Bask Bank is part of the same back-end as BankDirect who offers American Airlines AAdvantage miles instead of traditional cash for keeping your money with the bank. We're familiar with BankDirect and their checking account offering;... Read More →
Tag - high yield
[Shutting Down 11/25] Ivy Bank Indexed Savings Account: Indexed To One-Month U.S. Treasury Yield
Update 10/24/24: Shutting down on 11/25. Update 5/12/23: Paused new signups again Update 3/8/23: They’ve brought back the Indexed Savings accounts and new customers can again signup for this account. Right now the rwate is 4.75%... Read More →
Best High Yield Savings Accounts – up to 5.05% APY
List of the best high interest yield accounts, we list ALL high interest accounts - get up to 5.02% on savings accounts and 5.50% on CDs Read More →
Pondering CD Annuities (Multi-Year Guarantee Annuity; MYGA)
Update 9/4/24: readers discovered that there are some annuities which are taxed immediately each year and those might not have the 10% penalty for those who are less than 59 1/2 years old. Some of these offer better yields than long... Read More →
[Rate Increased][ID, WA & OR only] Gesa Credit Union 5% APY On Balances Up To $5,000
Gesa Credit Union is offering balances 5% APY on balances up to $5,000 when they following requirements are met Read More →
Treasury Direct Ending Tax Refund via Paper I-Bonds Option
When someone overpaid their taxes, the IRS gives them an option to apply the over payment for the next year, to get an electronic bank deposit refund, or to get a refund in the form of paper I Bonds. The I Bond refund option is going... Read More →
(Update) Robinhood Gold Free Benefit: $1,000 In Margin Loans
(Update 8/18/24: Reminder that the $2,000 limit is ending today. Limit is back down to $1,000.) (Update 5/15/24: Seems that some people are seeing a higher $2,000 limit now in their Robinhood account.) Yesterday I learned a cool tip... Read More →
[WA] Express Credit Union 9% CD On Up To $5,000
Residents of Washington state: in honor of Express Credit Union's 90th Anniversary, they are offering a special Certificate of Deposit rate. From February 9 through December 9, on the 9th of each month when you open a new CD you'll get... Read More →
Moomoo: 8.1% APY Savings Account Rate For First 3 Months (Up To $20,000)
Moomoo is offering 5.1% APY interest rate + bonus 3% during the first 3 months for new users who have never made a deposit before Read More →
Navy Federal Credit Union 4.70% APY 18-Month CD
Navy Federal Credit Union is offering a 15-month CD with an interest rate of 5.00% APY. This tops out all available CD rates, good deal for military families. Should be possible to fund up to $250 with a credit card Read More →
[Expired] Primis Bank 6% APY On Up To $50,000
Primis is offering a 5.03% APY on their checking account and the same rate on their savings account with no fees, no minimums and no requirements Read More →
[Update: Memory Bank Closing Down] Powerful High Yield Checking + Savings Account Combo with Memory Bank
Update 3/9/24: If case anyone still has this account from when we wrote about it in 2019 – Memory Bank is apparently closing down at the end of March. You can see this other (dated) post for some more options: What’s the Best High... Read More →
[MD] First Financial FCU 6.09% 9-Month CD
The Offer Direct Link to offer First Financial Federal Credit Union is offering 6.09% APY rate on a 9-month CD. The also have a 13-month option for 5.60%. Our Verdict This is a top rate for Maryland residents. Feel free to discuss in... Read More →
Robinhood Gold 5% APY Cash Account ($6.99 Monthly Fee)
Update 1/13/24: According to this fee schedule the monthly fee is now $6.99 Update 12/13/23: It’s now 5% Update 12/16/22: Increased to 4% (Update 11/7/22: Now 3.75%) Robinhood announced today a new benefit of the Robinhood Gold... Read More →
(Repost) When To Sell Off Our I-Bonds
We covered extensively the saga of excellent returns on I Bonds during 2021 and 2022. The most recent rate is 3.40%, which is lower than most high-yield savings accounts are offering. Many of us are contemplating when to pull out our... Read More →