You can land a $50 bonus and top rate with Ridgestone Bank’s checking and savings account combo.
Its Momentum Savings account pays 2.50% APY on balances between $2,500 and $50,000.
That beats the best nationally available savings account rate and matches the best returns on 24-month CDs.
To qualify for that rate you have to open a Momentum [...]

A small bank in West Virginia has taken over the top spot in our rankings of the best, nationally available savings accounts.

SFGI Direct, the online division of Summit Community Bank in Moorefield, W. Va., is paying 2.25% APY with a minimum deposit of only $500.
That’s comparable to what you can earn with the best [...]

Tennessee Commerce Bank is back on top of our rankings of nationally-available savings accounts.

The bank, with a single branch in Franklin, is paying 2.30% APY with a $250 minimum deposit and new accounts can be opened online.

That’s what Tennessee Commerce has been offering all summer.
It was good enough to head our June rankings but, Bank [...]

1st Constitution Direct has a unique deal for short-term savings.
Its Direct Super Savings Internet Special pays a fixed 2.50% APY for the first three months.
After that the rate drops to a very respectable 2.25% APY — although there are no guarantees on how long that will last because the rate becomes variable and can [...]

It’s tough to find a 12-month certificate of deposit that pays more than 2.25% APY. But if you want financial flexibility and a higher rate than you can get even with a 24-month CD, check out the savings account from the Bank of Internet USA.
It’s strictly an online operation based in San Diego, but [...]

If you have a pile of cash looking for a lucrative home, you might consider opening a WT Direct savings account that gives you a cash bonus.

Deposit $50,000 in a new WT Direct savings account before July 31, 2009, leave it there until October 31 and WT Direct, the online banking division of Wilmington Trust [...]

You’ll earn a little more this month with the most lucrative high-yield savings account.
Bank of Internet USA jumped to the top of our rankings of nationally-available accounts by paying 2.50% APY on its Advantage Savings, with a $100 minimum deposit.
It surpassed Tennessee Commerce Bank, which continues to pay 2.30% APY with a $250 minimum deposit.
They’re [...]

It’s easy to shake your head in dismay when the most lucrative high-yield savings accounts are paying a paltry 2%.
But then you start counting up all the banks paying their most loyal customers less than 1% on their savings accounts.
Much less in many cases.
Interest rates as low as 0.10% to 0.25% are common, with Chase [...]

SmartyPig continues to be pay a very competitive rate on its unique type of savings account.
It’s true that the return has fallen from 4.30% APY in March 2008, to 3.25% APY last winter and 3.05% today.
But where else can you find a savings or money market account that’s still paying 3%? (That’s not a [...]