Savings Rates Continue to Increase, Courtesy of the FOMC

Savings rates, money market rates, and CD rates continue to march slowly higher as we head into the second quarter of 2017. The best savings account rate available this week is from PurePoint Financial at 1.24 percent with an APY of 1.25 percent. PurePoint's current savings rate is more than double the current national average of 0.56 percent.