The rates continue to be really poor at this international bank with more than 470 U.S. branches.

So that you never miss a great certificate of deposit, we’re going to try something new for us: A recap of the very best CD rates that we’ve found that don’t make it onto our Leaderboard.

We were already excited about McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union’s promotional 15-month CD rates, and then we learned that anyone can become a member.

Kopernik Federal Bank is paying 2.02% APY with a $1,000 minimum deposit.

Two banks cut CD rates today, including the co-leader for 24-month yields on our CD Rates Leaderboard.

You’ll find a mixed bag of above- and below-average CD rates at Bank of America.

EBSBdirect has been paying 1.80% on 36-month CDs since last fall.

AloStar Bank of Commerce and Keysource Commercial Bank are paying 0.85% APY on these short-term certificates of deposit.

I’m getting an education on fixed-income investing and my newest interest is brokered CDs.