I would like to introduce a blog that I have been keeping an eye on for a while. Ken at Bank Deals is doing an excellent job tracking banking offers of different kind — savings, CD, money market, and sign-up bonus offerings.
He has just released a summary that is worth looking at if you plan to stash away some cash. Here are the finalists from the most popular categories. For the complete list go to the Summary at Bank Deals.
Savings Accounts/Money Market Accounts:
- E-LOAN – 5.50% ($5K min), info
- Superior Savings – 5.50% ($10K min), info
- BankUnited – 5.35% (min $5K), info
3-Month Certificates of Deposit:
- EverBank – 6.01% ($1.5K min), checking account promo, info
- VirtualBank – 5.56% (min $10K), info
- World Savings – 5.51% (4 months) (min $10K), info
6-Month Certificates of Deposit:
- NASA FCU – 5.80% (7 months) (min $15K), info
- Merrill Lynch – 5.65% (min $25K), info
- Superior Savings – 5.60% (min $500)
9-Month Certificates of Deposit:
- Patelco Credit Union – 5.75% ($1K min) (8 months), not NCUA insured, info
- FirstFedDirect – 5.55% (min $10K), info
- AmTrustDirect – 5.51% (min $1K) info
12-Month Certificates of Deposit:
- GTE FCU – 5.64% (min $500) (add-on feature) info
- FirstFedDirect – 5.64%, (min $10K) info
- AmTrustDirect – 5.56% (min $1K) info
18-Month Certificates of Deposit:
- Mutual Bank – 5.40% (min $5K) info
- AmTrustDirect – 5.33% (min $1K) info
- ebank – 5.25% (min $1K), 5.50% for ePremium checking customers
36-Month Certificate of Deposit:
- Mutual Bank – 5.60% (min $5K) info
- First State Bank – 5.50% ($1K min), info
- Fort Belvoir FCU – 5.48% (min $1K), info
48-Month Certificate of Deposit:
- Fort Belvoir FCU – 5.59% (min $1K), info
- First State Bank – 5.50% ($1K min), info
- Transportation Alliance Bank – 5.40% ($1K min)
60-Month Certificate of Deposit:
- Agriculture FCU – 6.00% (min $1K), info
- Fort Belvoir FCU – 5.75% (min $1K), info
- Navy FCU – 5.70% ($20K min) restrictions to membership, info
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