Bask Bank is part of the same back-end as BankDirect who offers American Airlines AAdvantage miles instead of traditional cash for keeping your money with the bank. We're familiar with BankDirect and their checking account offering;... Read More →
Tag - high yield
Revolut Adds High Yield Savings Account – Up To 5.5% APY ($10,000 Limit)
FinTech Revolut has launched a new high yield savings on balances up to $10,000 Read More →
Best High Yield Savings Accounts – up to 5.00% APY
List of the best high interest yield accounts, we list ALL high interest accounts - get up to 5.02% on savings accounts and 5.50% on CDs Read More →
CIT Bank $225/$300 Savings Bonus + 3.85% APY; New & Existing Customers ($25k/ $50k Deposit; No Hold Period)
CIT Bank is offering a bonus to new or existing customers who transfer over $25,000/$50,000 to get $225/$300 bonus. Use promo code PS2025 and ensure the funds are there on Day 30 Read More →
(Update) U.S. Treasury Direct Makes It Difficult To Add & Change Bank Accounts
Update 8/21/25: For the past bunch of weeks, many are getting verification errors when adding various banks and get prompted to submit Form 5512 which is a process. And so, don’t rely on Treasury Direct for meeting direct deposit... Read More →
OpenBank 4.40% APY + Up To $180 In Verizon Wireless Credits
Verizon Wireless is offering up to $180 in bill credits spread out over 12 months when you open an OpenBank (Santander) savings account. $1,000 balance gets you $5 off each month. $10,000 balance gets you $10 off each month. $30,000... Read More →
List of 0% APR Credit Card Offers
During the current high-interest environment, 0% APR offers can be useful for cashing out and parking the cash in a high-yield savings account or CD. Below we list all 0% APR cards we've found. Bear in mind a number of caveats Read More →
Optimizing Interest Yields On Fund Transfers To Robinhood & Other Brokerages
A quick tip I discovered last week when making a cash transfer to my Robinhood account to avoid losing out on the interest during the money transit time. Last week, I initiated a $25,000 cash transfer from within the Robinhood login... Read More →
[Shutting Down 11/25] Ivy Bank Indexed Savings Account: Indexed To One-Month U.S. Treasury Yield
Update 10/24/24: Shutting down on 11/25. Update 5/12/23: Paused new signups again Update 3/8/23: They’ve brought back the Indexed Savings accounts and new customers can again signup for this account. Right now the rwate is 4.75%... Read More →
Pondering CD Annuities (Multi-Year Guarantee Annuity; MYGA)
Update 9/4/24: readers discovered that there are some annuities which are taxed immediately each year and those might not have the 10% penalty for those who are less than 59 1/2 years old. Some of these offer better yields than long... Read More →
[Rate Increased][ID, WA & OR only] Gesa Credit Union 5% APY On Balances Up To $5,000
Gesa Credit Union is offering balances 5% APY on balances up to $5,000 when they following requirements are met Read More →
Treasury Direct Ending Tax Refund via Paper I-Bonds Option
When someone overpaid their taxes, the IRS gives them an option to apply the over payment for the next year, to get an electronic bank deposit refund, or to get a refund in the form of paper I Bonds. The I Bond refund option is going... Read More →
(Update) Robinhood Gold Free Benefit: $1,000 In Margin Loans
(Update 8/18/24: Reminder that the $2,000 limit is ending today. Limit is back down to $1,000.) (Update 5/15/24: Seems that some people are seeing a higher $2,000 limit now in their Robinhood account.) Yesterday I learned a cool tip... Read More →
[WA] Express Credit Union 9% CD On Up To $5,000
Residents of Washington state: in honor of Express Credit Union's 90th Anniversary, they are offering a special Certificate of Deposit rate. From February 9 through December 9, on the 9th of each month when you open a new CD you'll get... Read More →
Moomoo: 8.1% APY Savings Account Rate For First 3 Months (Up To $20,000)
Moomoo is offering 5.1% APY interest rate + bonus 3% during the first 3 months for new users who have never made a deposit before Read More →