The best 24-month CD rates are a little higher this month than they were in October.
Last month you could earn 2.40% APY to 2.50% APY with the top-paying, 2-year certificates of deposit. Now you earn from 2.50% APY to 2.60% APY.
That increase came in spite of the fact that the average rate on 24-month CDs [...]

Bank of the West is paying a $100 bonus for opening a new checking account.
Although the offer is available nationwide, we wouldn’t recommend it to anyone outside the 20 states where Bank of the West has more than 700 branches.
That’s because it doesn’t provide free use of ATMs at other banks — a great perk [...]

Congress has extended the popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers and created a new tax break for homeowners looking to trade up.

When President Obama signed the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 into law earlier this month there was an audible sigh of relief from the real estate industry.
The first-time buyers’ tax credit [...]

A small north Florida bank has shot to the top of our rankings of the best, nationally available CD rates.
The Jacksonville Bank is now paying the best rates on three different terms:
2.60% APY on a 24-month certificate of deposit. That beats the 2.55% APY from Frontier Bank.
2.25% APY on a 12-month CD. That beats the [...]

With CD and savings account rates plunging to record lows every week, it may be the time to consider a more lucrative alternative — social or peer-to-peer lending.
This is where you loan money directly to worthy borrowers through a Web site, rather than putting your money in a bank and allowing its loan officers to [...]

A small bank in central Kentucky has two odd-term CD rates that are well worth considering
Century Bank Direct is paying 2.25% APY on a 15-month certificate of deposit with a $1,000 minimum deposit.
This beats the 2.10% APY you can earn with the best, nationally available 12-month CDs from Amboy Direct and UmbrellaBank.
Century Direct is also [...]