Bank Deals Blog: Nationwide Deals

Goldman Sachs Bank USA (Marcus) has recently launched a new savings account promotion which allows you to earn up to $500. It’s similar to their March promotion, but this one allows you to earn a lot more. The only mention of this promotion is on this Marcus landing page, which has the following promotion summary:

With interest rates starting to fall, bonuses might become a...

Florida-based GTE Financial has raised the rate on its 12-month Add-On IRA Special to 3.30% APY. The minimum opening deposit is $500, with no stated balance cap. There’s also a Jumbo version of the 12-month IRA Special, requiring a $100k minimum deposit, but it earns the same 3.30% APY....

About a year ago, Keesler Federal Credit Union (KFCU) caused quite a flurry of interest with a 5.00% APY offered on its 7-month Share Certificate Special. That...

In May, Hiway Federal Credit Union (Hiway FCU) added a 14-month Certificate earning 2.70% APY. At the time, 2.70% APY wasn’t a very impressive rate for a 1-year CD, but as rates have drifted downward, the 14-month Certificate has become competitive. While the majority of Hiway FCU’s Certificates have tiered APYs based on deposit levels of $500, $10k, and $25k, the...

Wisconsin-based Thrivent Federal Credit Union (TFCU) has two very competitive long-term Share Certificates: 60-month (3.25% APY) and 48-month (3.05% APY). The minimum opening deposit for either Share Certificate is $1k, with no stated balance cap.

As stated in the Service Fees brochure, the Early Withdrawal Penalty reads as follows:

Terms of 30 months to 60 months: 365 days’ dividend.

Funding a Share Certificate can be done by ACH, wire transfer,...

As other banks have been cutting their 5-year CD rates, Chicago-based The Federal Savings Bank (TFSB) has been holding steady with a rate that is now near the top for nationally available 5-year CDs. TFSB is offering 3.30% APY on its 5-year Promotional CD. The minimum opening deposit is $10k of new money, which is defined as “funds not currently on deposit with The Federal Savings Bank.”

While the 3.30% APY has been...

Massachusetts-based Envision Bank (formerly Randolph Savings Bank) is now offering a large portion of its product line in 49 states through its online application (New York State is excluded). Envision Bank’s Preferred Plus Money Market, Savvy Savings, and Envision Max Checking accounts can all be opened online and funded by ACH transfer.

Preferred...

It’s been more than two years since I last wrote about Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union’s (ETFCU) rewards checking account, which, at the time, earned 3.00% APY on qualifying balances up to $15k. Nothing about the Vertical Dividend Checking had changed since it was introduced in late 2014 … until now.

• New name – Vertical Checking
• New rate – 3.30% APY
• New balance cap – $20k

No dividends are paid on...

It’s another good news Monday at Navy Federal Credit Union (Navy Fed). The 5-year Share Certificate rate has been increased to 3.50% APY on all tiers. Minimum deposit is $1k. There is no maximum deposit. This is just a standard type of Certificate. There are no special features. For example, add-on deposits are not allowed until maturity.

The Share Certificate is also available as an IRA (Traditional, Roth, SEP, ESA), earning the...

It’s been almost a year since I wrote about Virginia-based Chartway Federal Credit Union (Chartway). At that time, Chartway’s 12-month No Penalty Share Certificate was earning 2.00% APY. By March, the rate had been raised to 2.20% APY, but fell to 1.80% APY in early June. It was nice while it lasted.

Chartway’s new CD “du jour” is a 9-month CD Special, with a competitive 2.75% APY. With the highest APY...