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This rate is not for a CD, this is a standard savings account rate. So the big difference is having complete liquidity versus putting your money into a CD which typically will have an early withdrawal penalty if you need to access your funds before maturity. Also, if you lock yourself into a CD and rates continue to go higher, you may lose out on some additional interest at other banks as they increase their rates. Once I see rates start to come down, I'll probably put some money into a CD that matures in a few years to continue to earn high interest even as rates start to decline.
They are jumping the gun by a week, counting on a 1/2 percent increase by the Fed in the next meeting. Assuming that happens, by the end of the month other online savings accounts will be in the 4.5% to 5% range. Solid rate tho.
And yeah, if you have more than $250k in an account, you might want to break that up and have a few accounts to keep your balances under that threshold…But I bet you already knew that if you have that much cash sitting around.
Nah takes like a day. They just sit on our money and earn on their end for a week then allow it to post so we start earning. LOL
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they do monitor the amount of money I have in my Capital One which is super suspect. I haven't changed the PW though bc I need to be able to transfer between the accounts. Obviously I should change it though?
I just hope they don't steal our money and we end up on an episode of American Greed
I went to Capital One and added UFB as an external account instead. I was also kinda spooked with the data disclaimers that UFB wanted me to sign to link CapOne from their end, so decided to do the reverse. This way UFB does not see all my CapOne transactions and other details.
I went to Capital One and added UFB as an external account instead. I was also kinda spooked with the data disclaimers that UFB wanted me to sign to link CapOne from their end, so decided to do the reverse. This way UFB does not see all my CapOne transactions and other details.
I added UFB as an external account to my CapOne as well, and not the reverse. I did it this way because CapOne has significantly higher ach transfer limits than UFB. The bank that initiates the push/pull ach transfer determines transfer amount limits.
A CD vs a savings account
At UFB you get 50.20 for every 1000 you deposit
CFG gives you $51.50 with no access to your funds for a year. I'll pass on that
A CD vs a savings account
At UFB you get 50.20 for every 1000 you deposit
CFG gives you $51.50 with no access to your funds for a year. I'll pass on that
On the CFG site I see this:
_______________________________________ *Online High Yield Money Market accounts (No Check Writing Privileges)
Once funding occurs the daily external transfer limit for the CFG High Yield Money Market Account is $5,000. Your external transfers may not exceed $30,000 in a 30-day rolling period.
For the first 30 days after initial funding, all deposits are placed on hold and unavailable for withdrawal.
____________________________________________.
So one of the big concerns I keep hearing is access to one's funds. This seems to provide less access than UFB? Does CFG have a workaround (like wiring money out) as UFB reportedly does?
I went to Capital One and added UFB as an external account instead. I was also kinda spooked with the data disclaimers that UFB wanted me to sign to link CapOne from their end, so decided to do the reverse. This way UFB does not see all my CapOne transactions and other details.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. All the fintechs use Plaid or similar to verify and yea.. I'm not willing to do that. Microdeposits for me! Although I tried that with Upgrade (Cross River Bank) and they froze my account and wouldn't let my bank withdraw the deposits.. kicked off a many months long nightmare.
I had opened a savings account a few months back and just noticed it wasn't this one and I wasn't getting the 5% so I messaged them and was upgraded to a "preferred" account.
Yeah, you have to monitor UFB direct weekly. They with offer better rates on new accounts with a different name. You have apply for that new account then "fund" it by transferring the money from the existing account to the new account. I used to call in for this as well. But if you have the app, you can do it all in less than 15 minutes and not have to wait till the service rep posts it. The money gets posted to show the pending transfer right away.
On the CFG site I see this:
_______________________________________ *Online High Yield Money Market accounts (No Check Writing Privileges)
Once funding occurs the daily external transfer limit for the CFG High Yield Money Market Account is $5,000. Your external transfers may not exceed $30,000 in a 30-day rolling period.
For the first 30 days after initial funding, all deposits are placed on hold and unavailable for withdrawal.
____________________________________________.
So one of the big concerns I keep hearing is access to one's funds. This seems to provide less access than UFB? Does CFG have a workaround (like wiring money out) as UFB reportedly does?
You just have to call them and they'll give you a 5 day window in which your limits will be greatly increased. And there's no limit pushing or pulling from an external account.
You just have to call them and they'll give you a 5 day window in which your limits will be greatly increased. And there's no limit pushing or pulling from an external account.
Maybe they should have explained that. I created my UFB account and wired money in.
I believe they only let you move 20k a month? Not 100% sure on that, but I'm definitely hitting limits trying to deposit into ufb
I can see your incoming ACH transfer limits are for daily/monthly $250,000 and outgoing daily $2000 and monthly $5000.
However, the limits can be increased temporarily for 72 hours daily $150,000.00 and for rolling 30 Days $400,000.00, if the account has been opened for more than 30 days. For the temporary limit increase request, you have to share the timeframe and amount of the transfers, so we can forward the request to the higher management for further review and
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And yeah, if you have more than $250k in an account, you might want to break that up and have a few accounts to keep your balances under that threshold…But I bet you already knew that if you have that much cash sitting around.
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I just hope they don't steal our money and we end up on an episode of American Greed
I added UFB as an external account to my CapOne as well, and not the reverse. I did it this way because CapOne has significantly higher ach transfer limits than UFB. The bank that initiates the push/pull ach transfer determines transfer amount limits.
Over this UFB 5%?
All day, any day over UFB, CFG is over 5%
At UFB you get 50.20 for every 1000 you deposit
CFG gives you $51.50 with no access to your funds for a year. I'll pass on that
At UFB you get 50.20 for every 1000 you deposit
CFG gives you $51.50 with no access to your funds for a year. I'll pass on that
https://www.cfg.bank/personal-ban...sit-rates/
https://www.cfg.bank/personal-ban...sit-rates/
On the CFG site I see this:
_______________________________________
*Online High Yield Money Market accounts (No Check Writing Privileges)
Once funding occurs the daily external transfer limit for the CFG High Yield Money Market Account is $5,000. Your external transfers may not exceed $30,000 in a 30-day rolling period.
For the first 30 days after initial funding, all deposits are placed on hold and unavailable for withdrawal.
____________________________________________.
So one of the big concerns I keep hearing is access to one's funds. This seems to provide less access than UFB? Does CFG have a workaround (like wiring money out) as UFB reportedly does?
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Yeah, you have to monitor UFB direct weekly. They with offer better rates on new accounts with a different name. You have apply for that new account then "fund" it by transferring the money from the existing account to the new account. I used to call in for this as well. But if you have the app, you can do it all in less than 15 minutes and not have to wait till the service rep posts it. The money gets posted to show the pending transfer right away.
_______________________________________
*Online High Yield Money Market accounts (No Check Writing Privileges)
Once funding occurs the daily external transfer limit for the CFG High Yield Money Market Account is $5,000. Your external transfers may not exceed $30,000 in a 30-day rolling period.
For the first 30 days after initial funding, all deposits are placed on hold and unavailable for withdrawal.
____________________________________________.
So one of the big concerns I keep hearing is access to one's funds. This seems to provide less access than UFB? Does CFG have a workaround (like wiring money out) as UFB reportedly does?
Maybe they should have explained that. I created my UFB account and wired money in.
I can see your incoming ACH transfer limits are for daily/monthly $250,000 and outgoing daily $2000 and monthly $5000.
However, the limits can be increased temporarily for 72 hours daily $150,000.00 and for rolling 30 Days $400,000.00, if the account has been opened for more than 30 days. For the temporary limit increase request, you have to share the timeframe and amount of the transfers, so we can forward the request to the higher management for further review and
They are giving about 5% interest rates on the CD.
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