The interest rates for Colorado Federal Savings Bank CDs are competitive. Their interest rates are competitive with other online CD rates. CFSB interest rates are much higher than typical bank rates. Each of the CD terms offers competitive interest rates.

The penalty for withdrawing money from your CFSB CD before the maturity date is low. Most CDs have a penalty for withdrawing money before the maturity date. Colorado Federal Savings Bank fees are much lower than other bank fees. For terms less than six months, the fee is one month of interest. Terms from six to twelve months require three months of interest. For terms longer than twelve months, the penalty is only six months of interest.

Colorado Federal Savings Bank offers a good variety of CD terms. The shortest terms available is a one-month CD. The longest term offered from CFSB is a five-year CD. They offer a total of nine different CD terms between these two CD lengths. These CDs are for consumer accounts.

Colorado Federal Savings Bank is an entirely online bank. There are no branch locations. You apply for an account online and access your accounts online. They offer consumer CDs as well as an online savings account. CFSB also offers some lending options. Each of these services is online. You must open accounts online. You cannot apply for an account through the mail or in person.

Because CFSB is an entirely online bank, to open an account, you must enroll in online banking. This is how you will access all CFSB accounts. With online banking, you can see your account balances and account history. You can transfer money between CFSB accounts and to external bank accounts. You must receive your statements online.

The amount required to open any of the Colorado Federal Savings Bank CDs is high. Each CD term requires $5,000 to open. You must keep at least $5,000 in the account to earn interest on the CDs. If your balance drops below the $5,000, CFSB may close your account.

You must link your Colorado Federal Savings Bank CD to an external bank account. When you decide to close your account, CFSB will not send you a check for the amount from the account. To receive your money from the closed CD, CFSB transfers the money back into your linked account.

The CDs with Colorado Federal Savings Bank does not offer an interest rate guarantee. They offer competitive interest rates, but the rates you receive when you open the CD is the rate for the CD term. If the interest rates increase shortly after you open the CD, you will not receive a higher rate.

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Luana Savings Bank offers a good variety of CD terms. The terms range from three-months to five-years. They offer a variety of CD types as well. Along with regular CDs, they offer CDs with rate increases. They also offer a CD specifically for children under 18.

The interest rates for Luana Savings Bank CDs are competitive. Their rates are slightly lower than other online CDs, but still competitive. Luana CD interest rates are higher than typical bank interest rates. Even the shorter-term CDs offer competitive interest rates.

Luana Savings Bank offers a Step Up and Add CD. This CD is available in a 26-month term. The opening required amount is $5,000. Any amount above $5,000 earns the most competitive rate. This is also true for the special nine-month CD. Amounts above $5,000 earns the competitive rate.

Most of the Luana Savings Bank CDs have low opening required amounts. A good portion of the CD terms only require $1,000 to open. The CD for children only requires $500. You must keep the opening required balance in the account to earn interest.

The CDs offered through Luana Savings Bank have tiered interest rates. To earn the most competitive rate, you must have a high account balance. Most of the CD terms require a balance of $100,000 to earn the most competitive interest rate. Lower balances still earn good rates, just not the most competitive.

Luana Savings Bank CDs do not offer an interest rate guarantee. The interest rate on the day you open the account is the rate your CD earns for the life of the term. If interest rates increase shortly after you open your account, your rate will not increase.

The required amounts to open Luana CDs vary depending on the CD term. The regular CD accounts typically require $1,000 to open. A few special CDs require $5,000 to open. The CD for kids requires $500 to open. These amounts are required to open the CD. To earn the best rate requires a much higher balance.

You can apply for Luana Savings Bank CDs online, but the process takes some time. To apply for a CD, you fill out the necessary information. The paperwork is then submitted to a Luana employee. They will contact you within one business day to discuss your application.

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