H&R Block Bank, the banking arm of H&R Block, the tax preparation company, is offering a special promtional 6-month CD rate that runs until the end of September. The yield on the 6-month certificate of deposit is 2.00 percent, which is one of the best CD rates and yields out there these days.

The national average rate on a 6-month certificate of deposit is at 1.05 percent as of today, so H&R Block’s 6-months CD rate one of the highest CD rates around. The minimum opening deposit is $10,000. The penalty for an early withdrawal is 30 days of interest. 

Act fast because this promo CD rate ends at September 30, 2009.

H&R Block 6-month promotional CD Rate