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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
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5.00% APY*

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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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robertw477
09-16-2023 at 09:13 AM.
09-16-2023 at 09:13 AM.
Quote from Powza :
That's a good article.
Was not aware that all CMA features are available in Brokerage account.
Looks like the only advantage of CMA is ATM fee reimbursement. Funny how Fidelity reps could not articulate that years ago when I inquired about differences of accounts. Have been using CMA + Brokerage for a long time now.

Will have to shuffle things around a bit to optimize my setup. I was using CMA as a hub but now knowing this I can move everything to Brokerage and only use CMA for cash withdrawals with debit card. I wonder if cash needs to be settled to withdraw, i.e. can I just transfer from Brokerage to CMA while at the ATM and withdraw?

You don't need to do that . On any cashiers it auto liquidates the amount needed. Fidelity also has a Reddit board and they have answered this in that board as well
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Powza
09-16-2023 at 11:21 AM.
09-16-2023 at 11:21 AM.
Quote from robertw477 :
You don't need to do that . On any cashiers it auto liquidates the amount needed. Fidelity also has a Reddit board and they have answered this in that board as well
I don't need to do what? Transfer from Brokerage account (no debit card attached) to CMA (debit card attached) to withdraw? Pretty sure I do need to do that in order to withdraw money at ATM.
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HonestRaccoon2312
09-17-2023 at 03:52 AM.
09-17-2023 at 03:52 AM.
I just opened Fierce account. 5.25% and its also a no fee brokerage account at the same time. Couldn't believe it
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NoSleep007
09-17-2023 at 05:17 AM.
09-17-2023 at 05:17 AM.
Quote from Powza :
I don't need to do what? Transfer from Brokerage account (no debit card attached) to CMA (debit card attached) to withdraw? Pretty sure I do need to do that in order to withdraw money at ATM.
You can also SPAXX in your CMA account as well, you do know that? You can buy it in both CMA and Brokerage, that's how I have mines.

If you already have SPAXX in your CMA, than it will automatically convert to cash when you use your debit card, this one of the few funds on Fidelity that can do this. If you have cash as well in your CMA than Fidelity will use that first.

Neve heard of Fierce, sounds like a cash account.
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Daddio1949
09-17-2023 at 06:38 AM.
09-17-2023 at 06:38 AM.
To add to an already mixed set of messages, Vio bank offers 5.25% on their Cornerstone Money Market Savings Account
https://www.viobank.com/cornersto...et-savings
- Convenience of opening online
- Interest is compounded daily, growing your money fast
- Your money is FDIC insured up to $250,0003
- Only $100 minimum to open
- No monthly fee
I do not have an account at Vio Bank.

There are so many choices for us to make, and too many factors that go into our choice.

Personally, I own t-bills. The last 2 purchases had implied interest rates around 5.5% (17-week duration). I live in Maryland, which has a state income tax and calculated what the equivalent CD/savings rate would be. The equivalent rate would be around 6%. In other words a savings account or CD would have to earn 0.5% higher to have the same after tax return as a t-bill.

Also, VUSXX would have a similar advantage as it invests mostly in state tax exempt bonds or bills. I own VUSXX, which I use for quick cash access. Recently I moved money from VUSXX at Vanguard to my checking at Fidelity. The money showed up in checking in less than 2 days.
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midwestv
09-17-2023 at 11:08 AM.
09-17-2023 at 11:08 AM.
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Does the interest go up automatically for current account holders?
I asked the same question. The last two times their interest rates went up, I read the fine print. I had to open a new account with a separate, new $100 deposit. Then I called customer service to transfer the balance from the older account to the new one to get the higher rate for all deposited. As someone else said, a bit of effort [PITA], but worthwhile IMO.
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midwestv
09-17-2023 at 11:13 AM.
09-17-2023 at 11:13 AM.
Quote from JSP0421 :
Has anybody banked with them before? I was just looking at them over the weekend but don't know anyone that uses them.
I have been saving with them since 2012. Good online bank. Never a problem with them.
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dealpapa
09-18-2023 at 11:05 AM.
09-18-2023 at 11:05 AM.
First Citizens Bank Completes Operational Conversion of CIT ...

First Citizens Bank
https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com ' 2022-11-14-First-...
Nov 14, 2022 — This conversion integrates CIT Bank branch customer accounts into First Citizens ... Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not ...

I can't add this to my citizens bank access
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idotic
09-19-2023 at 02:54 PM.
09-19-2023 at 02:54 PM.
Does CIT bank require direct deposits or anything to get the 5.05%? Tries to do SoFi and it requires direct deposits for its 4.5%
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MoistAnt
09-20-2023 at 06:51 AM.
09-20-2023 at 06:51 AM.
Quote from idotic :
Does CIT bank require direct deposits or anything to get the 5.05%? Tries to do SoFi and it requires direct deposits for its 4.5%

You get the rates as long you keep $5,000 or higher. If you have 4999.99 you'll get the lower rate
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maindimon
09-21-2023 at 05:13 AM.
09-21-2023 at 05:13 AM.
Quote from idotic :
Does CIT bank require direct deposits or anything to get the 5.05%? Tries to do SoFi and it requires direct deposits for its 4.5%
No need to setup direct deposit to get the rate. I've been banking with them for over 6 months now and no issues. Their mobile app sucks, otherwise decent experience.
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jonms83
09-21-2023 at 06:02 AM.
09-21-2023 at 06:02 AM.
Quote from bigballs :
Does the interest go up automatically for current account holders?
Mine did. I got an emailClick image for larger version

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Drummer_Dude
09-21-2023 at 06:17 AM.
09-21-2023 at 06:17 AM.
I opened a CIT Bank account about a month ago. So far no issues. Waiting for my first interest payment which should drop end of month. You can expect roughly $400 per month of interest for every $100K in the account.
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Drummer_Dude
09-21-2023 at 06:24 AM.
09-21-2023 at 06:24 AM.
Quote from Daddio1949 :
To add to an already mixed set of messages, Vio bank offers 5.25% on their Cornerstone Money Market Savings Account
https://www.viobank.com/cornersto...et-savings
- Convenience of opening online
- Interest is compounded daily, growing your money fast
- Your money is FDIC insured up to $250,0003
- Only $100 minimum to open
- No monthly fee
I do not have an account at Vio Bank.

There are so many choices for us to make, and too many factors that go into our choice.

Personally, I own t-bills. The last 2 purchases had implied interest rates around 5.5% (17-week duration). I live in Maryland, which has a state income tax and calculated what the equivalent CD/savings rate would be. The equivalent rate would be around 6%. In other words a savings account or CD would have to earn 0.5% higher to have the same after tax return as a t-bill.

Also, VUSXX would have a similar advantage as it invests mostly in state tax exempt bonds or bills. I own VUSXX, which I use for quick cash access. Recently I moved money from VUSXX at Vanguard to my checking at Fidelity. The money showed up in checking in less than 2 days.
What about management fees? All of these market accounts have management fees.
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Drummer_Dude
09-21-2023 at 12:09 PM.
09-21-2023 at 12:09 PM.
Quote from sams4522 :
Dime community bank 5.55 aspire rebate savings
If they offer it, I don't see it on their site. And I have a tough time trusting all these no-name banks popping up these days.

Some are offering questionable teaser rates, they'll say 5.5% but in the fine print it says the real rate is 5% but they'll give you an extra .5% for the first month
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