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Credit Union CD Rates – 6-Month – Ohio

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Below are the best six month CD Rates from credit unions in Ohio. Six month CDs are considered short-term cds and the yield is comparable to savings and money market rates. You may want to consider opening a 6 month CD if you are concerned about savings rates dropping and don’t mind locking up your money for six months.

OH - July 31, 2025

6 Month CD National Average : 0.41% ?

Credit Unions APY MIN MILES ?

Rate History: 5.15% → 5.00% → 4.80% → 4.55% → 4.15%

Rate History: 5.27% → 3.97%

Rate History: 4.25% → 3.90%

Rate History: 4.50% → 4.40% → 4.25% → 3.90%

Rate History: 1.21% → 3.00% → 3.00%

Rate History: 4.87% → 4.35% → 4.08% → 3.40% → 2.23%

| Dec 14, 2022

Agree with Jaben to stay away from docfcu. They don't appreciate loyal members and easily turn down any requests after a delayed response. I have closed my accounts and moved my funds to better institutio... Read More

Rate History: 2.10% → 1.85% → 1.75% → 4.25% → 1.60%

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Rate History: 5.13% → 4.60% → 4.34% → 3.93% → 1.01%

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| Sep 26, 2023

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| Nov 11, 2022

It would be great to hear back from someone regarding my bump-up rate currently available, BEFORE 18 days has passed. Still waiting. Read More

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| Jun 26, 2023

I was very pleased with the service that Erica gave me when I came in. She was very helpful and very pleasant. Read More

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| Oct 17, 2018

Ive never been able to obtain anything but a signature loan from them and I've been a member with BFG for years. Read More

| Jun 10, 2019

BMI doesn't provide overdraft, will deny charges, plus charge you $29.00 for those denied charges. Then you also incur a returned payment fee from your recipient of said payment. And they don't even noti... Read More

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| Feb 25, 2023

At friends and family credit union on Erie st Massillon Ohio, the people who work there are just great. from the employees in the offices to the very fine Loan officer to the great tellers . Can not say... Read More

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| May 6, 2021

I am very disappointed in the Firelands FCU. I tried to re-enroll and was very unsuccessful. I have been a customer of this establishment for five and one half years and have until this point been very h... Read More

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All rates listed are Annual Percentage Yield (APY). The Min listed is the minimum deposit account balance required to obtain the rate listed.

Branches Info around zip 10007


Branch Street City State
THREE RIVERS
Three Rivers Three Rivers Branch
420 Greenville Road Saint Marys OH
WRIGHT-PATT CREDIT UNION, INC.
Norwood Norwood Branch
4560 Lafayette Ave Norwood OH
GENERAL ELECTRIC
Reading Road Reading Road Branch
10485 Reading Rd Cincinnati OH
WRIGHT-PATT CREDIT UNION, INC.
Norwood Norwood Branch
4560 Lafayette Ave Norwood OH
CORPORATE AMERICA FAMILY
Corporate America Fa Corporate America Fa Branch
136 McMahan Blvd Marion OH
CORPORATE AMERICA FAMILY
Corporate America Fa Corporate America Fa Branch
136 McMahan Blvd Marion OH
TRULIANT
Truliant Truliant Branch
1835 DUEBER AVENUE, SW CANTON OH
TRULIANT
Truliant Truliant Branch
1835 DUEBER AVENUE, SW CANTON OH
TRULIANT
Truliant Truliant Branch
1835 DUEBER AVENUE, SW CANTON OH
TRULIANT
Truliant Truliant Branch
1835 DUEBER AVENUE, SW CANTON OH
BAXTER
Baxter Baxter Branch
7000 Cardinal Place Dublin OH
UNITED
United United Branch
116 Eastlawn Drive Marion OH
GORMAN-RUPP & ASSOCIATES
Gorman-rupp & Associ Gorman-rupp & Associ Branch
1766 HARRINGTON MEMORIAL ROAD MANSFIELD OH
BAYER HERITAGE
Zanesville Zanesville Branch
1917 Ridge Ave Zanesville OH
COLUMBUS METRO
Columbus Metro Columbus Metro Branch
4000 E Broad St Columbus OH
HONDA
Honda Honda Branch
12500 Meranda Road Anna OH
MIDWEST COMMUNITY
Midwest Community Midwest Community Branch
08770 St Rt 66N Defiance OH
HONDA
Honda Honda Branch
12500 Meranda Road Anna OH
ASHLAND
Ashland Ashland Branch
5200 BLAZER PKWY DUBLIN OH
KEMBA
Kemba Kemba Branch
8763 Union Centre Blvd West Chester OH
FIREFIGHTERS & COMPANY
Dayton Firefighters Dayton Firefighters Branch
338 S. Patterson Blvd Dayton OH
SUPERIOR CREDIT UNION, INC
North Drive Up North Drive Up Branch
1400 N West St Lima OH
COMMUNITY FIRST
Community First Community First Branch
2043 E Prospect Rd Ashtabula OH
KEMBA FINANCIAL
Kemba Financial Kemba Financial Branch
555 Officenter Place Gahanna OH
HEARTLAND
Heartland Heartland Branch
3400 Office Park Dr Dayton OH
COLUMBUS METRO
Columbus Metro Columbus Metro Branch
4000 E Broad St Columbus OH
BRIDGE
State Transportation State Transportation Branch
1980 W Broad St Columbus OH
BAY AREA
Bay Area Bay Area Branch
4202 Navarre Avenue Oregon OH
ASHLAND
Ashland Ashland Branch
5200 BLAZER PKWY DUBLIN OH
AURGROUP
Aurgroup Aurgroup Branch
8811 Holden Blvd Fairfield OH
DESCO
Desco Desco Branch
401 Chillicothe St Portsmouth OH
USX
Usx Usx Branch
539 South Main St Findlay OH
COMMUNITY STAR
Community Star Community Star Branch
832 Cleveland Street Elyria OH
PSE CREDIT UNION, INC.
Pse Credit Union, In Pse Credit Union, In Branch
5255 Regency Drive Parma OH
CLEVELAND POLICE
Cleveland Police Cleveland Police Branch
2301 Payne Avenue Cleveland OH
LAKEVIEW
Geneva Branch Geneva Branch
583 S Broadway Geneva OH
EVERENCE
Mennonite Financial Mennonite Financial Branch
4136 Kidron Rd Dalton OH
PATHWAYS FINANCIAL
Powerco Powerco Branch
5665 N. Hamilton Rd. Columbus OH
TELHIO
Telhio Telhio Branch
96 N 4th Street Columbus OH
CME
Westerville Branch Westerville Branch
428 S State St Westerville OH
TOGETHER
Anheuser-busch Emplo Anheuser-busch Emplo Branch
690 Schrock Road Columbus OH
BRIDGE
State Transportation State Transportation Branch
1980 W Broad St Columbus OH
TRUPARTNER
Cincinnati Central Cincinnati Central Branch
1717 Western Avenue Cincinnati OH
SHAREFAX
Sharefax Sharefax Branch
1147 OLD STATE ROUTE 74 BATAVIA OH
SORG BAY WEST
Sorg Bay West Sorg Bay West Branch
400 N. BROAD STREET MIDDLETOWN OH
ATRIUM
Atrium Atrium Branch
6051 Market Ave. Suite "C" Franklin OH
IH CREDIT UNION, INC.
Branch Office Branch Office
731 Scioto St urbana OH
MIDWEST COMMUNITY
Midwest Community Midwest Community Branch
08770 St Rt 66N Defiance OH
PROMEDICA
Promedica Promedica Branch
2301 West Central Avenue Toledo OH
HANCOCK
Hancock Hancock Branch
1701 E. Melrose Ave. Findlay OH
COMMUNITY ONE CREDIT UNION OF OHIO
Community One Credit Community One Credit Branch
6583 Frank Ave NW North Canton OH
DAY AIR
Day Air Day Air Branch
3501 Wilmington Pike Kettering OH
OUCU FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION, INC.
Ohio University Ohio University Branch
944 East State Street Athens OH
NEW HORIZON
New Horizon New Horizon Branch
180 2nd St SW Barberton OH
CINFED
Oakley Corporate Headquarters Oakley Corporate Headquarters Branch
4801 Kennedy Avenue Cincinnati OH
USX
Usx Usx Branch
539 South Main St Findlay OH
COMMUNITY STAR
Community Star Community Star Branch
832 Cleveland Street Elyria OH
UKRAINIAN
Osnova Branch Osnova Branch
5602 State Rd Cleveland OH
EVERENCE
Mennonite Financial Mennonite Financial Branch
4136 Kidron Rd Dalton OH
ABBEY
Abbey Abbey Branch
800 Falls Creek Dr Vandalia OH
CODE
Code Code Branch
355 W Monument Ave Dayton OH
HOMELAND
Homeland Homeland Branch
310 Caldwell St Chillicothe OH
GORMAN-RUPP & ASSOCIATES
Gorman-rupp & Associ Gorman-rupp & Associ Branch
1766 HARRINGTON MEMORIAL ROAD MANSFIELD OH
INTEGRITY
Integrity Integrity Branch
971 WOOSTER RD W BARBERTON OH
DOVER-PHILA
Dover-phila Dover-phila Branch
119 FILLMORE AVE DOVER OH
CINCINNATI OHIO POLICE
Cincinnati Ohio Poli Cincinnati Ohio Poli Branch
959 W 8th St Cincinnati OH
DESCO
Desco Desco Branch
401 Chillicothe St Portsmouth OH
GLASS CITY
Glass City Glass City Branch
1340 Arrowhead Dr Maumee OH
CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL
Perrsburg Perrsburg Branch
28543 Oregon Rd Perrysburg OH
MILLSTREAM AREA
Millstream Area Millstream Area Branch
1007 Western Ave Findlay OH
UNITY CATHOLIC
Brunswick Office Brunswick Office Branch
1500 Pearl Rd Brunswick OH
WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY
Wayne County Communi Wayne County Communi Branch
311 KAUFMAN DRIVE SMITHVILLE OH
NEW HORIZON
New Horizon New Horizon Branch
180 2nd St SW Barberton OH
FIRST SERVICE
First Service First Service Branch
100 Main Street Groveport OH
AURGROUP
Aurgroup Aurgroup Branch
8811 Holden Blvd Fairfield OH
GREATER CINCINNATI SCHOOL
Greater Cincinnati S Greater Cincinnati S Branch
2721 Central Parkway Cincinnati OH
PAINESVILLE CREDIT UNION
Painesville Credit U Painesville Credit U Branch
66 N. STATE STREET PAINESVILLE OH
DIRECTIONS
Directions Directions Branch
5121 WHITEFORD RD SYLVANIA OH
SUN
Sun Sun Branch
1627 HOLLAND RD. MAUMEE OH
CHAMPION
Champion Champion Branch
4140 West Laskey Rd Toledo OH
TOLEDO FIRE FIGHTERS
Toledo Fire Fighters Toledo Fire Fighters Branch
2800 W Laskey Road Toledo OH
ERIE COMMUNITY
Erie Community Erie Community Branch
4416 Milan Rd Sandusky OH
FIREFIGHTERS COMMUNITY CU
Firefighters Communi Firefighters Communi Branch
2300 St. Clair Ave Cleveland OH
GEAUGA
Geauga Geauga Branch
14499 n cheshire burton OH
SUMMIT
Summit Summit Branch
100 WHEELER ST. AKRON OH
ATOMIC
Atomic Atomic Branch
711 Beaver Creek Rd Piketon OH
FIRST CHOICE AMERICA COMMUNITY
Steubenville Office Steubenville Office Branch
1835 Sunset Blvd Steubenville OH
MYUSA
Midusa Midusa Branch
3600 TOWNE BLVD FRANKLIN OH
HOMELAND
Homeland Homeland Branch
310 Caldwell St Chillicothe OH
EMERY
Mason Mason Branch
7500 Innovation Way Mason OH
OUCU FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION, INC.
Ohio University Ohio University Branch
944 East State Street Athens OH
SHAREFAX
Sharefax Sharefax Branch
1147 OLD STATE ROUTE 74 BATAVIA OH
PAINESVILLE CREDIT UNION
Painesville Credit U Painesville Credit U Branch
66 N. STATE STREET PAINESVILLE OH
STARK
Main Office Main Office Branch
4100 dressler rd nw canton OH
EATON FAMILY
Eaton Family Eaton Family Branch
333 Babbitt Road, Suite 100 Euclid OH
C E S
C E S C E S Branch
1215 Yauger Road Mount Vernon OH
UNIVERSAL 1
Universal 1 Universal 1 Branch
One River Park Drive Dayton OH
GREATER CINCINNATI SCHOOL
Greater Cincinnati S Greater Cincinnati S Branch
2721 Central Parkway Cincinnati OH
GOLDEN CIRCLE
Golden Circle Golden Circle Branch
4118 Lincolnway E Massillon OH
GENFED FINANCIAL
Lorain Office - Oberlin Ave Lorain Office - Oberlin Ave Branch
5320 Oberlin Ave Lorain OH
MAUMEE VALLEY
Maumee Valley Maumee Valley Branch
28 Fearing Blvd. N Toledo OH
IMPACT CREDIT UNION, INC.
Clyde-findlay Area Clyde-findlay Area Branch
1455 W McPherson Hwy Clyde OH
VACATIONLAND
Vacationland Vacationland Branch
2409 E Perkins Ave Sandusky OH
YOUR LEGACY
Tiffin St. Joseph Tiffin St. Joseph Branch
25 Shaffer Park Dr. Tiffin OH
CARDINAL CREDIT UNION, INC.
Cardinal Community Cardinal Community Branch
8500 Westport Dr Mentor OH
CENTURY
Century Century Branch
1240 East Ninth Street, AJC Federal Cleveland OH
TALERIS
Taleris Taleris Branch
1250 East Granger Road Cleveland OH
STEEL VALLEY
Steel Valley Steel Valley Branch
3840 Pearl Road Cleveland OH
EMERALD CREDIT UNION, INC.
Emerald Group Emerald Group Branch
5422 E 96TH ST STE 110 GARFIELD HTS OH
SEVEN SEVENTEEN
Seven Seventeen Seven Seventeen Branch
3181 Larchmont Ave NE Warren OH
ASHLAND COMMUNITY
Ashland Community Ashland Community Branch
1123 Sugarbush Dr Ashland OH
CHRISTIAN FAMILY
East Oh United Metho East Oh United Metho Branch
8800 Cleveland Ave., NW North Canton OH
SUPERIOR SAVINGS
Superior Savings Superior Savings Branch
1807 Lincoln Way East Massillon OH
CME
Westerville Branch Westerville Branch
428 S State St Westerville OH
CREDIT UNION OF OHIO
Credit Union Of Ohio Credit Union Of Ohio Branch
5500 Britton Parkway Hilliard OH
TRUECORE
Fiberglas Fiberglas Branch
215 deo drive newark OH
HOPEWELL
Hopewell Hopewell Branch
501 Hopewell Drive Heath OH
ALLWEALTH
Allwealth Allwealth Branch
309 Court Street Hamilton OH
FREEDOM FIRST
Freedom First Freedom First Branch
1645 Webster Street Dayton OH
POSTAL FAMILY CREDIT UNION, INC.
Postal Family Credit Postal Family Credit Branch
1243 WEST 8TH STREET CINCINNATI OH
GOLDEN CIRCLE
Golden Circle Golden Circle Branch
4118 Lincolnway E Massillon OH
FREMONT
Fremont Fremont Branch
315 Croghan St. Fremont OH
COMMODORE PERRY
Commodore Perry Commodore Perry Branch
1711 W FREMONT RD PORT CLINTON OH
PARTNERS 1ST
Partners 1st Partners 1st Branch
900 N. Perry Street Ottawa OH
WES
Wes Wes Branch
38024 Second St. Willoughby OH
ADVANTAGE
Advantage Advantage Branch
700 Stumbo Road Mansfield OH
MEDINA COUNTY
Medina County Medina County Branch
1353 Reimer Rd Wadsworth OH
BFG
Bfg Bfg Branch
445 South Main St Akron OH
BMI
Bmi Bmi Branch
6165 Emerald Pkwy Dublin OH
TRUECORE
Fiberglas Fiberglas Branch
215 deo drive newark OH
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO
Southeastern Ohio Southeastern Ohio Branch
115 Market Street Cambridge OH
LORMET COMMUNITY
Lormet Community Lormet Community Branch
2051 Cooper Foster Park Road Amherst OH
OHIO EDUCATIONAL
Ohio Educational Ohio Educational Branch
2554 East 22nd Street Cleveland OH
FRIENDS AND FAMILY CREDIT UNION INC
Massillon Area Massillon Area Branch
46 Federal Ave NW Massillon OH
CINCINNATI INTERAGENCY
Cincinnati Interagen Cincinnati Interagen Branch
26 West ML King Drive, G4 Cincinnati OH
FIRELANDS
Firelands Firelands Branch
221 E Main St Bellevue OH


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PRODUCT INFORMATION

Credit Union Certificates of Deposit 2025

Credit union certificates of deposit (“CDs”, also commonly called “time deposits” at credit unions) are contract-based and time-based savings vehicles that are offered by credit unions. In return for agreeing to keep your money tied up with the credit union for a given time period, you earn a fixed rate or return that cannot change over the course of that period. Should you need your money before the expiration of the contractual period, the penalties for early withdrawal can be severe. Not all credit unions even offer early withdrawal from CDs; many that do offer it maintain the right to deny it in their fine print. It therefore is important to fully understand the terms of any time-based deposit that you enter with a credit union. Read this article for further detail on early withdrawal penalties.

Many Americans enjoy performing their banking transactions with credit unions, citing better rates, non-profit status (owned by its depositors), more helpful employees, and a commitment to the community that is above the level offered by local banks. You will find a map with all credit unions that are close to you here. It is important to note that some credit unions have limited fields of membership, although others are more open ended. Under any circumstance, you must meet the membership requirements in order to become a member and open a CD or time deposit.

Those who are willing to tie up their money for one year will often get a slight premium over the best available savings rates. People who work with credit unions may find that they offer better rates on CDs or time deposits than local banks and online banks. You however should check the local bank rates where you live here and the online rates here.

To understand all of the income generating options available to a saver, please view the Income Generating Investments Comparison Chart.

NCUA Insurance

Most, but not all, credit unions listed on BestCashCow are insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). You should confirm that the credit union that you are working with is NCUA-insured by visiting that institution’s BestCashCow page (NCUA coverage is detailed on the overview tab). The NCUA insures each named individual's deposits to $250,000 for all accounts at the credit union within ownership class. The rules are very similar, but not identical, to those for FDIC insurance. You should always stay within NCUA insurance limits.

BestCashCow strongly recommends that you deposit money only in NCUA insured credit unions and that you stay within insured limits. If you are considering depositing over $250,000 at a single NCUA-insured credit union across products (share certificates, time deposits, etc.) or across types of ownership (individual, joint, etc.) you should use the NCUA’s Share Insurance Toolkit in order to be sure that you are not exceeding coverage limits.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CREDIT UNIONS

Is my money any less safe at a credit union?

As long as your credit union is NCUA insured and you stay within the NCUA limits, As long as your credit union is NCUA insured and you stay within the NCUA limits, your money is no less safe than it would be in an FDIC-insured bank.

Is there any difference between a time deposit offered by a credit union and a CD account offered by a bank?

The difference is mainly one of terminology. But, you should always completely understand the terms of a time deposit or CD before you enter it, paying careful attention to the early withdrawal penalties. A reasonable early withdrawal penalty for a 1-year CD or time deposit is 3 months, and a reasonable early withdrawal penalty for a longer term CD is 6 months.

Does the small amount of interest gained on a time deposit make sense given the fact that I am losing access to my capital (liquidity)?

This is a decision that depends on your own specific circumstances, your needs for cash, and other investments that you may wish to pursue over the period of your time deposit or CD. The premium in a one-year CD is very small, with the premium of longer-term CDs being a little wider. A small difference in compounding interest can make a large difference over long period of time. You may wish to familiarize yourself with our Savings Booster Calculator  in order to understand the importance of compounding interest at higher rates on your money over time.

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