While certificate of deposit ( CD )  rates continue to drop this year more bank are offering promotional CD rates to attract depositors.  Short term CDs that are frequently for odd maturities or terms.  Most web sites that track the highest national CD rates exclude odd term bank CDs.  At Selectcdrates.com the odd term CDs [...]

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Putnam County Savings Bank was founded in New York state in 1871 and now operates nine bank branch locations. Putnam County Savings Bank offers a full line of products with options that include totally free checking accounts, high yield savings accounts, certificates of deposit, low cost business services, commercial lending, home mortgages and more. The [...]

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Alpine Bank is a community bank serving Winnebago, Boone and DeKalb county in Illinois.  Alpine Bank operates 15 bank branch locations in the region as well as 26 bank ATM locations. Alpine Bank offers an extensive range of consumer bank products and services including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit with [...]

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Five year certificate of deposits dropped in yield by the largest percentage of all the bank CD terms surveyed in the weekly bank rate survey performed by Selectcdrates.com.  The average rate on the top ten best five year CD rates available nationally dipped by two basis points or 2/100 of a percent for the week.  [...]

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The results of the most recent weekly bank rate survey performed by Selectcdrates.com shows the average rate on the highest two year bank CD rates available nationally unchanged.  The average rate for the top ten best two year CD rates held at 2.10% for the week ending March 12, 2010.  The highest two year CD [...]

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The average rate for the best one year CD rates available nationally lost little ground for the week ending March 12, 2010.  The average rate for the top ten best one year CD rates was down by just one basis point or 1/100 of a percent on the week according to the weekly bank rate [...]

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Six month certificate of deposit rates were unchanged for the week ending March 12, 2010.  Unfortunately, short term CD rates remain at their low point for the year.  The average six month CD rates as measured by the weekly bank rate survey performed by Selectcdrates.com remained at 1.29%. The highest six month CD rate available [...]

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The average bank rate on all maturities is now at their low point of the year.  The driving forces behind the low rates is varied.  Loss of competition with continued bank closures by the FDIC is contributing mildly to this situation.  Excess reserves held by banks due to low lending activities contribute to low banks [...]

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Average interest rates on certificates of deposits moved modestly lower for the week ending March 12, 2010.  Although the combined average rate for all bank CD terms measured in the weekly survey of bank CD rates performed by Selectcdrates.com, the rate drop this week was quite mild with two of the four maturities measured showing [...]

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City Bank is a state chartered commercial bank in Washington.  City Bank was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Lynnwood, Washington. City Bank provides a wide range of banking services for business and individuals, including loans for residential construction, land development, mortgage, commercial, Small Business Administration, consumer, and all types of deposits including checking [...]

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