A few 1 Year CD Rates in Lousiana are Doubling the National Average!

We just got word of a few small community banks and credit unions out of Louisiana that are featuring 12 month CD rates that are currently demolishing today’s national average for these particular products. The banks and credit unions featured below are geographically exclusive (and may have other membership requirements as well) so unless you reside in the Bayou, you may be tough out of luck in obtaining one of these Read more…

The 3.0% APY CD Rate List – 2011

After publishing some of the highest CD rates we’ve seen available in 2011 last week, we thought we’d follow up with an additional post highlighting all of the banks and/or credit unions across the country bold enough to offer 3.0% APY’s on their CD products. Keep in mind, all of the CDs we’re mentioning on this list are for 5 year terms. Unfortunately, in our current saving environment, you wont find Read more…

First NBC Bank offers top CD rates in Louisiana

BankVibe.com reader Alicia just forwarded us a very noteworthy 12 month CD she just locked in with First NBC Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana. We haven’t confirmed this rate with the bank and First NBC Bank does not disclose interest rates on their website, however, according to the email, First NBC Bank is offering 12 month CD’s with $1,000 minimum deposits and 1.77% APY’s.

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Louisiana money market accounts: Who offers the best rates?

Below are the highest yielding money market account rates serving citizens of the state of Louisiana.

If you are strictly after the best interest rate then you have a variety of options that will provide you with similar yields. The question you need to ask yourself is, “what type of minimum balance can I keep?” Most money market accounts provide a given interest rate based on a certain account balance. The more money you are able to keep in Read more…

Louisiana certificate of deposit rates – Who offers the best?

Below are the top 3 certificate of deposit rates available to the residents of Louisiana. After researching several banks and credit unions in the region (and their accompanying CD rates) I noticed that in most cases local community-oriented banks will generally provide better interest rates than the large national banks. However, this is not a common trend throughout the country. Many states in the northeast encounter much lower savings rates offered locally than those offered by large national banks.

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