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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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deathscythe257
09-08-2023 at 03:36 PM.
09-08-2023 at 03:36 PM.
been using CIT for a couple weeks so far, not bad. Application process was quick, though took a day longer because i opened on the weekend and made a mistake, got it quickly fixed.

I opened mine when their APR was 4.95%, automatically bumped me to 5.05%.

My only complaint when transferring money is it seems like it takes days to process.

Personally, I like marcus more, the interest rate is way lower, but seems like they process transactions fast, but hard to compete with a %5.05 interest
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deathscythe257
09-08-2023 at 03:38 PM.
09-08-2023 at 03:38 PM.
Quote from Powza :
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.

Worth looking into, thanks. Savings accounts like this HYSA are good for that emergency money that should be kept liquid and easily accessible for a rainy day. I would not be using this as an investment vehicle.
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BraveFang7483
09-08-2023 at 03:40 PM.
09-08-2023 at 03:40 PM.
Quote from Dominican1NYC :
Yes, it does.
no . you have to opne a platinum saving account
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buckaroo987
09-08-2023 at 04:16 PM.
09-08-2023 at 04:16 PM.
Quote from calebrules1991 :
Initiated a transfer on Monday, added to the "current" balance on Tuesday. Didn't add to the "available" balance till Friday.
To get around this, ALWAYS initiate the transfer from the sending bank rather than from CitBank

For example - sending from a SoFi (linked account) >> CitBank/Platinum

SoFi >> transfer funds to >> CitBank/Platinum Account (in the morning at say 9AM EST)
CitBank funds show up in the account same day (and start earing interest) by 5 PM EST (or earlier than 5pm)

Note - Avoid bank transfers on a Friday from the sending bank unless it's done early morning...

I learnt of this from none other than a CitBank CS.

Hope this helps.
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needtofinddeal
09-08-2023 at 05:03 PM.
09-08-2023 at 05:03 PM.
Quote from ECartman :
Been with VioBank for a few years. They are easy to deal with and consistently raise rates to remain near the top. They have been above 5% for quite awhile, and 5.25% for a few weeks.
Milli Bank also offers 5.25% APY.
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Powza
09-08-2023 at 05:11 PM.
09-08-2023 at 05:11 PM.
Quote from deathscythe257 :
Worth looking into, thanks. Savings accounts like this HYSA are good for that emergency money that should be kept liquid and easily accessible for a rainy day. I would not be using this as an investment vehicle.
I wouldn't call a brokerage account with uninvested money sitting in it an "investment vehicle".
When done correctly it's essentially an equivalent of checking account. It is 100% liquid money invested in US Treasury market.
You can even enroll in checkwriting feature with Vanguard brokerage, though it has some limitations (you can only write checks $250 and more).

Fidelity also has similar account. Be sure to apply for brokerage not CMA, as brokerage has high yeild treasury rates for uninvested cash. No checkwriting in Fidelity brokerage I believe. But you can open 2 accounts - CMA and Brokerage and treat CMA as checking with debit card and Brokerage as savings.
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BillK92234
09-08-2023 at 05:25 PM.
09-08-2023 at 05:25 PM.
Quote from bigballs :
Does the interest go up automatically for current account holders?
Yes, mine did recently.
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killerloop
09-08-2023 at 07:26 PM.
09-08-2023 at 07:26 PM.
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.

any minimum transfer to open account and balance that needs to be maintained?
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MetalGOnlinePro
09-08-2023 at 07:47 PM.
09-08-2023 at 07:47 PM.
Anyone tried wealthfront?
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maximuspersie
09-08-2023 at 08:38 PM.
09-08-2023 at 08:38 PM.
Quote from deathscythe257 :
been using CIT for a couple weeks so far, not bad. Application process was quick, though took a day longer because i opened on the weekend and made a mistake, got it quickly fixed.

I opened mine when their APR was 4.95%, automatically bumped me to 5.05%.

My only complaint when transferring money is it seems like it takes days to process.

Personally, I like marcus more, the interest rate is way lower, but seems like they process transactions fast, but hard to compete with a %5.05 interest
Same here, been with Marcus for a while and like their platform, but their interest rate is not keeping up.
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MMPG
09-08-2023 at 10:05 PM.
09-08-2023 at 10:05 PM.
Have been eyeing CIT forever but never pulled trigger...I went with Wealthfront for 4.8% for a few months now...
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laugodzilla
09-08-2023 at 10:09 PM.
09-08-2023 at 10:09 PM.
Quote from Powza :
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.
woaaaah... thanks for sharing!
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suednim
09-09-2023 at 05:45 AM.
09-09-2023 at 05:45 AM.
What I can/will say is that I closed my account after not being able to contact CIT when I needed to. Go elsewhere.
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Captain_Kirk
09-09-2023 at 05:50 AM.
09-09-2023 at 05:50 AM.
Quote from suednim :
What I can/will say is that I closed my account after not being able to contact CIT when I needed to. Go elsewhere.
Why were you unable to contact them? I've been with them over a year and have called a few times and spoke with someone immediately who answered all my questions and resolved my issue.
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mD-
09-09-2023 at 07:05 AM.
09-09-2023 at 07:05 AM.
Quote from Powza :
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.
It's strange to me that you're calling this a "bad deal". This is still one of the highest rates that are offered from a bank that has been relatively consistent in offering competitive rates compared to other online banks.

Also, I think USFR ETF is even a better option than the Vanguard fund because:

1) you will earn a higher yield - currently around 5.37% (and it's also state tax exempt)
2) doesn't require you do open a vanguard account
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