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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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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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Tbl5143
10-28-2023 at 02:38 PM.
10-28-2023 at 02:38 PM.
Quote from jbrw :
I will repeatedly advise to STAY AWAY from this company. They are constantly changing their name for a reason.

I bought a piece of equipment in 2017 for my business and they were the financier of choice for that manufacturer (American company).

Then, the Direct Capital loan person told me it was a 5% loan. I was naïve and it was my first loan so I took it. A couple years later I was purchasing another piece of equipment and went back to the same place to get another loan from them.

Knowing more this time I asked for the interest rate, did the math and it didn't math out. The APR would be actually 8.8% based on the payments he was proposing.

I confirmed with a friend who is a bank manager and he said "CIT Bank" loan person had made up the acronym to make 5% sound like what they wanted it to sound like and that the math and actual interest rate were not what they were telling me. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...

The same trick worked with my original loan and I didn't realize it till trying to get a loan the second time.

The last scenario was in 2021. The equipment manufacturer refers another loan company now as well.

I just got an email and phone call from them where they claimed their new name is First Citizens.

Disgusting company.
While I don't have any experience with loans with CIT, I have had savings accounts with them for many, many years with zero issues. With loans, never go by payment amounts. APR/APY these days is disclosed very clearly on the paperwork you sign, so always read everything you sign. And of course, always read up and learn as much as possible about loans, especially when it's the first loan you take out. I did and it was intimidating at first, but I always new the exact interest rate and loan terms and never had any surprises with any company. So, I don't know what scammy loan company you worked with, but I doubt it's necessarily a representation of CIT Bank. Having said this, there is a share of people who hate CIT for some reason, but again I have never had any bad experience.
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jbrw
10-28-2023 at 02:40 PM.
10-28-2023 at 02:40 PM.
Quote from Tbl5143 :
While I don't have any experience with loans with CIT, I have had savings accounts with them for many, many years with zero issues. With loans, never go by payment amounts. APR/APY these days is disclosed very clearly on the paperwork you sign, so always read everything you sign. And of course, always read up and learn as much as possible about loans, especially when it's the first loan you take out. I did and it was intimidating at first, but I always new the exact interest rate and loan terms and never had any surprises with any company. So, I don't know what scammy loan company you worked with, but I doubt it's necessarily a representation of CIT Bank. Having said this, there is a share of people who hate CIT for some reason, but again I have never had any bad experience.
I can promise you they did everything they could to hide the true interest cost. It was in some crazy "points" system. I've had a few loans since and nobody scams like CIT.
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GregWmson
10-28-2023 at 03:23 PM.
10-28-2023 at 03:23 PM.
Great Bank. Their website and phone app looks like something from circa 2000.
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darth_fader
10-29-2023 at 01:05 PM.
10-29-2023 at 01:05 PM.
I've been using this for several months without issue.

Advice for new account holders, and after you've initially funded the account:

If you're moving money into or out of this account, do it from the externally linked account. There's a significant difference in turnaround time. If you initiate from CIT, it can take 5 business days as opposed to the typical 1-2 business days.
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darth_fader
10-29-2023 at 01:47 PM.
10-29-2023 at 01:47 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
If you haven't picked up on it yet - just initiate the transfers from your external accounts (for deposits and withdrawals). Difference in speed is night and day - I've tested that with Schwab and Chase banks. 1-2 days instead of 4-5.
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SlickCrowd6832
10-29-2023 at 09:11 PM.
10-29-2023 at 09:11 PM.
I use to hunt down high interest accounts, now I just use BoA and Merrill Lynch. The money transfers are instant between the two and even though I get 5.02% through Merrill FDIC insured, I buy money market mutual funds that are currently paying 5.39% that are not FDIC insured but must follow SEC and you can usually get some info like the history of the fund.

I also purchased a, "3 month CD" about 1 month ago at 5.45%.... I checked last week and I only saw 5.40% for a new 3 month FDIC insured CD. After 3 months the money and interest automatically go into my account.

And if you have $100k to deposit (not in retirement funds)... you can call up Merrill and request a "preferred savings account" which is currently paying g 5.02%. And once you get this account the only rule is do not go to zero and the account will always be active.

You can buy longer CDs, Corporate CDs, etc .... but so far I have done 3 month CDs and purchased Money Market Mutual Fund.
The money market mutual fund that i purchased is "Black Rock Liquity Fund TMCXX". It has over 13.5 Billion and I think it is safe.

I personally love the set up between boa and merrill. .
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darth_fader
10-30-2023 at 09:21 AM.
10-30-2023 at 09:21 AM.
Quote from jbrw :
I will repeatedly advise to STAY AWAY from this company. They are constantly changing their name for a reason.

I bought a piece of equipment in 2017 for my business and they were the financier of choice for that manufacturer (American company).

Then, the Direct Capital loan person told me it was a 5% loan. I was naïve and it was my first loan so I took it. A couple years later I was purchasing another piece of equipment and went back to the same place to get another loan from them.

Knowing more this time I asked for the interest rate, did the math and it didn't math out. The APR would be actually 8.8% based on the payments he was proposing.

I confirmed with a friend who is a bank manager and he said "CIT Bank" loan person had made up the acronym to make 5% sound like what they wanted it to sound like and that the math and actual interest rate were not what they were telling me. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...

The same trick worked with my original loan and I didn't realize it till trying to get a loan the second time.

The last scenario was in 2021. The equipment manufacturer refers another loan company now as well.

I just got an email and phone call from them where they claimed their new name is First Citizens.

Disgusting company.
CIT bank is over 100 years old. IDK how often they change their branding, but that name is established. Plus the account is FDIC insured, so as long as they pay out the interest they claim (and they do, I have 300k parked there at the moment yielding about 13-1400/month), their reputation doesn't really matter. The money can't/won't just disappear, and it's a savings account - not exactly high risk.
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kandasamykishore
10-30-2023 at 11:34 AM.
10-30-2023 at 11:34 AM.
A bank that only serves US Citizens and Green Card holders. Other legal residents are not allowed to open an account. If you don't want my money, then ok. Bummer!!
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Jayman007
10-30-2023 at 12:05 PM.
10-30-2023 at 12:05 PM.
Quote from greymoose :
I just checked the details on my Platinum Savings and mine still says 4.832%. I wonder when it will update.
Mine auto updated to this new rate several weeks ago. ( maybe a full month?)
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Jayman007
10-30-2023 at 12:09 PM.
10-30-2023 at 12:09 PM.
Quote from NoSleep007 :
It's like 250K all the way upto 1 million a month, so you don't have to worry about that.

I never understood why some banks can do a large ach transfer limit while others can't.

My question is why does CITBank requires $5000 for this savings account? While other banks that have 5% don't.
Why is only a question the bank can answer.

Why does Citibank and Chase offer sub par rates of <1% no matter the balance?
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Jayman007
10-30-2023 at 12:24 PM.
10-30-2023 at 12:24 PM.
Quote from NeatHalibut785 :
Where does it state daily compounding interest??
Right there. https://www.cit.com/cit-bank/bank...gs-account

EDIT: Also in the terms of service

Earns interest
Yes.
• Earned on the entire daily balance
• Compounded daily and paid monthly
• Variable rate (may change at the Bank's discretion)
• Interest is paid based on specific interest rate tiers as indicated
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Jayman007
10-30-2023 at 12:26 PM.
10-30-2023 at 12:26 PM.
Quote from akula1488 :
she is worried about bank failures
FDIC insures up to 250k. If she is worried, then just open account with $200k so you have room to grow.
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Jayman007
10-30-2023 at 12:31 PM.
10-30-2023 at 12:31 PM.
Quote from fifty2weekhi :
Citi account set up and access are the most frustrating experience.
Not sure what the problem is. I opened my CIT account a few months back when the rate was lower (they auto rasied to the current rate) and have both my Citibank and Chase accounts linked. I had to do it manually and wait for the 2 small deposits to verify the account.

1 thing to note is that CIT compounds daily and they start giving you interest on newly transferred funds before they release into your account. So the transfer waiting days are still gaining interest in the funds.
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10-30-2023 at 12:35 PM.

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10-30-2023 at 12:35 PM.
Quote from darth_fader :
I've been using this for several months without issue.

Advice for new account holders, and after you've initially funded the account:

If you're moving money into or out of this account, do it from the externally linked account. There's a significant difference in turnaround time. If you initiate from CIT, it can take 5 business days as opposed to the typical 1-2 business days.
However, if you initiate from CIT, they start paying interest right away. If you initiate from external, the juice doesn't start till the funds hit the account.


Interest Compounding, Calculating and Crediting
We compound interest daily on interest-bearing accounts at the interest rate in effect for your end-of-day balance. We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account at the end of each day. We credit interest monthly on a 365/365 basis (366/366 in leap years). Interest begins to accrue on both cash and noncash deposits on the business day you make a deposit. Our business days are Monday through Friday excluding Federal holidays.
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10-31-2023 at 09:12 AM.
10-31-2023 at 09:12 AM.
Quote from duckeggs :
who should i watch on youtube to learn how to do this? thanks
Even easier than watching Youtube: just place an order with your brokerage account for something like VUSXX* or FZFXX.

Not sure about FZFXX but VUSXX is 70-80% treasuries, so it's not completely state-tax free, but largely.
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