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Below are three-year CD Rates from banks in Santa Cruz, California. Three years is an intermediate term for CDs and as the term increases the yield will generally go up as well. Three year CDs are a popular component of many CD ladders and usually offer a good tradeoff between yield and how long you must keep the money locked in.
Santa Cruz, CA - July 19, 2025
3 Year CD National Average : 0.75% ?
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4.15% |
$10,000 |
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Neil | Dec 18, 2023 I submitted a CD application 18 months 5.50 APY over a week ago and my application was declined no reason was given, I have the funds in another bank for transfer, credit score over 800. I think the reason... Read More |
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4.00% |
$25,000 |
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Rate History: 3.56% → 4.16% → 4.00% |
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79Thru | Mar 21, 2023 Parent seems to be owned by a large Chilean bank. Not saying this is good or bad, but it is complication, especially in the current environment. Read More |
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3.95% |
$25,000 |
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Warning: Early Withdrawal Penalty is 2% of the account balance. |
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Frank M | Jul 3, 2023 A 2% early withdrawal fee on a 1-year CD is almost equally insane as a 270 day one. Read More |
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3.75% |
$1,000 |
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Early Withdrawal Penalty is 180 days interest. |
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Savvysaver | Jun 26, 2020 Rate not current Read More |
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3.50% |
$0 |
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Early Withdrawal Penalty is 6 months interest. |
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NS123 | Mar 15, 2023 Thank you for the reviews above. I was wondering why I was only getting 0.3% when interest rates have gone up. Why CapitalOne360 is putting loyal and long time customers at a disadvantage is beyond me. ... Read More |
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3.50% |
$500 |
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Rate History: 2.75% → 2.75% → 3.50% |
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Jim S | Dec 21, 2023 Very easy to setup 6 month 5.35% CD from cornerstone account Read More |
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3.45% |
$1,000 |
23.81 |
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Rate History: 4.00% → 3.90% → 3.85% → 3.45% |
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george | Feb 9, 2021 The wonderful assistants at Beal Bank are wonderful. Rebeca took great care of me and made sure all my concerns were addressed. Read More |
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3.40% |
$2,500 |
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Rate History: 4.00% → 4.15% → 4.00% → 3.60% → 3.40% |
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HAL1975 | Aug 2, 2023 Sallie mae is just a horrible institution. We've done business with them before and swore on the holy bible not to go near there again, but a 18 mos cd at 5.55% brought us back. Read More |
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2.85% |
$5,000 |
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james | Nov 18, 2023 bad bank hold your deposit over months without credit in your account, no interest, they don’t want pay you interest , they want your money with 0% interest. Read More |
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2.75% |
$0 |
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Early Withdrawal Penalty is 180 days interest. |
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Jenny Kingston | Jun 10, 2024 I guess customer service is in the US (not sure). I'd rather that someone in the Philippines answered though. These people are so poorly trained and ill informed that I do not trust them with my personal... Read More |
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2.53% |
$1,000 |
23.67 |
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Rate History: 3.05% → 2.53% |
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2.00% |
$0 |
20.71 |
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Azoic | Feb 25, 2022 I joined Citi with a Costco-VISA card. An Accelerate followed, and then a checking account. Costco-VISA is necessary for using a credit card at Costco, otherwise cash is necessary. Accelerate Savings w... Read More |
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2.00% |
$10,000 |
1.25 |
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Rate History: 3.00% → 2.50% → 2.00% |
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Hayley7788d@outlook.com | Jan 2, 2023 Terrible customer service by investment side. Fees too high , too full of themselves Read More |
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0.85% |
$1,000 |
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0.55% |
$10,000 |
1.17 |
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Small Company | Apr 9, 2020 I would stay away from this bank. It was much better run when it was Valley Community Bank, but went into the toilet when it was bought by Bay Commercial Bank. Their online banking terms and conditions cha... Read More |
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0.45% |
$100,000 |
21.82 |
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0.40% |
$1,000 |
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RTN1949 | Jun 2, 2022 I've been a customer since CIT emerged from the financial crisis as a real competitor in this space (14 years or so). Zero complaints about anything over this time ... until today. Now they are offering a... Read More |
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0.40% |
$10,000 |
1.16 |
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0.40% |
$50,000 |
23.23 |
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0.35% |
$10,000 |
21.82 |
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0.35% 0.30% |
$1,000 $1,001 |
21.97 |
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0.35% |
$100,000 |
18.63 |
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0.30% |
$10,000 |
18.63 |
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0.25% |
$10,000 |
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UtahJazz1 | Jun 10, 2022 This bank hasn't raised their rates! Maybe I was sleeping but I need to get out of here fast. Read More |
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0.20% |
$1,000 |
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wertlkgt | Mar 28, 2022 Vaporware. Was approved to open an account. I logged in on several different browsers with differing rendering codes--each time got nothing but 3 circles running left to right for up to a half hour when I ... Read More |
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0.15% |
$1 |
1.18 |
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Cory,Baldwin | Oct 18, 2016 IF the Cd's our that high then way i'm i the last to find out what The apys are. Read More |
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0.15% |
$10,000 |
24.58 |
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Bauhinia C | Mar 15, 2023 Oh Natty natty natty, haha the fact you need to take out (probably a second) loan for $160,000 on a $625,000 sends up all kinds of red flags. The bank was right to run away from YOU dear hahaha. Read More |
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0.10% |
$500 |
1.29 |
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Ugg | Jun 12, 2023 US Bank reported me to dult Protective Services because my husband is 85 and I am63. He got sick and went into a nursing hime for 3 months. My husband always handled the financial affairs. I had to take ov... Read More |
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0.03% |
$100,000 |
1.03 |
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Treasure | Jul 24, 2023 BOFA is a den of people thieves camouflaged as bank operatives. There’s a soon to be uncovered carrel of money laundry there. They took all my money and don’t want to release it to me for no particular... Read More |
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A three year CD is an intermediate CD, sandwiched between the popular one and five year CD terms. Three year CD generally offer between .30 and .60 percentage points more than a 1 year CD. Currently, their average yield is comparable to the average yield of an online savings account Online savings accounts allow consumers to withdraw money at any time so consumers should consider whether they want to lock their money into a CD when there is little premium versus an online account.
The top 3 year CD rates, as listed on the rate table above, are significantly higher than online or offline savings account rates.
Another factor to consider when opening a 3 year CD is the rate environment. If interest rates are rising, it may not be advisable to lock money away for three years when rates will soon be higher. If rates are falling, and may do so for some time (as they did from 2008 through 2013), then it may make sense to open a 3, 4 or 5 year CD to lock into a higher rate before it drops. To get a sense of where rates might go, check out the BestCashCow rate analysis page.
While conventional wisdom holds that online banks always offer higher rates than branch-based banks, an analysis conducted by BestCashCow in 2012 showed that with longer term CDs (3 years or longer), small community based banks and credit unions can often be just as competitive or not more so. If you prefer to bank in person, then it is possible to get branch service and a high CD rate if you shop around a bit. The tables at the top of this page can provide you the best rates in your area.
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