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Geauga Savings Bank, a small brick and mortar bank in Ohio, is offering an extremely competitive 5.45% Savings Account.
Here are the drawbacks.

$25,000 minimum to open
5.45% APY guaranteed only until July 15 2007.
Account opened via phone / snail mail.
Maximum of 6 pre-authorized debits per month.

Nevertheless, the rate is pretty good. Definitely a good bank deal [...]

FirstFedDirect has a high 6-month cd bank rate of 5.46%. This is a very competitive rate for a 6-month certificate of deposit.
6-Month CD Rates:

Market-leading interest rates
Minimum deposit requirement of only $10,000; aggregate per household maximum of $1 million
FDIC-insurance up to the maximum amount allowed by law
Quarterly statements

CD rates at AmTrust Direct Bank, for the 12 month account, are one of the best in the nation. AmTrust is a reputable online bank, with good certificate of deposit offerings. Definitely give this bank a look if you are looking for a best rates certificate of deposit (CD).

CitiBank savings account will give you a FREE $50 for signing up for the 4.75% APY Citi Bank e-Savings Account. It’s not the best rate around, but it might be worth it to try to score this free $50 bank deal.
You can also apply by phone.
Call 1-877-681-9200
mention code: CS2J

CD Rates are highly expected that Federal Reserve officials will make no change in their 5.25% target for the overnight lending rate when they meet next week. Officials are satisfied with the slowly declining core inflation, which is likely to continue doing so.
The two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) session is ending on October 25. [...]

Does anyone know where to get the highest CD rate in Florida? I am looking into setting up some retirement stuff over there, so I need to know what to do with my personal finance and banking matters.
Finding the Highest CD Rates
Certificates of Deposits or CDs as they are known are time deposits [...]

E-Loan has a 5.75% APY CD account for 18-Month term. Good way of locking in rates for the longterm if you anticipate that the Fed will roll back rates.
Eloan Bank has a motto that states, “Radically Simple” and they base their financial services on the idea of simplicity. Eloan Bank was established in 1997 [...]

La Jolla Bank has a 5.75% APY 12-month certificate of deposit account that is availible. It seems more convenient to open this account in person, since their site doesn’t seem that well integrated with e-banking. They have branches throughout Southern California, though, so you might want to drop by in person to get in on [...]