Here’s where to find the best nationally available rates on 3-month to 5-year certificates of deposit from :
3-month CD: 1.00% APY from Hudson City Savings Bank and Earthstar Bank.
Hudson City requires a $5,000 minimum deposit from online applicants, but only $500 for in-person applications at any of its New York, New Jersey or Connecticut branches. Earthstar, with branches in the Philadelphia area, requires a $500 minimum deposit.
6-month CD: 1.25% APY from First City Bank, which has five branches in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and requires a $1,000 minimum deposit.
12-month CD: 1.80% APY from First City Bank, with a $1,000 minimum deposit.
24-month CD: 2.02% APY from Melrose Credit Union, located in Queens, N.Y., which has an open charter that allows all U.S. residents to join. It requires a minimum deposit of $5,000.
36-month CD: 2.52% APY from Melrose Credit Union.
60-month CD: 3.29% APY from Melrose Credit Union.
All of these banks are FDIC-insured, and allow investors to buy CDs online.
Melrose Credit Union is insured by the NCUA, which is the credit union equivalent of the FDIC.
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