haven’t been high enough to be blog worthy. That has changed as rates at other banks and credit unions have fallen to all-time lows. Wings Financial’s Certificates with...

It has been just over two months since I last wrote about the Certificates offered by Barksdale Federal Credit Union (Barksdale Federal). Rates have fallen, but their rates remain well above what other credit unions and banks currently offer. Barksdale Federal and its products may not technically be considered nationally available, but its field of membership is actually...

While New York-based Quontic Bank lowered the rate on its High Interest Checking to 1.25% APY a few days ago, the $1 million qualifying balance cap is still in effect. Qualifying balances above $1 million do not earn any interest, with non-qualifying balances earning 0.01% APY.

Added to the product line in September 2019, Quontic’s rewards checking account (RCA) was originally called Amplify Interest Checking and earned 2.00% APY on qualifying balances up...

Thanks to DA reader, alan1, who noted the absence of two USALLIANCE Financial (USALLIANCE) Certificate Specials in this week’s CD Rates Summary.* As alan1 pointed out, the 9-month (0.80% APY) and 11-month No Penalty (0.75% APY) are currently offering rates that merit inclusion in the Summary. While not having rates as competitive as...

It’s been almost two years since I had occasion to write about CDs offered by Illinois-based Consumers Credit Union (CCU). Last week, CCU raised the rates on all three 20-month CDs by a uniform 25 bps. The new rates may seem low, but in today’s environment, they’re very competitive. Any rate hike these days is a ray of hope for...

There are two important take-aways from this blog post: 1) Service Credit Union’s (Service CU) 60-month Share Certificate (1.50% APY) is currently a near-rate leader and 2) Service CU is now an easy membership requirement credit union. The minimum deposit to open any Service CU Share Certificate is now $500 (previously $1k), with no...

Illinois-based Vibrant Credit Union (Vibrant) has been offering its 5-year Add-On CD for about two years. Currently earning 1.10% APY, the 5-year Add-On CD allows for unlimited additional deposits ($5 minimum) throughout the term. The minimum opening deposit is only $5, with no stated balance cap.

As stated in the Rates & Service Charges document, the onerous Early Withdrawal Penalty reads as...

More than two years ago, Rhode Island-based Greenwood Credit Union (Greenwood CU) expanded its field of membership, becoming an easy membership credit union. Since May 2018, Greenwood CU has continued to offer very competitive rates on short- and long-term CDs, including a “wow-worthy” 3.75% APY on its 60-month CD in late 2018. The 60-month CD's APY is currently near the top for nationally available 5-year CDs, although at a much more modest rate of 1.50%...

As we’ve started to experience record low interest rates, bank bonuses are becoming more attractive as an alternative to earning interest. This new checking account bonus from Capital One is much smaller than the savings account bonus Capital One offered earlier this year, but it's an easy bonus in which you can earn $100 without a large funding amount or direct deposit.

Now through October 20, 2020, Capital One is offering a bonus of...