The set amount required to open Marcus CDs is low. Each CD term only requires $500 to open. Marcus CD offers competitive interest rates. The rates are competitive with other online CDs and much higher than typical bank rates. To earn interest on your Marcus CDs, you must keep $500 in the account. You will not earn interest until your CD has a balance over the $500 minimum.

Marcus offers a ten-day interest rate guarantee. Once you fund your account with the minimum deposit, you have ten days to watch the rates. If the rates increase in those ten days, Marcus locks in the highest interest rate.

Interest earned on Marcus CDs is automatically added to the principal amount of your CD. There are other options if you wish to receive interest in another way. You can have the monthly interest transferred to a Marcus online savings account. You can also transfer the money to an external linked account. You can withdraw the earned interest anytime during the CD term without a penalty.

Marcus offers a No-Penalty CD. This CD requires $500 to open. Once the account has been opened for seven days, you can withdraw your money at any time during the CD term. You will not be charged a fee for withdrawing your money before it reaches maturity. You cannot add additional funds to the No-Penalty CD.

You can withdraw money from the No-Penalty CD without a fee, but you cannot make a partial withdrawal. If you want to withdraw the money, you must withdraw the entire balance. This includes all the interest you have earned. You can withdraw the money after the account is open for seven days. You can only make a withdrawal one time during the term life of the CD. Once you withdraw your money, the account will close.

Marcus CDs terms less than 12-months do not offer as competitive of rates as the other CDs. The six-month and nine-month terms still offer competitive rates. Their rates are just not as competitive as the other CD term rates. These rates are still much higher than typical bank rates of the same terms.

The No-Penalty CDs offered through Marcus comes in limited term lengths. There are only three terms offered for the No-Penalty CDs. Those terms are a seven-month term, an 11-month term, and a 13-month term.

To make electronic transfers into your Marcus CDs requires linking another account. You can link a Marcus CD to a Marcus online savings account. You can also link your Marcus CD to an external account. Once you link the accounts you can transfer money electronically to fund the account. You can also have the earned interest transferred into the linked account.

Read the full Marcus by Goldman Sachs review.

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.

Read the full Luana Savings Bank review.