Here is a comparison of the current (6-27-2022) rates of three major online banks (Ally, Discover, and Marcus/Goldman Sachs) for their direct CDs versus their brokered CDs. The brokered CD rates listed are for new issue, non-callable CDs currently offered at Vanguard and Fidelity. The direct CD rates listed were obtained from each bank’s website. For the comparison I utilized 3 different CD durations which were available for each bank: 1-year, 18-month, and 3-year. In the results which follow, the brokered CD rate is listed first, and the direct CD rate is listed second. For Ally…1-year: 2.70%/1.75%, 18-month: 2.85%/2.00%, 3-year: 3.25%/2.25%. For Discover…1-year: 2.80%/1.50%, 18-month: 3.00%/1.80%, 3-year: 3.30%/2.30%. For Marcus/Goldman Sachs…1-year: 2.80%/1.90%, 18-month: 3.00%/2.00%, 3-year: 3.35%/2.50%. Due to our current environment of rising rates, I expected the brokered rates to be higher, but I was surprised by how much higher.



I first noticed this useful article when reading an answer concerning brokered CDs posted by DA reader, alan1, on 6/12/2022 in the DepositAccounts “Ask the Community” forum.