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My Banking Direct High Yield Savings Account: Earn Up To

5.55% APY
($500 Minimum Deposit)
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My Banking Direct offers up to 5.5% APY when you open High Yield Savings Account with $500 minimum deposit.

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  • The Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of 4/10/2024. Rates are variable and are subject to change without notice.
  • The My Banking Direct High Yield Savings is a tiered rate account. The minimum balance to open the account is $500. If your daily balance is $50,000 or more, the APY is 5.55%. If your daily balance is between $10,000.00 and $49,999.99, the APY is 5.55% If your daily balance is between $1.00 and $9,999.99, the APY is 5.55%.
  • My Banking Direct, a service of Flagstar Bank, N.A., reserves the right to change the rate at any time without notice. Fees could reduce earnings.
  • My Banking Direct is a service of Flagstar Bank, N.A.
  • Flagstar Bank, N.A. is FDIC insured.
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My Banking Direct is a service of Flagstar Bank N.A. The parent company is NY Community Bank which is having financial difficulties. You can Google it. But all funds up to $250K is FDIC insured. Wink

https://www.mybankingdirect.com/p...ings.html?
Q: What happens when a bank fails?

A: In the unlikely event of a bank failure, the FDIC responds in two capacities.

First, as the insurer of the bank's deposits, the FDIC pays insurance to depositors up to the insurance limit. Historically, the FDIC pays insurance within a few days after a bank closing, usually the next business day, by either 1) providing each depositor with a new account at another insured bank in an amount equal to the insured balance of their account at the failed bank, or 2) issuing a check to each depositor for the insured balance of their account at the failed bank.

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04-10-2024 at 06:51 AM.
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1The Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of 4/10/2024 rates are variable and are subject to change without notice. The My Banking Direct High Yield Savings is a tiered rate account. The minimum balance to open the account is $500. If your daily balance is $50,000 or more, the APY is 5.55%. If your daily balance is between $10,000.00 and $49,999.99, the APY is 5.55% If your daily balance is between $1.00 and $9,999.99, the APY is 5.55%. My Banking Direct, a service of Flagstar Bank, N.A. reserve the right to change the rate at any time without notice. Fees could reduce earnings.

https://www.mybankingdirect.com/p...D-24-AQ-SA

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**Annual Percentage Yield (APY). 5.50% APY 5-month CD is accurate as of 4/10/2024. The interest rate for the 5 month CD is 5.39%. The interest rate remains fixed until maturity. Fees could reduce earnings. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawals. The minimum balance to open the account and obtain the APY is $2,500. My Banking Direct, a service of Flagstar Bank, N.A. reserves the right to cancel or modify this offer at any time without notice.
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never heard of this, FDIC secured ?
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My Banking Direct is a service of Flagstar Bank N.A. The parent company is NY Community Bank which is having financial difficulties. You can Google it. But all funds up to $250K is FDIC insured. Wink

https://www.mybankingdirect.com/p...ings.html?
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Actually 5.55% yield. Almost 10% higher than CIT which is pretty damn good already.
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Q: What happens when a bank fails?

A: In the unlikely event of a bank failure, the FDIC responds in two capacities.

First, as the insurer of the bank's deposits, the FDIC pays insurance to depositors up to the insurance limit. Historically, the FDIC pays insurance within a few days after a bank closing, usually the next business day, by either 1) providing each depositor with a new account at another insured bank in an amount equal to the insured balance of their account at the failed bank, or 2) issuing a check to each depositor for the insured balance of their account at the failed bank.
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04-10-2024 at 09:31 AM.
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This is a really good rate for a non-CD account. But this bank has been under pressure the last few months. Read the recent news and don't put all of your savings into a single bank.

Here is a start. Read at least the bullet points and make sure you are comfortable with it:
New York Community Bank's online arm is paying the nation's highest interest rate [cnbc.com]
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Quote from deelseaker :
This is a really good rate for a non-CD account. But this bank has been under pressure the last few months. Read the recent news and don't put all of your savings into a single bank.

Here is a start. Read at least the bullet points and make sure you are comfortable with it:
New York Community Bank's online arm is paying the nation's highest interest rate [cnbc.com]
I figure $200K is safe. Well under FDIC limit. Anything else I am missing? The FDIC website says it will cut out a check for the deposit and interest with 2 to 3 day if there is a failure or transfer the account to a new bank. Is there something I am missing? Just want to cross all the dots. I already sent them $25K. They actually have a branch of NY Community Bank near me.
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Yes. See the offering page.
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I've been using this bank but kind of hesitant to place big amounts there.

First, on a 3-way call with old bank for a big initial transfer, MBD couldn't find my account for 5-minutes, so we had to cancel.

Second, the transfer seems slow. Other online banks would do same-day/next day transfer and interest accrual. It seems like MBD take 2+ full days, perhaps losing 2 days of interest.
I know I'm nitpicking on losing 2-days of interest, but at a high amount transfers, it could mean I get to supersize my Big Mac meal or not using interest money.

Super extra note, no "early" paycheck ACH like Wealthfront / Sofi (another possible day or two of interest lost)
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Quote from Joedaddy123 :
I've been using this bank but kind of hesitant to place big amounts there.

First, on a 3-way call with old bank for a big initial transfer, MBD couldn't find my account for 5-minutes, so we had to cancel.

Second, the transfer seems slow. Other online banks would do same-day/next day transfer and interest accrual. It seems like MBD take 2+ full days, perhaps losing 2 days of interest.
I know I'm nitpicking on losing 2-days of interest, but at a high amount transfers, it could mean I get to supersize my Big Mac meal or not using interest money.

Super extra note, no "early" paycheck ACH like Wealthfront / Sofi (another possible day or two of interest lost)
Have you had any problem with withdrawal? I am thinking maybe I should link up from my external account so I can request withdrawal from there instead of from MBD. I figured if there is a problem with this bank, the first thing will be problem of trying to withdraw from their website.
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Quote from bigballs :
Have you had any problem with withdrawal? I am thinking maybe I should link up from my external account so I can request withdrawal from there instead of from MBD. I figured if there is a problem with this bank, the first thing will be problem of trying to withdraw from their website.
No problem with withdrawal. I think the monthly limits are $500k.

I had to zero my account out there for something, and I didn't see a big issue. It wasn't a big amount though. I recently transferred some $$ due to the new interest rate and will add some reviews after it's done. I need to confirm that interest accrues during holding period (5 days).

Their app somewhat sucks, you can't even see your rates there. Be sure to use their website for most things
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Rates have been dropping pretty much everywhere... Did this bank just increase the rate to 5.55% APY?
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