Update: This deal is still available.
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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On second thought, I think this is for saving account. IMO, Not worth it as they may be offering 5% today, but tomorrow or a month from now could be reduced to a really low non-competitive number.
On second thought, I think this is for saving account. IMO, Not worth it as they may be offering 5% today, but tomorrow or a month from now could be reduced to a really low non-competitive number.
You just mentioned 1/3/5. So your term rate locks for that period…
What was the sign up bonus?
Full 10k
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Sorry, I just checked and it's not a CD with fixed terms. It's a savings account.,,meaning they could lure people today promising 5% interest, however could change or be lower few months down the road. Whereas in a CD, you lock in the rates with that interest rate for the entire term
Note: However, under Account Details, mine still shows 4.975% APR (5.11% APY). Will probably drop by tomorrow.
In July they raised the rate to 5.10% and then recently dropped it to the 4.85% or whatever.
Now if you try to transfer a significant amount of money out, it puts you in an infinite loop of them offering you a slightly higher amount, 4.987% or whatever. The only way to get money out is to decline their offer. Even then it doesn't work properly and requires multiple SMS/call authentications.
They know that every little step of friction they add makes people give up and keep their money with them. This is shady as hell.
In July they raised the rate to 5.10% and then recently dropped it to the 4.85% or whatever.
Now if you try to transfer a significant amount of money out, it puts you in an infinite loop of them offering you a slightly higher amount, 4.987% or whatever. The only way to get money out is to decline their offer. Even then it doesn't work properly and requires multiple SMS/call authentications.
They know that every little step of friction they add makes people give up and keep their money with them. This is shady as hell.
true.
But so far had 0 problems with using money through their Visa;
transferring out partially;
puling out ( transfer using other banks, not CiT)
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In July they raised the rate to 5.10% and then recently dropped it to the 4.85% or whatever.
Now if you try to transfer a significant amount of money out, it puts you in an infinite loop of them offering you a slightly higher amount, 4.987% or whatever. The only way to get money out is to decline their offer. Even then it doesn't work properly and requires multiple SMS/call authentications.
They know that every little step of friction they add makes people give up and keep their money with them. This is shady as hell.
I just noticed they lowered my interest rate to 4.95%, I try to withdraw a significant amount too and they offered me a 5% APY for 12 months and of course I accepted it. It's pretty cool they do that instead of getting stuck with a CD for 12 months