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CIT Bank Platinum Savings: Earn Up to Expired

4.95% APY*
+51 Deal Score
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CIT Bank our partner, offers the following benefits with their Platinum Savings account.

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  • Must have a minimum daily balance of $5000 to earn 4.95% APY
  • No account opening or maintenance fees
  • Daily compounding interest to maximize your earning potential
  • FDIC insured
  • *See site for details
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CIT Bank our partner, offers the following benefits with their Platinum Savings account.
  • Must have a minimum daily balance of $5000 to earn 4.95% APY
  • No account opening or maintenance fees
  • Daily compounding interest to maximize your earning potential
  • FDIC insured
  • *See site for details
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In a rising interest rate environment (Feds still saying they can/will raise), the savings interest rate will tend to rise. So CD will be worse, locking in a lower interest rate (I have been caught in that) while a savings rate will follow the rise to be competitive for your money. I mainly now just buy Treasury bills for short terms. Those interest rates vary with each auction, but the 13week/17week ones have been over 5%. And they are backed by the credit of the USA.

If you think the feds are going to start drastically cutting interest rates shortly, then is the time to get longer term CDs to lockin the current high rates.

I have been a CIT customer for a while. They have one of the fastest ACH deliveries (1-2 days) & have really high transfer limits (6 digit) where most other banks have quite low limits. This is their biggest unadvertised feature, I can reliably get/move my money fast. And their savings rates, tho not the highest like CFG, is quite competitive. They are my main go-to online savings bank.
FWIW, we went with CIT a few months ago and have been very happy. Good deal.
I opened a CIT Savings builder years ago, but then the interest rate cratered. I called them and they opened a Savings Connect account and transferred my funds into it. Currently it's ~4.5%. Now I have to open a third kind of account with them to get this rate? I'm really tired of chasing rates.

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YounghoonG
06-20-2023 at 10:44 AM.
06-20-2023 at 10:44 AM.
Does CIT support 2 factor authentication? I am terrified about a though of someone stealing my credential and transfer all my money out of my savings. I am using Marcus right now and they support 2 factor.
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ibpitcher2
06-20-2023 at 11:12 AM.
06-20-2023 at 11:12 AM.
Just do VMFXX with any bank's brokerage account. Same or next day liquid, 5%+ APY ,and adjusts with the market. Think rates will go down? Invest in a 5.5%+ CD or if in high tax state do a treasury bill and lock it up
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20KM
06-20-2023 at 12:18 PM.
06-20-2023 at 12:18 PM.
Quote from Boobooo :
For existing account holders will they increase the amount automatically or is it one of those banks that you have to keep a CLOSE eye on them?
It's just a savings account. It'll keep up or down with the market interest rate and give you interest based on whatever you have in the account at that time.
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paulsaz
06-20-2023 at 12:37 PM.
06-20-2023 at 12:37 PM.
Quote from YounghoonG :
Does CIT support 2 factor authentication? I am terrified about a though of someone stealing my credential and transfer all my money out of my savings. I am using Marcus right now and they support 2 factor.
Yes to 2FA
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CoolNest203
06-20-2023 at 12:42 PM.
06-20-2023 at 12:42 PM.
Quote from Punishark :
I opened a Platinum Savings AND a six-month CD on June 2. While I know it posts interest earned monthly, when do they start showing how much interest I've earned so far this month? Mine is still showing nothing.

Also, FWIW, the posted rate on my Platinum Savings still shows 4.736% APR (4.85% APY).

Saving interest earned should be there by the end of each month.
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Punishark
06-20-2023 at 12:54 PM.
06-20-2023 at 12:54 PM.
Quote from CoolNest203 :
Saving interest earned should be there by the end of each month.
That I understand. But unlike my Capital One account (which shows accumulated interest [but not credited] each day), I don't see anything so far with CIT Bank. Guess we'll see come July 1.
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vintagecharms
06-20-2023 at 02:42 PM.
06-20-2023 at 02:42 PM.
Called and verified I could transfer and keep funds in a new Platinum acct. Took 3 minutes and closed last account. I can play the game as long as I gte a few extra dollars. It is all eaten up in taxes and higih prices. My Capital one account is still lagging behind so I put it on hold. No one owes you anything. You have free will.

Edited to ADD: You havec to keep a close eye on everything.
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neosaver
06-20-2023 at 04:44 PM.
06-20-2023 at 04:44 PM.
if you don't want to mess with a $5000 minimum balance, CFG Bank has a $1000 minimum balance and a 5.12% APY

https://www.cfg.bank/personal-ban...sit-rates/
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sbl
06-20-2023 at 06:32 PM.
06-20-2023 at 06:32 PM.
Quote from jool18 :
Has anyone had trouble opening an account? I have good credit and I just keep getting denied
Same for me...

Never been denied any financial accounts except by CIT Bank. I found their website to be a bit wonky too while trying to sign up so maybe all the reloads/refreshes is tripping some fraud protections. Who knows...
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Stars09
06-20-2023 at 07:44 PM.
06-20-2023 at 07:44 PM.
Quote from sknsl :
Care to share which broker? TIA
https://slickdeals.net/f/16687214-5-apy-webull-cash-management-to-earn-interest

Quote from neosaver :
if you don't want to mess with a $5000 minimum balance, CFG Bank has a $1000 minimum balance and a 5.12% APY

https://www.cfg.bank/personal-ban...sit-rates/
Posted a thread about CFG the other today and some ppl think it's not a real bank lol https://slickdeals.net/f/16717184-capital-funding-group-cfg-bank-5-12-apy-money-market-account
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jool18
06-20-2023 at 08:23 PM.
06-20-2023 at 08:23 PM.
Quote from sbl :
Same for me...

Never been denied any financial accounts except by CIT Bank. I found their website to be a bit wonky too while trying to sign up so maybe all the reloads/refreshes is tripping some fraud protections. Who knows...

And CS Reps have zero visibility into what's causing this…..told me to send mail correspondence to corporate office to dispute it….who has time for that smh
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FAR4life
06-20-2023 at 08:30 PM.
06-20-2023 at 08:30 PM.
Anyone else getting the following message? FWIW, my credit score is North of 830 the last I checked...

Unfortunately, we are unable to open an account for you at this time
Thank you for your recent application for a CIT Bank account. We regret to inform you that after a thorough review of your application, we have elected to not open a bank account for you at this time. Thank you for considering CIT Bank.
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Codeblue
06-20-2023 at 09:41 PM.
06-20-2023 at 09:41 PM.
Quote from neosaver :
if you don't want to mess with a $5000 minimum balance, CFG Bank has a $1000 minimum balance and a 5.12% APY

https://www.cfg.bank/personal-ban...sit-rates/
This seems like a pretty important limitation for some:

"The deposit agreement may impose limits on the number of certain types of withdrawals and transfers you can make each month from your Money Market account. You may make no more than a total of six (6) automatic or preauthorized transfers, telephone transfers, Online Banking transfers, or payments from your account each month, including payments by checks, drafts, and debit cards to third parties."
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signothetimez
06-21-2023 at 01:46 AM.
06-21-2023 at 01:46 AM.
As somebody who added an Apple account 2 months back, is it worth the hassle to switch my account from them to this?
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mtnagel
06-21-2023 at 04:34 AM.
06-21-2023 at 04:34 AM.
Quote from signothetimez :
As somebody who added an Apple account 2 months back, is it worth the hassle to switch my account from them to this?
Do the math and decide if it's worth it. Looks like Apple is at 4.15% so for me, I would 100% move my money.
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