Each Sallie Mae CD offers competitive interest rates. The rates are competitive with other online CD accounts. Sallie Mae rates are much higher than typical bank rates. The longer the CD term the higher the interest rates offered. Sallie Mae’s five-year CD offers very competitive interest rates.

Sallie Mae offers a good variety of CD terms. The terms range from 6-months to 60-months. There are 11 CD terms in total. Sallie Mae offers CD terms in more than just traditional terms. Those term lengths include an 11-month CD, a 13-month CD, a 15-month CD, and a 30-month CD. These options allow customers to find the best fit for their money.

The CD interest rates for Sallie Mae CDs are not tiered. You do not have to have a large account balance to earn the most competitive rates available. Any balance above the required opening amount earns competitive interest rates.

Most CDs have a fee if you withdraw the money before the CD reaches maturity. The penalty for Sallie Mae CDs is less compared to other banks CD fees. The penalty for withdrawing money from CD terms 12-months or less is 90 days of interest. The fee for CDs over 12-months is 180 days of interest.

There is a set amount required to open Sallie Mae CDs. Each of the CD terms requires $2,500 to open. Make deposits through an electronic transfer or an e-deposit on the mobile app. You can also mail a check.

To earn interest on the Sallie Mae CDs, you must keep an account balance of $2,500. If your balance drops below that amount, you will not earn any interest. Sallie Mae CDs offer competitive interest rates if you keep that set balance.

Sallie Mae CDs do not come with a guarantee to lock in the best rate. The interest rate at the time you open the CD is the interest rate you receive for the life of the term. The rate you lock in is fixed for the life of the CD term.

Sallie Mae CDs must be linked to an external account to make electronic transfers. Once you link an external account, you can transfer money electronically. Customers can withdraw earned interest from the CD. To withdraw the interest, transfer the money into the linked external account.

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The regular CDs offered through Rising Bank have low opening required amounts. These CDs only require $1,000 to open. You must keep this amount in the CD to earn interest. If your account balance falls below $1,000, your CD will not earn interest.

The interest rates for Rising Bank CDs are competitive. Their rates are higher than typical bank CD rates. Rising Bank rates are competitive with other online CDs of the same term length. The CDs do not have tiered interest rates. Any amount over the required opening deposit earns competitive interest rates.

Rising Bank is a completely online bank. You can open any of their accounts online. The process of opening an account is entirely online. They offer a high yield savings account and CDs. The CD terms range from one-year to three-year terms. The CDs come in regular, jumbo, and Rising CDs.

Rising Bank offers a Rising CD. These CDs come in 18-month and 36-month terms. If the interest rates increase during the CDs term, you can increase your CDs interest rate. Once the rate increases, you can also add money to your CD. You can increase your rate once during the 18-month CD term and twice during the 36-month CD term.

Rising Bank offers different types of CDs, but they do not offer a wide variety of term lengths. In the regular CDs, they only offer a one-year, two-year, and three-year CD. The jumbo CDs are available in a two-year term. The Rising CDs are available in 18-month and 36-month terms.

Rising Bank CDs and jumbo CDs have high opening amounts. The Rising CDs require $25,000 to open. The jumbo CD requires $100,000 to open. You must keep these balances in the account to earn interest. If your balance falls below this amount, you will not earn interest.

The interest earned on Rising Bank CDs credits to your account every three months. When the interest is credited, the money is added to your CD amount. If you close your CD before interest credits to your account, you will not receive the interest earned.

Because Rising Bank is an online bank, there are no branch locations. You can only reach customer service through email or telephone. Their website says their customer service is personalized to each customer. The ways to reach customer service is just limited.

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