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Platinum Savings is a tiered interest rate account. Interest is paid on the entire account balance based on the interest rate and APY in effect that day for the balance tier associated with the end-of-day account balance.
APYs — Annual Percentage Yields are accurate as of September 3, 2024:
0.25% APY on balances of $0.01 to $4,999.99;
5.00% APY on balances of $5,000.00 or more.
Interest Rates for the Platinum Savings account are variable and may change at any time without notice. The minimum to open a Platinum Savings account is $100.
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I've been banking with them for nearly 5 years. No major problems. My only issue is that their phone app is severely limited & kind of sucks. Other than that, if you send money, it arrives quickly & interest rates automatically raise without having to contact them. They seem to stay pretty competitive when it comes to the highest interest rate. I really like them & trust them with my money.
UPDATE: As of 06 NOV 23, the app on Android has been updated and reflects a top tier online banking experience. Very happy with the improvements that have been made.
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You have more issues than just missing out on $10k!
Have been banking with them for many years. No issues, fast transfers, can manage everything online including closing accounts. Only negative is that their phone support sucks since they encourage online banking only, and they keep adding new account types with higher rates, and you have to open an account and transfer money to new account (which is pretty painless and done within minutes online)
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This here is a pretty bad deal, especially if you have state with income tax.
Just buy treasuries instead. It is super easy at Fidelity and you can auto-roll when they mature.
Or if treasuries sounds too complex you can buy VUSXX (Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund). Current yield is 5.1% and it is state tax exempt.
Or if all of the above sounds too complex, you can just open Vanguard brokerage account. All your unused cash is automatically invested in VMFXX (Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund) with current yield 5.09%. Note that this is not 100% state tax exampt, so you will have to do some math come tax time.
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07-29-2023 at 11:05 AM.
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Those limits on saving account withdrawals were removed during COVID. You can essentially treat them like checking accounts now.
Update: I just spoke with a CIT rep to confirm - and that is the case - those limits were removed during covid - BUT... it doesn't apply to the CIT Platinum Savings as you can't bill pay through that account - just echecking and money markets (which give lower rates)...
Bummer - but good info to know...
So if you're doing this to bill pay through CIT, open both a Platinum Savings and echecking...
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07-30-2023 at 09:40 AM.
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Kind of a pain to open an account. I'd recommend SoFi, slightly lower Apr but super slick portal. Find a friend to refer you for a referral bonus.
Sofi is garbage! They lost my money for 3 weeks and the customer service was awful! They require direct deposit for their pitiful interest rates that even robinhood beats.
Yup, I tend to look at overall picture, does the bank provide good customer service? good app and website? ach transfer limits? trustworthy? etc.
So if trust a bank more at 5% apy while the bank I don't trust offers something a little higher like 5.06% than I'm going with the bank that I trust more.
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UPDATE: As of 06 NOV 23, the app on Android has been updated and reflects a top tier online banking experience. Very happy with the improvements that have been made.
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Yes. It has gone up for me every time.
Just buy treasuries instead. It is super easy at Fidelity and you can auto-roll when they mature.
Or if treasuries sounds too complex you can buy VUSXX (Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund). Current yield is 5.1% and it is state tax exempt.
Or if all of the above sounds too complex, you can just open Vanguard brokerage account. All your unused cash is automatically invested in VMFXX (Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund) with current yield 5.09%. Note that this is not 100% state tax exampt, so you will have to do some math come tax time.
Mine has been going up automatically the past two times they raised it.
ACH Transfer limit is:
$150,000 per transaction
$250,000 per day
$300,000 per month
There are other options out there, don't mean to steal the thread.
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Update: I just spoke with a CIT rep to confirm - and that is the case - those limits were removed during covid - BUT... it doesn't apply to the CIT Platinum Savings as you can't bill pay through that account - just echecking and money markets (which give lower rates)...
Bummer - but good info to know...
So if you're doing this to bill pay through CIT, open both a Platinum Savings and echecking...
Hope this helps someone...
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5.06% > 5%
what's their minimum balance to get that apy?
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CFG bank, 5.17% interest, has slightly better reviews; but is still below average.
As to the rest of the list, I'll leave that for others to check on their own. Or to chime in on their personal experiences.
the ones i have tried have been disastrous
namely synchronybank and ally
ended up with kasasa credit unions and so far so good
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So if trust a bank more at 5% apy while the bank I don't trust offers something a little higher like 5.06% than I'm going with the bank that I trust more.