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CIT Bank Platinum Savings: Earn Up to Expired

5.00% APY*
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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 5.05% -> now 5.00% 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 4.85% APY
  • No account opening or maintenance fees
  • Daily compounding interest to maximize your earning potential
  • FDIC insured
  • *See site for details
Slickdeals may be compensated by CIT Bank
Created 07-27-2023 at 09:27 AM by EfficientGame645
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Last Edited by Punishark September 3, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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.
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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SAntonino
07-28-2023 at 08:04 PM.
07-28-2023 at 08:04 PM.
Quote from bigballs :
Does the interest go up automatically for current account holders?

Yes. It has gone up for me every time.
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Powza
07-28-2023 at 08:36 PM.
07-28-2023 at 08:36 PM.
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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NoSleep007
07-28-2023 at 08:42 PM.
07-28-2023 at 08:42 PM.
For anyone interested, bask bank will be 5% apy on Monday.
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milkmee6
07-28-2023 at 11:10 PM.
07-28-2023 at 11:10 PM.
Quote from bigballs :
Does the interest go up automatically for current account holders?

Mine has been going up automatically the past two times they raised it.
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thegman230
07-29-2023 at 06:20 AM.
07-29-2023 at 06:20 AM.
Quote from NoSleep007 :
For anyone interested, bask bank will be 5% apy on Monday.
Bask bank good?
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NoSleep007
07-29-2023 at 08:44 AM.
07-29-2023 at 08:44 AM.
Quote from thegman230 :
Bask bank good?
There's no $5000 requirement for the 5%apy.

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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Boobooo
07-29-2023 at 11:05 AM.

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07-29-2023 at 11:05 AM.
Quote from GoodVibrations :
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...

Hope this helps someone...
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thegman230
07-29-2023 at 03:10 PM.
07-29-2023 at 03:10 PM.
Are there any funding or withdrawal limits by this bank when funds are pushed or pulled from your external bank via ACH?
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cgigate
07-30-2023 at 07:42 AM.
07-30-2023 at 07:42 AM.
Quote from nosleep007 :
for anyone interested, bask bank will be 5% apy on monday.

5.06% > 5%
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dreezy
07-30-2023 at 09:36 AM.
07-30-2023 at 09:36 AM.
Quote from NoSleep007 :
For anyone interested, bask bank will be 5% apy on Monday.

what's their minimum balance to get that apy?
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07-30-2023 at 09:40 AM.

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07-30-2023 at 09:40 AM.
Quote from Arcanlaw :
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.
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thegman230
07-30-2023 at 09:42 AM.
07-30-2023 at 09:42 AM.
Anyone know?
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07-30-2023 at 01:27 PM.
07-30-2023 at 01:27 PM.
Quote from CoolSnake233 :
here are some of those higher rate accounts

https://www.investopedia.com/best...ts-4770633 [investopedia.com]
TotalDirectBank, the one that lists 5.20% interest, has poor reviews.

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.
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LivelyStraw9917
07-30-2023 at 02:17 PM.
07-30-2023 at 02:17 PM.
been looking at these high interest online banks
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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NoSleep007
07-31-2023 at 05:30 AM.
07-31-2023 at 05:30 AM.
Quote from cgigate :
5.06% > 5%
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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