There are a good variety of CD terms available with TAB Bank. The terms range from six months to five years. There are eight total CD terms offered through TAB Bank. You can open any of the TAB Bank CDs online.

Each of the CD terms available through TAB Bank offers competitive interest rates. The rates are competitive with other online CD accounts. These interest rates are much higher than typical bank rates. If you withdraw money or close your TAB Bank CD before the interest credits to your CD, you will not earn the interest.

The CDs offered through TAB Bank have low opening required amounts. Each CD term only requires $1,000 to open. You must keep a balance of $1,000 to earn interest on the CDs. Balances below this amount will not earn interest.

The penalty for withdrawing money before the maturity date for TAB Bank CDs is low. For CD terms 12 months or less, the fee is 90 days of interest on the withdrawn amount. For CDs greater than 12 months, the fee is 180 days of interest on the withdrawn amount.

TAB Bank does not offer an interest rate guarantee. The interest rates on the day you open the CD is the rate you receive through the life of the CD term. If the interest rates increase shortly after you open the CD, you will not receive a higher rate.

TAB Bank offers a mobile app. The app is for checking and savings accounts. You can make transfers between these two accounts, but not to CD accounts.

Some of the interest rates for TAB Bank CDs may be promotional. The disclaimer says the offer is good on new CDs only. Check with customer service to see what interest rates are promotional to new CDs only.

TAB Bank is an online bank. Customer service is not available 24/7. They have specific hours. You can reach customer service through phone, email, or mail. Their hours are Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. MT. They are open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. MT. You can follow TAB Bank on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

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The Comenity Direct CDs offer competitive interest rates on each of their CD terms. The interest rates are competitive with other online accounts. These rates are much higher than typical bank rates. The rates are not tiered. Any amount over $1,500 earns competitive rates.

Comenity Direct encourages CD laddering. CD laddering is when you open one five-year CD each year. Your money earns competitive interest rates offered by five-year CDs. By opening one each year, one renews each year. This allows you access to your money every year without an early withdrawal penalty.

The CDs with Comenity Direct have low opening required amounts. They each need only $1,500 to open. Once you fund the CD, your money starts earning interest immediately.

Each of the CDs offered through Comenity Direct can be opened online. This is an entirely online bank. You open your account online and take care of all your banking needs online. They offer a website as well as a mobile app to access your accounts.

The opening required amount to fund Comenity Direct CDs requires $1,500. This amount must be deposited in one transaction. You cannot make that deposit through multiple transactions.

Comenity Direct offers online CDs. There are limited CD terms available. They offer one, two, three, four, and five-year terms. Open each of the Comenity Direct CDs entirely online.

The Comenity Direct CDs do not offer an interest rate guarantee. The interest rates on each of the CDs are competitive. But, if the rates increase shortly after opening the CD, your interest rates will not increase.

Customer service hours for Comenity Direct are not 24/7. They do offer extended customer service hours. They are open on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can call customer service or send an email. There are no branch locations.

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