Today's highest CD rate is 4.94% for a jumbo 6-month CD. CD rates from online banks are commonly twice as high as the ...

Today's highest CD rate is 4.94% for a jumbo 6-month CD. CD rates from online banks are commonly twice as high as the national average rates. CD ladders let you leverage high rates without locking up ...

A CD is a specific type of savings account (known as a time deposit account) that comes with a fixed interest rate and a ...

The average annual percentage yield for a 12-month CD dropped two basis points this month to 1.78%, according to the FDIC. That said, some CDs are bucking the trend: “The best-yielding CDs offer ...

Memorial Day weekend brought plenty of sales and spending opportunities, but this Friday offers a different kind of deal worth considering. Today's certificates of deposit still deliver guaranteed ...

The most recent consumer price index (CPI) data showed that prices increased 0.1% in May, bringing the annual inflation rate to 2.4%. While economists and experts track this data to predict whether ...

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