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Best 2 year CD rates found at Hudson City Savings Bank

October 1st, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Best CD Rates

If you are in the market for a 24 month CD, the highest yielding rates can currently be found at Hudson City Savings Bank. Thanks to BankVibe reader Sean for tipping us off!

Hudson City Savings Bank primarily serves customers of the north-east (namely Connecticut, New York and New Jersey) however because of their on-line bank deposit options, they also accept deposits nationwide via ACH wire transfer. You will need to contact a representative directly to see if you qualify.

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Highest yielding money market account rates in New York

August 26th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in money market accounts

Below are the best money market account rates we have found serving residents in the state of New York. 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 New York banks.

We had a pretty substantial debate on BankVibe last month on whether or not local banks and credit unions offered better products than the large national banks and concluded Read more…

Best money market account rates in New Jersey (Top 3)

July 20th, 2009 3 Comments   Posted in money market accounts

Below are the highest yielding money market account rates available to the residents of New Jersey. We have narrowed our selection down to the best 3. One thing to note before proceeding with one of the accounts below is that currently some of the larger national banks are offering money market rates which are slightly more competitive than the ones available to the local residents of New Jersey. You may want to compare money market accounts available nationwide or dig Read more…

Certificate of Deposit Rates in Connecticut

June 29th, 2009 2 Comments   Posted in bank CD rates

Below are the top 3 institutions offering the highest rates for certificate of deposits in Connecticut. After researching the top savings rates for this state, I have found only a few rates worth mentioning. In fact, most of the better interest rate options for Connecticut residents come from the large national banks rather than local credit unions and thrifts. Connecticut is one of the US’s most wealthy states (as far as annual salary per person goes) which makes it even Read more…