Here’s what passes for a success story these days: The top 12-month CD rates available today are pretty much the same as they were two weeks ago.
In fact, Sallie Mae Bank has been paying the same 1.55% APY since spring.
It’s refusal to lower its rate, as virtually everyone else has done, is why the online [...]

August was a brutal month for CD rates.
When the month began all of the top five returns on 36-month certificates of deposit paid at least 2.40% APY.
Now only one does.
Danversbank, with more than 30 branches in the Boston area, continues to offer 2.50% APY with a very affordable $500 minimum deposit.
But no one else is [...]

The trick to finding decent CD rates at Wells Fargo is to go long.
It’s impossible to find a big bank with great rates. But most big banks offer average rates on at least some certificates of deposit if you know where to look.
Wells is no exception.
None of its offerings come close to any of the [...]

We look at hundreds and hundreds of CD rates every day, and this deal from iGObanking continues to stand out from the crowd.
The online division of Flushing Savings Bank in New York is paying 1.35% APY on its 3-month CDs.
That not only leads our rankings of the best 3-month CD rates, it’s more than you [...]

After watching the same banks offer the best 5-year CD rates all summer, it’s good to report that we have a newcomer.
USAA is paying 3.00% APY with a $1,000 minimum deposit.
That’s good enough to tie the diversified financial company based in San Antonio for second in our rankings of the top nationally available 60-month [...]