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Daily certificate of deposit interest rates are updated daily. Go to the Best CD Rates finder to find the top interest rates of the day. Bank rates change often so check for the highest bank rates before opening a new deposit account.
Chevy Chase Bank has current interest rates at 2.08% APR, 2.10% Annual Percentage Yield for 24 month (2 year) personal jumbo certificates of deposit. A Jumbo CD requires a minimum deposit of 100,000 dollars.
Capital One Chevy Chase Bank Merger
Capital One Bank recently purchased Chevy Chase Bank for only 520 million dollars. [...]
Investing your money these days is challenging. With the incredibly low interest rates the banks are offering, it’s hard to be a saver. You might as well be stashing your cash underneath the mattress. Instead of depositing your cash away for months, even years and getting a measly 2.00% return (if you’re [...]
Chase Bank is new to California since they bought WAMU (Washington Mutual). The old WAMU banks in CA have been converted to Chase Banks.
Chase offers a free business checking account for small business owners. Is this account for you? Well that depends. Free means that there is no monthly maintenance charge [...]
WAMU (now Chase Bank) has been offering “Free Checking” for quite some time now. But what exactly does this mean? The name of the checking account implies that the customer will be able to use a Washington Mutual checking account without incurring any ridiculous fees. Here’s a long term bank review.
Free personal [...]
I have received numerous phone calls from this phone number from someone claiming to be from Bank of America. They want to speak to me about my Bank of America Account. Of course I never provide any additional information and simply take down the number and a message but they never want to [...]
Ally Bank has the highest CD rates on 1 year CDs at 2.49% Annual Percentage Yield. No minimum deposit is required. Here’s a bank rate comparison for 12 month certificates of deposit:
Etrade CD Rates: 0.70% APY
Eloan CD Rates 1.60% APY
ING Direct CD Rates: 1.50% APY
The hottest new VOIP system out there has to be Ooma Phone System. Ooma works just like most other Voice Over IP phone systems since it uses the Internet to provide telephone service for your home (like a landline). Ooma is better than the competitors since there are no more monthly phone bills [...]
With the stock market looking up these days, the thrill of trading is back. Open a new Sharebuilder account and buy stocks the same day when you use funds from your Orange Savings Account or Electric Orange checking. To get you started, ING Direct is offering a $25 bonus when you open your [...]
First State Community Bank has great long term bank CD rates for large deposit jumbo CDs that require at least $100,000 to open. The FDIC will insure your money up to $250k per depositor for a total of up to $500,000 at any single financial institution. It is definitely wise to diversify risk [...]
Nationwide Bank has highest IRA rates on a tiered basis with a $500 minimum. The interest rates go up as the deposit increases.
IRA Term
$500.00 – $9,999.99
$10,000.00 – $99,999.99
$100,000.00 +
3 Month
1.20%
1.20%
1.25%
6 Month
1.60%
1.60%
1.65%
12 Month
1.90%
1.90%
1.95%
24 Month
2.25%
2.25%
2.30%
36 Month
2.70%
2.70%
2.75%
48 Month
3.00%
3.00%
3.05%
60 Month
3.30%
3.30%
3.35%
Nationwide also offers:
auto insurance
life insurance
health insurance (accident medical insurance)
credit cards
home mortgage loans
mutual funds
Many companies give their employees the option to engage in ESPP (employee stock purchase program/plan). The specific details vary by employer.
If your company offers ESPP at a discount then it makes sense to take advantage of it as long as you can live with the impact on cash flow. The profit from the [...]
401k and similar employer provided retirement investment plans can be a great asset for those that want to put some money away for their future.
Benefits of contributing to retirement funds
Free money: If your employer matches any portion of your contribution then not electing to go with a 401k or similar plan is [...]
Metlife Bank has the best 9 month jumbo certificate of deposit rates (CD’s with an initial deposit of over $100,000) at 2.00% Annual Percentage Yield. Here’s a full list of Met Life Bank’s current CD rates:
CD Term
$2,000- $14,999
$15,000- $24,999
$25,000- $49,999
$50,000- $99,999
$100,000+
3 Months
0.15%
0.95%
1.60%
1.70%
1.80%
6 Months
0.25%
0.95%
1.70%
1.80%
1.90%
9 Months
0.25%
1.40%
1.80%
1.90%
2.00%
12 Months
0.65%
1.75%
1.90%
1.95%
2.00%
18 Months
0.65%
1.85%
2.00%
2.10%
2.15%
24 Months
0.70%
2.00%
2.10%
2.20%
2.25%
36 Months
0.80%
2.10%
2.20%
2.30%
2.35%
48 Months
1.00%
2.10%
2.20%
2.30%
2.35%
60 [...]
1.01%
1.00%
1.00%