Zions Direct offers customers the opportunity to bid on Certificates of Deposit in online auctions. By cutting out the middleman and marketing directly to individuals, Zions Direct CD Auctions allow investors to beat the national average and earn higher yields.
Zions Direct uses a simple, open bidding process, which allows investors to check the status [...]

No joke! 9 months ago, when rates were sky high, I locked in a 5.75% APY 9-month CD account at World Savings Bank (now Wachovia Bank). Last week, on February 12, 2008, my CD matured, so I went to my local Wachovia to withdraw my money.
The advertised rates for Wachovia were horrible. They were all [...]

There’s a 5.41% APY CD Rate over at World Savings Bank. The terms a 6-months certificate of deposit and $10,000 minimum deposit.

Unfortunately, this is down from the World Savings 5.56 CD Rate (expired rate) that was advertised a few weeks ago. Nevertheless, World Savings has killer bank cd rates once in awhile.

CD Rates have been on a slow decline over the last few months, so it’s nice to see that IndyMac Bank is bumping the interest rate of its 6-month certificate of deposit to 5.50% APY. Minimum deposit for the online account is $5000. This is a pretty high rate from a very reputable bank. Also, [...]

Washington Mutual Bank used to offer a 6.00% WaMu CD Rate, but it looks like that deal is no longer active.
Nevertheless, they are still one of the leaders in retail banking, offering one of the best CD rates from brick and mortar banks. WaMu is currently paying 5.40% APY on its 6-month CD account.
There is [...]

World Savings Bank frequently runs hot Certificate of Deposit Rate promotions. This time, they are offering a 5.56% CD Rate on their 10-Month bank account.

A few months ago, I signed up on a different CD rate promotion from World Savings, and I am very happy with it.
Some notes about the World Savings bank rate [...]

CD Rates at Merrill Lynch Bank are a sky high 5.50%. The term is for the 6-month cd account, and there is a minimum deposit of $25,000. However, what is great about this cd rate is that, they are also offering 15,000 Merrill Points, which can be redeemable on shopping, dining, entertainment and travel purchases.
Offer [...]

CD Rates at Superior Savings are one of the highest in the nation, with 5.51% on their 9-Month Certificate of Deposit Rates. In addition they have a competitive 5.46% CD Rate on their 6-month CD, one of the highest cd bank rates.

Piedmont Bank is now offering a 5.75% APY on certificate of deposit terms from 12 to 60 months. This is one of the best cd rates in the nation. The minimum is $1,000, and these are available as regular or IRA CDs. Also, these are available as business CD’s as best certificate of deposit rates [...]