Posts Tagged ‘California’

First Entertainment Credit Union is offering another CD promotion with two competitive rates: 2.09% APY for 18 months and 3.00% APY for 3 years. The 3% also applies to 4- and 5-year CDs which are not quite as competitive. First Entertainment Credit Union also has a savings account called First500 Savings in which you can [...]

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SchoolsFirst FCU has a special 3-year share CD yielding  3.00% APY. Here are some of the features: Low minimum opening balance of $500 Maximum share balance of $75,000 Also available as IRA Certificate Can be opened online Field of membership is mainly based on your employer. Eligible employers include most schools in Southern California. There [...]

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E-Central Credit Union is still offering a special 12-month semi-liquid CD with a 2.25% APY. They also have a 3 year CD with a 2.85% APY. The 3-year CD remains the same with a 2.85% APY. Minimum deposit is $5,000, and new money is required for this special CD. The reason the certificate is called [...]

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E-Central Credit Union has two special CDs: one with a 1 year term and 2.50% APY, and the other with a 3 year term and 2.85% APY. Minimum deposit on both CDs is $5,000. These special CD’s have a special liquid feature that allows you to withdraw funds as often as every 7 days for [...]

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Lockheed Federal Credit Union is offering a checking account promotion in which you can earn up to $150 in bank bonuses. It doesn’t seem to be listed on credit union’s website. A reader provided a scan of the LA Times ad. You have to visit a branch to qualify for this promotion. Here is how [...]

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Alliant Credit Union is currently offering some top short term CD rates. All certificates require a minimum deposit of $1000. Here are the current rates as of 3/11/2009: Here are the current rates: 12-17 months:  3% APY (up to 25k) — 3.15% (25k and up) 18-23 months :  3% APY (up to 25k) — 3.15% [...]

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Hanmi Bank is offering some fairly competitive deposit products. Their online-only products include CDs with a 3.56% APY with terms of 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Minimum deposit on these CDs is $1,000. They also have an Internet Savings Account with an APY of 3.04%. Minimum balance to avoid a $3/month fee is $500. [...]

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US Bank currently has two CD specials available in California. These two CDs are a 2.50% APY 10 month CD, and a 4.25% APY 59 month CD. Minimum deposit for this CD is $500, with funds new to US bank. This rate is also available for business certificates and IRA CDs. An important detail regarding [...]

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