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Forbright Bank Lowers Online Savings Rate to 4.00% APY
Oct 8, 2025

Forbright has lowered its online savings rate to 4.00% APY from 4.25%.

The bank rate is still very attractive compared with those at the better known online banks and the bank remains on the forefront of responsible climate-sensitive lending.

 


Citizens has Lowered Its Online Savings Rate to 3.50% APY
Jul 30, 2025

The move down 20 basis points comes after the Fed annonced that it is holding the Fed Funds rate at 4.25% to 4.50%. 


Amex Lowers High Yield Savings Account tto 3.50% APY
Jul 23, 2025

Amex lowered its high yield savings account rate by 10 basis points today.

The rate now stands at 3.50% and matches Capital One and Ally.

It is not a competitive rate any longer.


Ally Lowers Online Savings and Online Money Market Rates to 3.50% APY
Jun 18, 2025

Ally has lowered both its online savings and its online money market rates to 3.50% APY.   The rate had previously stood at 3.60%.

Ally's no penalty 11-month CD was also lowered to 3.40% from 3.55% APY.

For most of the last decade, Ally was a great online bank that offered aggressive rates.  It now seems to be constantly lowering its rates and hoping that depositors are not enough paying attention to notice that they are increasingly not rate-competitive.


Synchrony Has Lowered Its Online Savings Rate to 3.80% APY
Jun 8, 2025

Synchrony is the latest of the major online banks to lower its online savings rate below 4%.

Like Marcus, Ally and some other majors, they are sitting on large deposits raised a decade ago and hoping their depositors just are not paying attention.


Bask Bank Lowers Its Interest Savings Rate to 4.20% APY
Apr 18, 2025

Bask has lowered its online savings rate from 4.35% to 4.20% APY.

It has also slashed all of its CD offerings for terms less than and including 12 months.  Its 12-month CD rate is now 4.30$ APY. 

 


Brio Direct Lowers Online Money Market Rate to 0.70%
Apr 16, 2025

Brio Direct has lowered its online money market rate to 0.70%.  This affects many previously opened accounts.

Brio Direct is now offering a 4.45% savings rate for new account holders depositing over $5,000.  This rate is attractive for new account holders, but deceptive to existing customers of the bank.

 


Brilliant Bank Lowers Surge Money Market Rate to 4.40% APY
Mar 20, 2025

Brilliant has lowered its money market rate in the wake of the Federal Reserve's guidance on March 19, 2025.


Total Bank Lowers Online Money Market Rate, And CD Rates Too
Mar 20, 2025

Total Bank lowered its online money market account to 4.47% APY.

The move comes a day after the bank lowered its online CD rates across the board.


CIT Bank Lowers Platinum Savings Rate from 4.30% to 4.10% APY
Mar 20, 2025

CIT has lowered its platinum savings rate to 4.10% APY.

The bank's savings rate, which had been higher than those at most other very highly recognized banks, is now closer to the rates at Synchrony and Marcus.