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frontpageaddictedsaver posted May 04, 2023 02:17 PM
frontpageaddictedsaver posted May 04, 2023 02:17 PM

NASA Federal Credit Union Members: High Yield Certificates: 15-Mo 5.30% APY, 9-Mo

& More ($10k minimum deposit)

5.50% APY

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NASA Federal Credit Union is offering for their Members: High Yield Certificates of Deposit as listed below with minimum $10,000 deposit.

Thanks to Community Member addictedsaver for sharing this deal.
  • Note: You must be a NASA Federal Credit Union member to participate in this deal. Click here for membership info and here for membership application. See Deal Editor's Notes for additional terms & conditions.
Available:
  • 9-Month Certificate 5.50% APY
  • 15-Month Certificate 5.30% APY
  • 49-Month Certificate 4.60% APY
Deal Instructions:
  1. Login to eBranch and click the eBranch Certificate Banner on the right-hand side.
  2. Select "New Certificate Account," then choose your 9-, 15-, or 49-month Certificate.
  3. Select the Account you'd like to transfer funds from along with the amount.
    • The minimum deposit for high-yield certificates is $10,000 and funds must be available in an eligible NASA Federal deposit account at time of opening.
    • There are multiple ways to deposit funds including ACH, Wire Transfers, or Mailing a Check.

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • All APYs current as of May 1, 2023. Comparison rates are sourced from FDIC.gov.
    • A minimum of $10,000 of new funds brought from an external source required to open all special certificates. Early withdrawal penalties apply and may reduce earnings. Credit Union reserves the right to limit deposits into this special Certificate.
    • This limited-time offer is subject to change at any time without notice.
    • Special 49-month Certificate renews automatically to a standard 48-month term at the rate in effect at the time of renewal unless instructed otherwise.
    • Special 15-month Certificate renews automatically to a standard 12-month term at the rate in effect at the time of renewal unless instructed otherwise.
    • Special 9-month Certificate renews automatically to a standard 6-month term at the rate in effect at the time of renewal unless instructed otherwise.
  • About this Credit Union:
    • NASA Federal Credit Union is federally insured by the NCUA. More info here.
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion.
  • Compare this rate to other CDs in the market.

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Written by addictedsaver
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Community Notes
About the Poster
NASA Federal Credit Union is offering for their Members: High Yield Certificates of Deposit as listed below with minimum $10,000 deposit.

Thanks to Community Member addictedsaver for sharing this deal.
  • Note: You must be a NASA Federal Credit Union member to participate in this deal. Click here for membership info and here for membership application. See Deal Editor's Notes for additional terms & conditions.
Available:
  • 9-Month Certificate 5.50% APY
  • 15-Month Certificate 5.30% APY
  • 49-Month Certificate 4.60% APY
Deal Instructions:
  1. Login to eBranch and click the eBranch Certificate Banner on the right-hand side.
  2. Select "New Certificate Account," then choose your 9-, 15-, or 49-month Certificate.
  3. Select the Account you'd like to transfer funds from along with the amount.
    • The minimum deposit for high-yield certificates is $10,000 and funds must be available in an eligible NASA Federal deposit account at time of opening.
    • There are multiple ways to deposit funds including ACH, Wire Transfers, or Mailing a Check.

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • All APYs current as of May 1, 2023. Comparison rates are sourced from FDIC.gov.
    • A minimum of $10,000 of new funds brought from an external source required to open all special certificates. Early withdrawal penalties apply and may reduce earnings. Credit Union reserves the right to limit deposits into this special Certificate.
    • This limited-time offer is subject to change at any time without notice.
    • Special 49-month Certificate renews automatically to a standard 48-month term at the rate in effect at the time of renewal unless instructed otherwise.
    • Special 15-month Certificate renews automatically to a standard 12-month term at the rate in effect at the time of renewal unless instructed otherwise.
    • Special 9-month Certificate renews automatically to a standard 6-month term at the rate in effect at the time of renewal unless instructed otherwise.
  • About this Credit Union:
    • NASA Federal Credit Union is federally insured by the NCUA. More info here.
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion.
  • Compare this rate to other CDs in the market.

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Commodities1
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If you have an account with NASA FCU, this is a great deal. However, if you need to open an account and transfer cash in and then transfer cash out - well maybe there are better alternatives.

1. Zero Coupon (3 mo) T-bills are yielding 5.2% (Cusip: 912796XY0). You can ladder these and get up to the 9 mos if you want. The extra 0.3% at NASA (assume $10k deposit) is worth $22.

2. Munis - I am seeing Munis (around 9 mos expiration) yielding 4% - these are tax exempt, so 4% / (1-your tax rate) to get after tax yield. These 4% therefore are close to 6%, but there is some risk in munis.

3. Is it worth it - so for each 0.5% increase in yield on a CD (assume you deposit $10k), you get an extra $37. If your bank has a 5% CD and you go through the hassle (I am assuming it is a hassle) to open a new account to get the 5.5%, is the extra $37 worth it to you. That is the real qs.

Just my $0.02. Peace
imnotminkus
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Credit Unions are insured by NCUA [wikipedia.org], the credit union version of the FDIC. And NASA FCU is NCUA insured: https://www.nasafcu.com/about-us
Hope4Best
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Citizen minimum deposit requirement is $25000.

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Quote from IndigoPlastic487 :
1 month T-Bills are going for 5.4% if you don't want to lock up your money for 9 months. Just saying.
The draw for CDs at the moment is that it DOES lock up your money, and more importantly the rate, for x months. With the feds hinting at not increasing the rates in the near term we may be at peak interest rates. So people who have the extra cash want to lock in the rate while it still high.

That being said it doesn't seem like the rates will drop by much in 1 month.

And fwiw T bills aren't insured, but CDs are.
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KnightStarMay 06, 2023 09:06 AM
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Quote from trooper1414 :
What's the risk here, as in is it similar to banks collapsing ?
As long as it's less than 250,000 you're federally insured by National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

I IMAGINE as long as the bank makes it (i.e. bank not collapsing) to the end of a month and your balance is less than 250k then the interest up to that point is insured as well.
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NightHawk55May 06, 2023 09:07 AM
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Quote from KnightStar :
The draw for CDs at the moment is that it DOES lock up your money, and more importantly the rate, for x months. With the feds hinting at not increasing the rates in the near term we may be at peak interest rates. So people who have the extra cash want to lock in the rate while it still high.

That being said it doesn't seem like the rates will drop by much in 1 month.

And fwiw T bills aren't insured, but CDs are.
"And fwiw T bills aren't insured, but CDs are."

Lol that's ironic- both are backed by the full faith and credit of the US government.
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iahawks550May 06, 2023 10:25 AM
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Quote from KnightStar :
And fwiw T bills aren't insured, but CDs are.
Correct and totally misleading.
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touyang001May 06, 2023 10:41 AM
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Quote from Deal_Hunter_X :
So as Citizens Bank, 5.5% APY 10mo.
do you have link?
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phonyMay 06, 2023 10:44 AM
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Quote from IndigoPlastic487 :
1 month T-Bills are going for 5.4% if you don't want to lock up your money for 9 months. Just saying.
Wouldn't the debt ceiling be an issue as June 1st is right around the corner?
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iahawks550May 06, 2023 11:06 AM
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Quote from phony :
Wouldn't the debt ceiling be an issue as June 1st is right around the corner?
If we are talking solely about insurance, ie: losing your money.....If you lost your T-bill money, it would mean a complete collapse of the US financial system. It wouldn't matter.
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TribalSeekMay 06, 2023 11:23 AM
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Quote from phony :
Wouldn't the debt ceiling be an issue as June 1st is right around the corner?
Do you really think once the dust has settled that you won't get paid by the US government?
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Commodities1May 06, 2023 12:16 PM
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If you have an account with NASA FCU, this is a great deal. However, if you need to open an account and transfer cash in and then transfer cash out - well maybe there are better alternatives.

1. Zero Coupon (3 mo) T-bills are yielding 5.2% (Cusip: 912796XY0). You can ladder these and get up to the 9 mos if you want. The extra 0.3% at NASA (assume $10k deposit) is worth $22.

2. Munis - I am seeing Munis (around 9 mos expiration) yielding 4% - these are tax exempt, so 4% / (1-your tax rate) to get after tax yield. These 4% therefore are close to 6%, but there is some risk in munis.

3. Is it worth it - so for each 0.5% increase in yield on a CD (assume you deposit $10k), you get an extra $37. If your bank has a 5% CD and you go through the hassle (I am assuming it is a hassle) to open a new account to get the 5.5%, is the extra $37 worth it to you. That is the real qs.

Just my $0.02. Peace
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Commodities1May 06, 2023 12:18 PM
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Quote from TribalSeek :
Do you really think once the dust has settled that you won't get paid by the US government?
The US government will not default. We have had 106 years of budgets and 96 times we have had these so called debt ceiling "crises". In the end, they make all the cuts they need to, put in the pork they need to, and raise the ceiling. It is all political posturing - from both sides.

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Commodities1May 06, 2023 12:45 PM
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Quote from KnightStar :
The draw for CDs at the moment is that it DOES lock up your money, and more importantly the rate, for x months. With the feds hinting at not increasing the rates in the near term we may be at peak interest rates. So people who have the extra cash want to lock in the rate while it still high.

That being said it doesn't seem like the rates will drop by much in 1 month.

And fwiw T bills aren't insured, but CDs are.
You will get your principal back with Treasuries. And there is no $ limit to that (i.e., no $250k). So yeah they don't have "insurance" but they are guaranteed (and they can be traded if you want cash out prior to expiration).
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mpkbMay 06, 2023 01:35 PM
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Quote from KevoD :
Good deal, OP. Though 9 month treasuries are right around 5% as well.
I'm a newbie to Tbills, but is there a 9 month duration? There is a 6 and 12, but no 9 that I could find
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Quote from foxblur :
While this is slightly higher…Apple through Goldman is offering savings at 4.15%. It doesn't seem like it's worth the time to tie funds up for 1.35% more. It did when I bonds were 7%+.
Wouldn't trust Goldman. I'll keep laddering t-bills and maybe throw some money in a long term CD at some point. But stay away from GS.
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