Best CD Rates in San Francisco, CA: Top 3

Below are the highest yielding CD (certificate of deposit) rates available to the residents of the Bay Area (San Francisco, CA). The institutions we will cover all include the following cities in California: Oakland, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Saint Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Berkley, Bellmont, Palo Altos, Fairfield, Walnut Creek and Vallejo. These come in the form of 6 month CDs, 12 month CDs and 24 month CDs. After sorting through dozens of rate pages by local community banks and credit unions serving the city Read more…

Best interest checking accounts in California: Top 3

Below are the top 3 interest-bearing checking accounts available to the residents of the state of California.

If you are looking for an FDIC insured investment vehicle which is still providing a decent interest rate, then “high yield checking accounts” or “rewards checking accounts” may be your best bet. Keep in mind these accounts come with monthly requirements which must be fulfilled each month by the consumer in order to earn the lucrative interest rate. If you would like to learn Read more…

Highest yielding money market account rates in California

Below are the best money market account rates we have found serving residents in the state of California. After digging through a number of rate pages of local banks and credit unions we have found that national banks are able to provide more competitive interest rates the local California banks. The only credit union offering a lucrative interest rate was Provident CU and it is a promotional offer which is set to expire this year.

We had a pretty substantial debate Read more…

Pleasanton, California certificate of deposit rates

Below are the top 3 CD rates available to residents in Pleasanton, California. The best rate comes from Patelco credit union. We have covered this credit union a few times in the past because of their superb 12 month CD yielding an unheard of 7.0% APY. Obviously there is a catch with this deal though, and that is you can only invest up to $1000. The second and third best CD rates available to Pleasanton residents have no maximum deposit Read more…

4.0% dividend rate from Pacific Resource Credit Union

Another high yield checking account just came in to our inbox, this time coming from a not-for-profit credit union out of California. Currently Pacific Resource Credit Union has a “high flying checking account” yielding an APY of 4.00% for balances of $25,000 or less. For balances of $25k to $250k you can still earn 1.329% APY if all conditions are met.

Even though Pacific Resource Credit Union is located in Las Angeles, California, US residents nationwide can take advantage of this Read more…