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 May 12, 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.
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!
Bigger-risk banks with worse policies and usually onerous requirements for the rate. Go with this one.
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Darn.. down to 5% rate; I'm thinking of transferring my money out of CIT Bank to Vanguard, specifically VMFXX. Is there an easy way of transferring my funds out of CIT to Vanguard or do I have to send it back to my Chase checking and then to Vanguard?
I had CIT Bank for 3 years, before I closed my account and ended up shifting my money to Etrade (as I already had an established brokerage account there).
While CIT was great in terms of quickly receiving transfers in and accruing interest, when it came time to close the account, remove my personal information, etc... they dragged their feet and were not as helpful. I found it very difficult to fully close the account when contacting their CS Team; I had to reach out 3 separate instances before it was enacted.
In terms of removing personal information from their company, I live in CA. I have rights to receive a copy of personal information and have it deleted at my discretion. I've contacted CIT Bank 4 times now, and always receive the same information. "We're working on it, you should have received mail confirmation of the activities by this point.. we'll resend to your mailing address on file".
Based on my experience with the difficulty of closing account, and the now 6-month ongoing process of trying to get my personal information from their institution... my advice is just keep these things in mind if you plan to close your account after a period of time in the future.
I mean is it THAT serious? Every other financial institution you've used probably have the same data on hand
Darn.. down to 5% rate; I'm thinking of transferring my money out of CIT Bank to Vanguard, specifically VMFXX. Is there an easy way of transferring my funds out of CIT to Vanguard or do I have to send it back to my Chase checking and then to Vanguard?
Are you allowed to withdraw from that any time you want?
Has anybody banked with them before? I was just looking at them over the weekend but don't know anyone that uses them.
I tried them but their customer service and app sucked. Moved my initial deposit back out and closed accounts within a couple weeks. Horrible bank IMO.
same question plus Raisin, My Banking Direct, and Fierce. My criteria is not just highest yield but also safest, easiest to deal with, best mobile app/tech, and customer service
Where'd you find this deal, who did you go through?
Fidelity (and presumably similar brokerages like Vanguard and Charles Schwab) offer brokered CDs. Watch a video or two on YouTube on how they work. They are slightly more complicated to buy than a bank CD, but generally offer much better rates. The underlying thing is still a normal CD, but some of the offerings are FDIC insured / some not; some have call protection / some not; some have state residency requirements, minimum or max size... lots of variables.
Until the fed cuts rates; or are you guaranteed the higher savings rate? I think this is a smart move by the bank and I wonder why more banks don't do it. They could give even a higher percentage for a minimum of 10, 15, 20k or more in savings. Then when rates drop, several customers will stay put because where else are they going to go? CD rates will be lower too. My point is if you have to keep a minimum in the account, lock the the rate with a CD before rates drop.
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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.
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While CIT was great in terms of quickly receiving transfers in and accruing interest, when it came time to close the account, remove my personal information, etc... they dragged their feet and were not as helpful. I found it very difficult to fully close the account when contacting their CS Team; I had to reach out 3 separate instances before it was enacted.
In terms of removing personal information from their company, I live in CA. I have rights to receive a copy of personal information and have it deleted at my discretion. I've contacted CIT Bank 4 times now, and always receive the same information. "We're working on it, you should have received mail confirmation of the activities by this point.. we'll resend to your mailing address on file".
Based on my experience with the difficulty of closing account, and the now 6-month ongoing process of trying to get my personal information from their institution... my advice is just keep these things in mind if you plan to close your account after a period of time in the future.
I mean is it THAT serious? Every other financial institution you've used probably have the same data on hand
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.
Which one?
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Quite a few. Don't go through back, go through brokerage account. Any broker has CDs and rates there are significantly higher than any bank branch.
5.3 is about what I got a few weeks back for 30 day CD. You can pick other duration.
Sure it's FDIC insured but do you really want to go through the hassle!?
So far I like their site, which it's easy to navigate and they offer MFA.
If anyone needs a referral link, ping me.
Thanks!
5.3 is about what I got a few weeks back for 30 day CD. You can pick other duration.
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