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Banking in the Seattle Area

The largest city in the Pacific Northwest is famed as the home of grunge. And whether your own musical tastes take on a grunge overtone, or you prefer something a bit more up-market, Seattle has something to offer all tastes and is the birthplace of grunge everywhere. Nirvana, Pearl Jam and a host of other rock greats played their earliest gigs in the Seattle area.

With its thriving nightlife and music scene, Seattle is also home to large companies such as Boeing, Amazon and Microsoft in and around the metropolitan areas which include the smaller cities of Bellevue, Lynnwood. Kirkland, Kent, Auburn, Renton, and others. Naturally, there are also plenty of banking opportunities in the area.

With more than 40 banks and 65 credit unions headquartered in Seattle, some of which include the Boeing Employees Credit Union, HomeStreet Bank, Columbia State Bank, Heritage Bank and others, Seattle offers a myriad of choices when it comes to financial institutions. The bank that lays claim to the honor of being the oldest in the area is Security State Bank (WA), which was established in 1903.

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The Top 10 Yielding Savings And MM Accounts, March 2025 Edition
This month's list is actually a top 12 list, since 3 banks are tied for 10th place. Conspicuously missing from the list is Patriot Bank, which for the 2nd time
"Lock in Sky-High Rates"
Well, I'm not sure that this qualifies as a "sky-high" rate but I just checked out the current certificate rates as I have an IRA certificate that matures early next
Top 10 Liquid Accounts As Of 2/4, With Direct Links To Each Bank
Ken used to post a liquid accounts survey every other Tues, and since today's Tues, here's the updated list. Two fintechs continue to pay 5.00%. New to the top 10
The New, Updated List Of The 10 Highest-Yielding Bank Accounts, With Links To Each
This list will probably be obsolete by the end of the week, but here's how they presently stand: 5.00% Evergreen Wealth (minimum $25k) https://www.evergreenwealth.com/savings 5.00% Roger Bank https://roger.bank 4.75% Quontic
Peninsula Credit Union (WA) 12-Month CD Is Near Rate-Leader
Update 10/24/23: The 12-month Certificate rate has fallen from 5.88% APY to 5.00% APY. Deal Summary: 12-month Certificate, 5.88% APY, $500 minimum deposit ($100 for members 0-23 years old). Availability:
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