Corpus Christi Deal On 4 Top CD Rates

South Texas’ Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union has not one but four CD rates that beat the best on our CD Rates Leaderboard.

With a $500 minimum deposit, it’s paying:

• 1.10% APY for 6-month CDs.
• 1.50% APY for 12-month CDs.
• 1.85% APY for 24-month CDs.
• 2.02% APY for 36-month CDs.

Just how good are those rates?

The 24-month CD rate is more than half a percentage point higher than its term leader, and the 12- and 36-month CDs beat the top nationally available rates by more than a third of a percentage point.

What a way to end 2011, which, let’s face it, has hardly been the greatest year on record for CD rates.

But you have to be a member of Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union (www.ccgcfcu.com) to purchase these certificates of deposit.

Membership is available to those who live, work, worship or go to school in Nueces, Jim Wells and San Patricio counties, which includes Corpus Christi.

Membership requires a $2.50 membership fee and a $5 deposit in a share account.

Members must buy CDs in person at one of Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union’s three branches in Corpus Christi and Alice.

See how these returns compare with the best CD rates from scores of banks in our extensive database.