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Tampa/St. Petersburg CD Rates Survey for the week May 28, 2012

According to a recent Primerates.com survey conducted on May 28, 2012 of Tampa/St. Petersburg CD rates offered by the area banks & credit unions, Tampa/St. Petersburg’s largest financial institutions offered short-term savers 6-month CD’s with rates between 0.05% at Wells Fargo (www.wellsfargo.com), and 0.30% at Bank of America (www.bankofamerica.com). Bank of America (www.bankofamerica.com) also offered the highest 2-year, with rates of 0.40%, whilst TD Bank (www.tdbanknorth.com) offered the highest 5-year CD, with rates of 1.40%.

CD’s are typically insured up to $250,000 by the FDIC. As CD’s mature, banks typically re-price the rates on deposits. Make sure that you track when your CD’s mature so that you can roll them over into new CD’s and keep your money working as hard as possible.

 

Banks 6 month 1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 year
Bank of America 0.30% 0.35% 0.40% 0.60% 0.85% 1.11%
Wells Fargo 0.05% 0.05% NA NA NA NA
Fifth Third Bank 0.10% 0.15% 0.40% 0.55% 0.70% 0.85%
TD Bank 0.30% 0.20% NA 0.70% 1.00% 1.40%
JPMorgan Chase 0.15% 0.20% 0.30% 0.35% 0.35% 0.75%

Rates from banks, thrifts and credit union were posted on their websites on the date indicated for a $10,000 certificates of deposit meeting the specific holding requirement. Data is believed accurate at time of collection, can change without notice, and will vary. Contact a specific institution for current rates.

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