Big initial deposit required, but banks paying 4.3% on savings typically do not pay sign-up bonuses. Getting both a good rate and SUB is nice, and unusual.
No direct deposit games - nice. Finally, a bank that doesn't care where the money comes from.
The risk here is that you have to keep $5k in for 60-90 days to get the 4.3%, but CIT can lower the rate in that timeframe. However, CIT has historically had good rates on this account for quite a while - not at the very top of what is available, but certainly within shooting distance of the top. I would expect them to remain competitive.
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No avocado toast. Saving for home, etc
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If you already had an CIT Bank existing account as of 2/26/25, you still need to first officially enroll in this offer via the "Start savings now" button and then logging into your CIT Bank account instead of creating a new account. It will take you through enrolling into the offer for existing member
Yes, it worked as another poster mentioned that. However, there's still one open question as to how many days the newly transferred funds should be held? I don't see any restrictions in the fine print.
Yes, it worked as another poster mentioned that. However, there's still one open question as to how many days the newly transferred funds should be held? I don't see any restrictions in the fine print.
from another site someone posted the following after contacting CIT via secure messaging:
The qualified DEPOSIT amount must be received prior to the expiration of the funding period. There is no restriction to withdrawals made from the account
I'm an existing CIT Platinum savings account holder.
1. I'd move my money out of my existing CIT account to a non-CIT account first.
2. Wait for a day. (I'll probably lose the interest for a day).
3. Enroll using the link and offer code
4. Move the money back into my CIT account and leave it there (for at least 30+ days)
5. I'll wait for the bonus…
Awesome tips from SDers....Tried to transfer out a big amount and it offered me to increase my rate to 4.641 with 4.75 APY from 4.31 APY. Can't complain.
did you transfer it all out, or just a big portion and left the 5K for the bonus?
I just tried a big chunk out to see if it offers big rate.
It popped up before you transferred? I guess I can just transfer back if it goes through. Would love the extra bit since my current is 3.61% and I'm hesitant to bother for that part.
As another posted, able to register for the bonus offer even as an existing customer. Just login with existing account credentials and check off applicable account unless you want to open a new/another savings account, which is an option too. Also tiered up the interest on existing platinum account (using the transfer trick) so this is a super great deal! Thank you!!!!
I opened an account and transferred 50K and I got this email:
"You recently submitted an application for an account at CIT Bank (CITBank.com). In order to process your application, we need some additional information to confirm your identity. A CIT Bank agent will call or email you in the next 3-5 business days."
That was 4 days ago (incl weekend) so I guess I just have to wait to hear back from them at some point by end of week... annoying
Anything yet? I tried to open an account today, wasn't able to get them to attach to my bank account so went with micro deposit verification, and got this message after.
edit: got denied after a "thorough investigation" of a whole 2 hours, yikes
Hopefully you all are looking at this fine print - "APYs — Annual Percentage Yields are accurate as of February 6, 2025: 0.25% APY on balances of $0.01 to $4,999.99; 4.30% APY on balances of $5,000.00 or more".
This means for 25K deposit, actual APY will be ~3.49% (first 5K at 0.25% and remaining 20K at 4.3%) and not 4.3% as being advertised. For higher deposit, it will be better, but would never reach 4.3%.
Hopefully you all are looking at this fine print - "APYs — Annual Percentage Yields are accurate as of February 6, 2025: 0.25% APY on balances of $0.01 to $4,999.99; 4.30% APY on balances of $5,000.00 or more".
This means for 25K deposit, actual APY will be ~3.49% (first 5K at 0.25% and remaining 20K at 4.3%) and not 4.3% as being advertised. For higher deposit, it will be better, but would never reach 4.3%.
I'm not an expert on this, but they describe the account as 'tiered interest rate account' which typically means the entire balance receives the APY of the tier, not each segment. I believe what you are describing would be called a "blended interest rate" account? Can anyone else confirm? I'm honestly curious and not sure.
Hopefully you all are looking at this fine print - "APYs — Annual Percentage Yields are accurate as of February 6, 2025: 0.25% APY on balances of $0.01 to $4,999.99; 4.30% APY on balances of $5,000.00 or more".
This means for 25K deposit, actual APY will be ~3.49% (first 5K at 0.25% and remaining 20K at 4.3%) and not 4.3% as being advertised. For higher deposit, it will be better, but would never reach 4.3%.
We go through this every single time -- I guess no one at CIT bank ever reads these threads as they might update their language. It is NOT what you described. I have an account and have had one for years. Once you hit $5k, the entire account is at the higher interest rate.
Anything yet? I tried to open an account today, wasn't able to get them to attach to my bank account so went with micro deposit verification, and got this message after.
edit: got denied after a "thorough investigation" of a whole 2 hours, yikes
They sent me an email saying I had a security freeze with ChexSystems. I don't recall setting one up but probably did back in 2017 when the experian hack happened.
I called ChexSystems, went through verification and they removed my freeze.
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No direct deposit games - nice. Finally, a bank that doesn't care where the money comes from.
The risk here is that you have to keep $5k in for 60-90 days to get the 4.3%, but CIT can lower the rate in that timeframe. However, CIT has historically had good rates on this account for quite a while - not at the very top of what is available, but certainly within shooting distance of the top. I would expect them to remain competitive.
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I asked that earlier and didn't get a response, so I went ahead and applied with my credit frozen. No issues.
from another site someone posted the following after contacting CIT via secure messaging:
The qualified DEPOSIT amount must be received prior to the expiration of the funding period. There is no restriction to withdrawals made from the account
1. I'd move my money out of my existing CIT account to a non-CIT account first.
2. Wait for a day. (I'll probably lose the interest for a day).
3. Enroll using the link and offer code
4. Move the money back into my CIT account and leave it there (for at least 30+ days)
5. I'll wait for the bonus…
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You can get another bonus if it's another promo and you open another sub-acct
"You recently submitted an application for an account at CIT Bank (CITBank.com). In order to process your application, we need some additional information to confirm your identity. A CIT Bank agent will call or email you in the next 3-5 business days."
That was 4 days ago (incl weekend) so I guess I just have to wait to hear back from them at some point by end of week... annoying
edit: got denied after a "thorough investigation" of a whole 2 hours, yikes
This means for 25K deposit, actual APY will be ~3.49% (first 5K at 0.25% and remaining 20K at 4.3%) and not 4.3% as being advertised. For higher deposit, it will be better, but would never reach 4.3%.
This means for 25K deposit, actual APY will be ~3.49% (first 5K at 0.25% and remaining 20K at 4.3%) and not 4.3% as being advertised. For higher deposit, it will be better, but would never reach 4.3%.
This means for 25K deposit, actual APY will be ~3.49% (first 5K at 0.25% and remaining 20K at 4.3%) and not 4.3% as being advertised. For higher deposit, it will be better, but would never reach 4.3%.
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edit: got denied after a "thorough investigation" of a whole 2 hours, yikes
I called ChexSystems, went through verification and they removed my freeze.