California Certificate of Deposit Rates

The current national average 12 month
certificate of deposit rate is 0.78 percent this morning. There are 12 month
bank CD rates and
credit union CD rates higher than the national average interest rate. We have compiled a list of the best 12 month
California certificate of deposit rates.The best 12 month CD interest rate on our list for California is from
Bank of Internet. The bank's current 12 month CD interest rate is 1.47 percent with a CD yield of 1.48 percent. Bank of Internet's 1 year rate is almost double the current national average rate.
Giantbank.com has the second highest California CD rate on our list. The bank's current 12 month rate is 1.45 percent with a CD yield of 1.46 percent. The minimum opening deposit for a certificate of deposit account is $2,500.
Sallie Mae Bank which top our list about a month ago now has the third highest CD rate. Sallie Mae's current 12 month CD rate is 1.39 percent with a CD interest yield of 1.39 percent. The minimum opening deposit for a certificate of deposit account at Sallie Mae is only $1.
- Bank of Internet 1.48% APY Min $1000
- Giantbank.com 1.46% APY Min $2500
- Sallie Mae 1.40% APY Min $ 1
- Ally Bank 1.37% APY Min $ 1
- Discover Bank 1.35% APY Min $2500
- Nationwide Bank 1.35% APY Min $10,000
- American Express Bank 1.30% APY Min $ 0
- PenFed 1.26% APY Min $1000
- ING DIRECT 1.25% APY Min $ 1
- La Jolla Bank 1.25% APY Min $10,000
- AIG Bank 1.20% APY Min $2500
- Tennessee Commerce Bank 1.15% APY Min $2500
Author: CD Rates
October 8th, 2010