Bank Deals Blog: Savings & MMA Deals

In the past six months, the 20-month CDs (Regular, Jumbo, and Super Jumbo) offered by Illinois-based Consumers Credit Union (CCU) have experience three rate changes. In early September, CCU raised the rates on all three 20-month CDs by a uniform 25 bps. Those APYs (the highest since late 2010) lasted until the beginning of December, when they dropped by...

I wrote about Mississippi-based Keesler Federal Credit Union’s (KFCU) High Interest Money Market Account Plus (HIMMA Plus) in August. The HIMMA Plus tiered APYs (1.35% APY, $2.5k+; 1.40% APY, $50k+; 1.45%, $100k+) have a 1% bonus rate above the regular HIMMA APYs. That 1% bonus rate is guaranteed for six months. A minimum $2.5k opening deposit of...

Last week I introduced the new online savings marketplace called SaveBetter. As I mentioned in the SaveBetter review, this new marketplace has potential, but the current products are disappointing. The main reason now to give this marketplace a try is the new account bonus being offered. One...

Now through March 31, 2021, TD Bank is offering a $200 bonus when opening a new TD Beyond Savings or TD Simple Savings account, depositing at least $20k of new money (not currently held in a TD Bank retail deposit account) within 20 calendar days of account opening, and maintaining a minimum...

The Performance Checking account offered by Bancorp South currently earns 1.51% APY on qualifying balances up to $30k. Qualifying balances over $30k and non-qualifying balances both earn 0.10% APY.

I first wrote about the Performance Checking account in 2008, when it earned 4.00% APY up to $30k. (At that time, Bancorp...

Three Rivers Bank of Montana (Three Rivers Bank) recently added the Kasasa brand to its product lines. The Kasasa Cash currently earns 2.03% APY on qualifying balances up to $25k. Qualifying balances over $25k earn 0.23% APY, with non-qualifying balances earning 0.01% APY.

The monthly qualification requirements are...

Now through March 31, 2021, Alliant Credit Union (Alliant) is offering a $100 bonus when opening a new The Ultimate Opportunity Savings Account. In the past, I wouldn’t have paid much attention to a $100 bonus, but bonuses are more attractive now that rates on liquid accounts and CDs are so low.

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Now through February 12, 2021, Marcus by Goldman Sachs (Marcus) is offering a $100 bonus when depositing $10k or more of new money in a new or existing Online Savings Account. The new funds must be deposited within 10 days of enrollment. Those new funds, plus the account balance at the time of enrollment, must be maintained for 90 days. Enrollment must be done by...

About 18 months ago, Sterling National Bank introduced its new online division, BrioDirect. The original product line consisted of the High Yield Savings account and two short-term CDs. Initially offering a competitive rate (2.46% APY), the High-Yield Savings began a long series of rate drops within two months of its debut. As of three weeks ago, the High-Yield Savings was earning 0.40% APY. At some point after Christmas,...