One Bank and One Credit Union in Texas With Superb 6 Month CD Rates

Here are a couple of enticing offers for Texas residents looking to stock away some spare cash in a short term bank deposit. Currently Caprock Sante Fe Credit Union out of Salton, Texas and Chasewood Bank out of Spring, Texas are offering 1.20% APY and 1.16% APY on their 6 month CD’s, respectively. In an environment where the national average for 6 month CD’s hovers around 0.50% APY, these offers are Read more…

Austin, Texas: Two Local Banks Offering Decent One Year CD Rates

We usually see higher yields on local bank CD’s in Austin,TX (and Texas in general) than we do from online or nationwide institutions, however, that’s not the case this week. Currently residents in Austin Texas will be hard pressed to find a 12 month CD yielding much more than a percent from their local banks and credit unions. The top two yields we found from local banks on one year deposits Read more…

Top 1 year CD Rates in Dallas, TX (Local Banks and Credit Unions)

During the beginning half of this week we conducted a survey to see how 1 year CD rates from local banks and credit unions in Dallas, TX stacked up against the 1 year CD rates available nationwide. What we found in Dallas is actually a bit different than what we typically find in other large metropolitan areas across the country, and that is that the nationally available bank CD’s were actually Read more…

Houston, TX – CD Rate Deal on 60 Month Deposits

If you live in Houston, Texas and are looking to go long on a bank CD (certificate of deposit) you may want to check out the 5 year CD rates from First Service Credit Union. They’re currently offering 2.50% yields with $1,000 minimum deposit requirements as of this weekend.

First Service Federal Credit Union, originally established in 1978, has 12 locations in and around the greater Houston area. You’ll find branches in 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…