I would assume the transaction was not done on the 1st because it was not open for business. It was a holiday. Even pension deposits by law are not put on the first if it is a legal holiday but on the next business day after the legal holiday. So all the deposits will not be put into the accounts until the 4th. Even the stimulus check will not be put in until Monday the 4th.
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I have come across some places that say it has to be done like this because if you were to close the CD before the end of the day of maturity, you would not get interest for the maturity day.
This can be very singificant money for the financial institution mutiplied by all the CD accounts. It can even be notable for the individual. Imagine if you had the max NCUA amount of $250,000 in it, and in better times you were getting 3.5% interest, that would be a loss of almost $24 for that one day! But actually, it would be a loss of the interest you would get at a new CD, which might be even more.
I have come across this issue at some other places, but not at all. There needs to be a standard for this, and everyone has to handle it the same. I encourage you to follow Alan1's advice to contact the NCUA and ask into it. And if you do, please come back and let us knwo what they said.
