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Best CD Rates in Wisconsin (Top 5) – 2012 Edition

May 1st, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Banking News

Wisconsin CD Rates-Wisconsin Residents Only-

If you’re on the hunt for the highest yielding bank deposits, we’ve compiled the top 5 in your state. The current savings environment is terrible throughout the country, so don’t expect much of anything in the way of interest. In fact, as of May, 2012, the national average for 12 month CD rates nationwide sits at just 0.70% APY while the national average for 5 year CD rates Read more…

Park Bank’s 10 month CD special

June 10th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in CD Rate Promotions

Park Bank, a small community bank in Madison, Wisconsin, has a pretty nice 10 month CD special yielding 1.65% APY with a minimum deposit of $5,000 required. Thanks to BankVibe.com reader Nicole for submitting us this CD promotion!

Unfortunately for most of us this promotional offer is off the table. Park Bank has just 11 locations all within a relatively small radius to Madison, WI. They accept local funds and are federally Read more…

Best CD Rates in Milwaukee, WI: Top 3

October 11th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in bank CD rates

Below are the highest yielding CD (certificate of deposit) rates available to the residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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 of Milwaukee as well as Wisconsin, we found that for the most part, you will be able to receive slightly better rates with national institutions than with local ones.

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Highest yielding MMA (money market account) rates in Wisconsin

September 4th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in money market accounts

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

If you are strictly after the best 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 these Read more…

Best certificate of deposit rates in Wisconsin (Top 3)

July 23rd, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in bank CD rates

Update – See the highest yielding CDs in Wisconsin in 2012 here.

We have compiled a list of highest yielding CD (certificate of deposit) rates which are available to the residents of the state of Wisconsin. The deposit products come from a variety of financial institutions including local and regional banks and credit unions. In some cases their may be eligibility restrictions, so you may want to contact a representative within their institution to see if you are eligible. If you Read more…