Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) recently increased the rate they are paying on their 12 month share certificate (certificate of deposit). The old share rate (CD rate) was under 1.00%, the new rate is 1.15% with an APY of 1.16%. PenFed’s 1 year rate tops our list of the best national CD rates. You can [...]

Average CD rates are continuing their slow decline of the past several years. The national average 1 year CD rate is now at 0.406%, though you can find 1 year CD rates higher than the national average. CIT Bank recently lowered the rate on their 12 month CD but still has a rate of 1.07% with an APY [...]

The current national average 2 year CD rate as reported by MonitorBankRates.com is at 0.90%. Right now on our list of national CD rates the highest 2 year CD rate is 1.49% with an APY of 1.50%. That current rate and yield is from Bank of Internet USA, an Internet bank that is based in San [...]

Ally Bank is still at the near the top of our list of national CD rates. Ally Bank has consistently been on the higher end of our CD rate tables for the past couple of years. Right now Ally Bank’s 1 year bank CD rate is 1.19% with an APY of 1.20%. Ally’s rate is [...]

Certificates of deposit (CDs) are a safe and secure investment for many investors. Unfortunately the return investors get in CDs has been dismal for many years. Last month Market Rates Insight (MRI) released a report showing the average 5-year CD rate was lower than the rate of inflation. This means if you invest in long [...]

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released their Weekly National Rates and Rate Caps report that showed deposit rates declined yet again. This isn’t a surprise since rates have been declining for several years now. You can expect rates to continue their slow decline for the next several months and possibility until the end of 2011 because of several different [...]

The best national CD rates can be found right here at monitorbankrates.com. We have compiled a list of the highest national CD rates with terms of 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. Right now E-loan.com tops our best 12 month CD rates list with a rate of 1.25% and a yield of 1.26%. E-loan [...]