The set amount required to open State Farm Bank CDs is low. Each regular CD term only requires $500 to open. You must keep $500 in the CD to earn interest. State Farm Bank offers personal deposit CDs and business CDs. The required amount is the same for business and personal CDs. To open a jumbo CD requires $100,000 to open.

State Farm Bank offers a good variety of CD terms. They offer CDs specific to personal deposit and business CDs. There are six different CD term lengths for personal deposits as well as business CDs. The terms range from 12-months to 60-months. State Farm Bank also offer jumbo CDs in the same terms as regular CDs.

The interest rates for State Farm Bank CDs are competitive. They are competitive with other online CDs. All the CD terms offer rates competitive with other online CDs of the same term length. The rates of State Farm Bank CDs are much higher than typical bank interest rates. You must keep $500 in the regular CDs and $100,000 in the jumbo CDs to earn interest.

State Farm Bank CDs can be opened online. You can fund your account by linking an external account to your State Farm CDs. Once you are approved for an account, your account is completely online. You can view everything for your State Farm accounts online or on their mobile app.

State Farm Bank does not offer CD terms shorter than 12-months. They do not offer a three, six, or nine-month CD terms. The shortest terms available is the 12-month term. This term is available as a personal deposit CD as well as a business CD term.

State Farm Bank does not offer an interest rate guarantee. If you open a CD with State Farm and the interest rates increase soon after, your rate does not increase. The interest rate on the day you open your CD is the rate you receive for the entire CD term.

All State Farm Bank CDs have a fee if you withdraw money before the CD reaches maturity. The penalty for early withdrawals is high. If you withdraw money from a CD term between 12 and 23 months, the fee is 180 days of interest. For terms from 24 to 47 months, the fee is 365 days of interest. The fee is 545 days of interest if you withdraw money early from CD terms for longer than 48 months. There is also a minimum withdrawal penalty of $25 if your fee does not total more than that.

State Farm Bank offers jumbo CDs. To open a jumbo CD requires an opening balance of $100,000. The interest rates for the jumbo CDs are the same as the regular CD rates. These CDs do not offer interest rates any higher than the other CD rates. Jumbo CDs are available in personal deposit accounts and business accounts.

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The First Internet Bank CDs offer competitive interest rates. The rates are competitive with other online accounts. First IB CDs offer interest rates much higher than typical bank rates. All the different CD terms offer competitive interest rates.

The amount required to open First Internet Bank CDs is low. CD terms requires $1,000. That amount is low compared to some online CD accounts. With that $1,000 required amount, you can open any of the First IB CD terms.

First Internet Bank offers a good variety of CD terms. The terms range from 3-months to 60-month CDs. They offer a total of eight CD account terms. All the CD terms are online CDs. You can apply for any term length online through the First IB website.

First Internet Bank offers a variety of ways to fund the CD. You can deposit money through an ACH transaction or deposit a check. You can set up a linked external account and make an electronic transfer. You can also send a wire or use a credit card for the initial funding of the CD. They do not accept third party checks.

First IB charges a fee for withdrawing money before the maturity date. The fees are high compared to other CD accounts. For three-month terms, the fee is 90 days of interest. For terms from 6-months to 18-months, the fee is 180 days of interest. The fee for CD terms from 24-months to 60-months is 360 days of interest.

First Internet Bank may charge a fee based on how you choose to receive your money from closed CDs. There is not a fee if you deposit the money into your First IB checking or savings account. If you request a check when you close your account, there is a $5 fee per check.

When you apply for an account, First IB must approve your account application. Once you complete the application, they will review your application. If you are approved, First IB sends an email within two business days after they review your account. If you already have a savings or checking account with First IB you do not need approval again.

First Internet Bank does not allow you to transfer money out of your CD accounts. They offer a fund transfer service, but their CD accounts are not eligible. Other First IB accounts charge a $5 fee to transfer money from a First IB account to an external account.

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