There’s such a big rate difference between the best nationally available savings account and everyone else that it’s hardly worth mentioning the competition.

The savings rate at NUVO Bank & Trust Co. in Springfield, Mass., is a quarter percentage point lower than it was about a year ago. And yet, it’s still nearly half a percentage point more than the best nationally available deal.

You can power up your savings if you’re one of the 63,000 members of the employee credit union for utility company behemoth Southern Co., or have a relative who does.

If it wasn’t for UFB Direct and its Airline Rewards Savings Account, the nationally available savings account scene would look even bleaker than it already does.

It’s time to start thinking about the holidays — for 2012, that is.

As Leighton State Bank in Leighton, Iowa, celebrates its 100th anniversary, residents have a reason to toast, with a savings account that pays nearly twice as much as the best nationally available deal.

Trona Valley Community Federal Credit Union offers an impressive rate on rewards checking, which then can be combined with a savings account that beats the top national offer.

We’ve found just seven banks that have nationally available savings rates that pay more than 1.00% APY.

Some Michigan savers can take advantage of youth savings account rates that are an antidote to today’s interest malaise.