Best Online Savings Account Rates

Highest Online Bank Rates for Savings And Money Market Accounts - August 13, 2022

Savings Account National Average Rate: 0.10% ^?

To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the Federal Reserve has voted unanimously to raise the Fed Funds rate by 75 basis points today, setting a Fed Funds rate target of 2.25% to 2.50%. The move follows a similar 75 basis point increase six weeks ago and is the Fed’s fourth move since beginning the year at a 0-0.25% target. (...read more in the Recent Articles section below the rate table).

ONLINE BANKS	APY^?	MIN^?
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	2.20%	$100	Learn More on the FitnessBank website
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Merchants Bank of Indiana	2.28%	$50	Learn More
Bank does not offer ACH processing. Customers need to initiate ACH from outside bank.
JulieB \| Aug 3, 2022 No ACH processing, what is this the 1960's? No customer service team, just one person. Reviews (4)
My Banking Direct, a division of New York Community Bank	2.20%	$1	Learn More
ABSO \| Aug 2, 2022 I cannot speak to the other experiences listed here like, but I just spoke to the absolutely most helpful woman on the phone who set me up with online access right away after I failed to properly read the ... Read More Reviews (29)
Brio Direct, a division of Webster Bank	2.15%	$25	Learn More
SuVil \| Aug 9, 2022 Worst bank to solve your issue. Works great when all works fine but if you have an issue to be resolved it can take up to weeks. Long time on the phone waiting for an available customer service representat... Read More Reviews (50)
Bread Savings, a division of Comenity Capital Bank	2.15%	$100	Learn More
JC \| Aug 5, 2022 Apparently the transfer limits have been removed. No limits as far as I can tell. Service has been excellent for me so far. Read More Reviews (29)
Ivy Bank	2.15%	$2,500	Learn More
Mr. Tom \| Aug 10, 2022 They will not open a high yield savings account. No reason is given. This is what they say "Unfortunately, we cannot open your Ivy Bank account at this time. A review of the information submitted determi... Read More Reviews (25)
Valley Direct	2.10%	$5,000	Learn More
Online transfers limited to $1,500 per day and $10,000 per month.
BillyO \| Apr 30, 2022 I opened an account here last year. I have enjoyed getting a rate that is above Marcus, Ally or any of the better known names. What I have not enjoyed is having my mailbox flooded (and I mean flooded) with... Read More Reviews (14)
LendingClub	2.07%	$2,500	Learn More
athierry \| Jun 16, 2022 After going thru the process of opening an account, they revealed a $5000 limit on transfers. Should have been shown before, an untrustworthy omission. Reviews (18)
Prime Alliance Bank	2.05%	$1	Learn More
JaySN \| Dec 6, 2021 Works fine, but I wish interest were credited monthly and not quarterly. Reviews (9)
Bask Bank	2.02%	$0	Learn More
Bruce \| Aug 1, 2022 Very good rate (currently 2.02%), but doesn't offer joint accounts - so can't have my wife as co-owner to get $500k FDIC coverage. Bask suggested that I designate wife as beneficiary, but that doesn't incr... Read More Reviews (11)
First Foundation Bank	2.02%	$1,000	Learn More
RRSantis \| Jul 15, 2022 I received an email today that the transfer limits are now $100k per transfer, that transfers will take 3 days, and that the limit resets as soon as it settles after 3 days, and that thereafter it is $250k... Reviews (44)
ETrade (Morgan Stanley Private Bank)	2.00%	$0	Learn More
DMB \| Jul 29, 2022 Been with Etrade-Morgan Stanley for decades. Always fantastic service & can move funds online in a second from savings to brokerage for trading. Very competitive on saving rates. Very happy customer in ... Read More Reviews (4)
Canadian Imperial Bank USA	1.95%	$1,000	Learn More
FredU \| May 19, 2022 I was a long time customer. I took balances down below $200 in 2020 in order to buy a house during pandemic. I had always planned to deposit again in a rising rate environment. I logged back on today and ... Read More Reviews (25)
Transportation Alliance Bank, Inc. d/b/a TAB Bank	1.92%	$1	Learn More
Yat 1965 \| Mar 19, 2022 Problem with ties to puppy mills. I closed a cct. https://www.americanbanker.com/news/tab-bank-dragged-into-seedy-world-of-puppy-mill-loans-by-fintech-partner Reviews (8)
CIT Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank and Trust	1.90%	$100	Learn More
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 Reviews (41)
Citizens	1.75%	$5,000	Learn More
tw \| Aug 4, 2022 Worse website of any online bank. Transactions are NOT identified except by amount. When several transactions like deposits or transfers are made they are only identified by monetary amounts with no names ... Read More Reviews (32)
Goldman Sachs Bank	1.70%	$1	Learn More
John WIlliamson \| Aug 6, 2022 The idea that they aren't competing is wrong. They'll give you 1% more on your savings if you run around promoting their brand and get a friend to sign up. Great marketing scheme actually, since those so i... Read More Reviews (56)
Barclays Bank Delaware	1.65%	$0	Learn More
LenaL \| May 2, 2022 Barclays is the worst. Transfer speeds even worse than Synchrony now. Service is worse than anything. Save yourself the trouble of getting sucked into rates that are sometimes competitive and choose anythi... Reviews (35)
Synchrony Bank	1.65%	$1	Learn More
jp76 \| Jun 13, 2022 3 days for an ach is not market when most banks on this list do it instantly. even frigging rising bank. customer service is beyond dreadful. Read More Reviews (83)
Ally Bank	1.60%	$0	Learn More
JC \| Nov 5, 2021 I opened an interest checking account with Ally after reading all the glowing comments online. My first experience with Ally was anything but glowing. The customer rep tried to charge me $15 for a debit ca... Read More Reviews (56)
Discover Bank	1.60%	$0	Learn More
Pjamas \| Sep 14, 2020 two thumbs up Read More Reviews (11)
SFGI Direct, a division of Summit Community Bank	1.51%	$500	Learn More
Electra McCain \| Dec 31, 2020 I’ve filed a complaint with the FDIC. This bank keeps rearranging my transactions, even if they’ve posted and are not pending. They also will deny a transaction and charge a non sufficient funds fee ... Read More Reviews (4)
American Express Bank, FSB	1.50%	$0	Learn More
Rebecca01 \| Aug 3, 2020 There is a lot to like about this account. American Express is a real organization and you are not playing with a bunch of amateurs like with a lot of these banks. However, they will be sure to lower the ... Read More Reviews (10)
Cross River Bank	1.50%	$0	Learn More
Zman111 \| Jun 26, 2022 ACH transfers are not allowed. Called and was told that I had to set up wire transfers (and pay fees) or I could come in to the bank and get a bank check. Reviews (13)
Sallie Mae Bank	1.50%	$0	Learn More
LeslieGray \| Aug 5, 2022 Aweful customer service sending nasty and condescending emails when asked if they would match their own rates through this save better scam. I was told to get lost and I will. Reviews (40)
TotalDirect, a division of City National Bank of Florida	1.50%	$2,500	Learn More
SandyB \| Aug 25, 2020 Bank is owned by a Florida bank and yet I wasn't able to open an account because I live in Florida. Go figure! Read More Reviews (8)
Colorado Federal Savings Bank	1.45%	$1	Learn More
jp2 \| Jul 1, 2022 not really an onllne bank. compare this interface that gives you no information with that of any other bank (I cannot even confirm the rate). cannot switch in and out of cds or np cds. just not an online b... Read More Reviews (24)
Popular Direct	1.45%	$5,000	Learn More
Rate available for new accounts only.
TulsaGirl01 \| Apr 10, 2021 I opened an account a couple of years ago and had a dreadful experience. I saw two weeks ago that the rate was better than at Citizens so I closed that account for this one. I cannot access my money now or... Read More Reviews (29)
Dollar Savings Direct, a division of Emigrant Bank	1.40%	$0	Learn More
Jay \| May 10, 2021 Dollar Savings Direct is as close as anything gets to a scam without being labeled a scam. CDs renewing below market rates at no notice. Savings rates going above market levels and then way below (again no... Read More Reviews (29)
First Internet Bank of Indiana	1.31%	$100	Learn More
Jim Plew \| Apr 22, 2015 Hello, I am interested in a line of credit against my home. I have a high interest credit card that I want to move to this credit. I have a wells fargo mortgage which is only a few years old which I do no... Reviews (1)
Capital One 360	1.30%	$0	Learn More
perry \| Jun 23, 2022 ING was better. They were bought by CapitalOne and ever since, my rates have steadily dropped. Now that rates in general have been rising for months, mine has been flat at 0.30%. No sign of them going up, ... Read More Reviews (28)
Rising Bank, a division of Midwest BankCentre	1.30%	$1,000	Learn More
External outbound transfers are limited to $25,000 per day.
Dr Louie \| May 19, 2022 I am singing the blues with Rising. I had opened about 8 months ago when they were a rate leader at 0.60%. Now they are at 0.65% and everyone is much higher and I cannot seems to get my cash out fast enou... Read More Reviews (9)
ConnectOne Bank	1.25%	$2,500	Learn More
LindaForever \| Apr 30, 2022 Customer service is actually pretty helpful if you can ever reach anyone. Reviews (19)
FNBO Direct	1.20%	$1	Learn More
NRB \| Mar 14, 2018 Poor service. Condescending attitude. Savings application denied without giving reason (Equifax file had a freeze because of hacking history) and not advising customer of need to unfreeze credit file for a... Read More Reviews (5)
Pentagon Federal Credit Union Restrictions	1.20%	$5	Learn More
Tanker \| Aug 10, 2022 While they offered good rates, I got nothing but the runaround on membership. Twice submitted required forms in which they said were not clear enough, but only after I called them to see what the holdup w... Reviews (10)
Alliant Credit Union Restrictions	1.20%	$5	Learn More
Bewulf \| Oct 27, 2021 I joined this bank and went through the process of applying for a HELOC. Everything seemed to be going well with only the paperwork needing to be signed and when I contacted them about having a POA and the... Reviews (4)
CNB Bank Direct	1.12%	$25,000	Learn More
Yolanda Gilruth \| Jun 12, 2022 I have a small question Read More Reviews (1)
CNB Bank Direct	1.01%	$100	Learn More
Yolanda Gilruth \| Jun 12, 2022 I have a small question Read More Reviews (1)
National Cooperative Bank	1.01%	$5,000	Learn More
JC \| Jun 1, 2021 Update: STAY AWAY FROM THIS BANK! They have no clue how to run an online bank. This bank is not ready for prime time. Nothing but problems. Customer service is dismal at best. Reviews (2)
TIAA Bank / Everbank	1.00%	$0	Learn More
Cheryl \| Jul 15, 2021 I finally closed my account. Was great back in the day as everbank but now it is a joke in every way. Read More Reviews (39)
My Savings Direct, a division of Emigrant Bank	1.00%	$1	Learn More
Emigrant is a game \| Sep 17, 2020 It is a complete game between MySavings, DollarSavings and Emigrant. Some days one has a competitive rate, the next day the rate on that one has dropped to zero and it is one of the other brands that has... Read More Reviews (26)
Virtualbank, a division of Iberiabank	1.00%	$100	Learn More
New money only.
carscoupons@comcast.net \| Sep 6, 2019 Went to bank yesterday this is not a good rate. Needs to be updated. Read More Reviews (17)
Seattle Bank	0.85%	$0	Learn More Add Review
Heritage Bank National Association	0.82%	$230,000	Learn More
WPT \| Nov 2, 2020 Got the account opened after weeks and finally got it funded and then they dropped the rate the next day and it is no longer competitive. Reviews (15)
Vio Bank, A Division of MidFirst Bank	0.75%	$0	Learn More
sharzns \| Jun 17, 2022 Midfirst doesn't seem to encourage any accounts other than checking. I have two. I've tried opening others, but they talk me out of it every single time. Read More Reviews (28)
Western State Bank	0.75%	$0	Learn More
TRUMP LIES, WE DIE \| Nov 12, 2020 Rate has remained competitive and they are easy to work with. Reviews (8)
IncredibleBank	0.70%	$300,000	Learn More
nonsense \| May 21, 2021 avoid this Read More Reviews (22)
Primary Bank	0.50%	$0	Learn More
Jeffinnh \| Mar 30, 2021 These guys are the best local bank. Very responsive. Reviews (8)
Northfield Bank	0.45%	$0	Learn More
Stella \| Apr 30, 2019 No issues. I feel confident using them. Read More Reviews (1)
Amalgamated Bank	0.45%	$1	Learn More Add Review
Northern Bank Direct	0.45%	$1	Learn More
Jason \| Jun 20, 2018 Their website says the offer is going away tomorrow at 9AM EST. Hurry! Read More Reviews (9)
Gateway First Bank	0.45%	$10	Learn More
JohnC \| Oct 11, 2020 You probably thought - as did I - that you were looking at a site that belongs to and was the responsibility of Gateway First. After all it includes their headings, selected financial statements, many pag... Reviews (3)
Zions Bank	0.45%	$1,000	Learn More Add Review
Amboy Direct	0.45%	$30,000	Learn More Add Review
Susquehanna Community Bank	0.45%	$100,000	Learn More
Seth B Glover \| Aug 10, 2019 I did not appreciate getting pulled into the 2.53% offer on $100k only to have the rate lowered by the time I finally got the money in. Reviews (1)
Norwood Bank	0.45%	$100,000	Learn More Add Review
Freedom Bank	0.40%	$0	Learn More Add Review
PNC Bank	0.40%	$1	Learn More
Not available to residents of states with PNC branch locations.
GAM \| Oct 25, 2020 Online Savings rate was dropped to 0.65% a week ago from 0.80% and BestCashCow still showing former rate. Read More Reviews (3)
Bank5 Connect	0.40%	$100	Learn More
BW \| Jul 17, 2021 I've been with this bank for 6 months and have not had any problems. Bill pay works good. The 24 month investing CD is another vechile I use. Rates are above average considering the national rate. I'd reco... Read More Reviews (11)
Purepoint MUFG Union	0.40%	$10,000	Learn More
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 Reviews (37)
Texas Dow Employees Credit Union Restrictions	0.40%	$100,000	Learn More
tonaroof \| Jan 24, 2020 This rate is not accurate as it is 2.25% Reviews (2)
MutualOne Bank	0.37%	$500	Learn More
Inbound transfers limited to $25,000/day and $100,000/month.
Jazzy in Georgia \| Mar 25, 2021 Completely excessive number of customer service phone calls after setting up account. Well meaning, but over the top. Reviews (10)
Northpointe Bank	0.35%	$5,000	Learn More
pagehelen2@gmail.com \| Mar 10, 2021 Northpointe -- my most favorite bank -- held their rate when others dropped -- nice people to deal with -- and -- COURAGE + INTEGRITY. Reviews (4)
Bank of Montreal Harris	0.30%	$100,000	Learn More
GAM \| Jul 28, 2020 Dropped rates again with restrictive transfer limits and poor service. Better rates and liquidity elsewhere. Beware!!! Read More Reviews (6)
Signature Bank of Georgia	0.30%	$200,000	Learn More Add Review
Axos Bank	0.25%	$0	Learn More
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 Reviews (11)
Memory Bank, a division of Republic Bank & Trust Company	0.25%	$0	Learn More
Frank \| Apr 8, 2019 Their online interface is circa 2004. They limit the number of accounts you can set up for ACH. And they sit on ACH transfers.... for days. Not sure if the good rates are worth it. Read More Reviews (5)
MainStreet Bank	0.25%	$1,000	Learn More Add Review
WebBank	0.25%	$1,000	Learn More
dbestway@gmail.com \| Aug 13, 2019 I filled out the application 10 days ago answering all questions and sent a file with a copy of my drivers license to Western Bank. I received an email saying that a banker would call me within one busines... Reviews (2)
Customers Bank	0.25%	$250,001	Learn More
James A. Elder \| Mar 25, 2020 I was told on the phone by a bank rep that my present money market acct interest rate would continue at 2.25% until June 30, 2020 and would be FDIC covered up to $250,000. Please verify if this is true???... Reviews (3)
EBSB Direct	0.19%	$2,500	Learn More
Jay \| Jan 4, 2020 Be aware, when cd comes due, they mail a check to your home which takes 7-10 business days. That is a long time to have money not drawing any interest. Read More Reviews (19)
Heritage Bank National Association	0.19%	$100,000	Learn More
WPT \| Nov 2, 2020 Got the account opened after weeks and finally got it funded and then they dropped the rate the next day and it is no longer competitive. Reviews (15)
OneWest Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank and Trust	0.15%	$100,000	Learn More Add Review
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argenteria	0.13%	$10,000	Learn More
Rate not available in all states.
Afeica \| Aug 7, 2020 Had a car loan with them. Paid it off because I was selling the vehicle. They told me it would take 10 business days to clear the transaction (it was immediate via electronic) and was out of my account th... Read More Reviews (6)
Texas Dow Employees Credit Union Restrictions	0.10%	$0	Learn More
tonaroof \| Jan 24, 2020 This rate is not accurate as it is 2.25% Reviews (2)
ableBanking, a division of Northeast Bank	0.10%	$250	Learn More
Dudley \| Apr 18, 2018 Worst experience of my life. Did not fund and gave $25 to my own charity. Read More Reviews (16)
Clear Sky Accounts	0.08%	$1	Learn More
ruler009 \| May 26, 2017 Before009 Read More Reviews (2)
Charles Schwab Bank, SSB	0.05%	$0	Learn More
kenbeckyreese@icloud.com \| Feb 12, 2020 WILL YOU CASH MY EE SAVINGS BONDS? PLEASE ADVSE. Reviews (5)
HSBC Direct	0.05%	$1	Learn More
Promotional rate for new depositors only. Prior depositors may receive a lower rate.
john \| Apr 14, 2020 I call HSBC they told me they don't have 1.85 1 year CD. current CD is 0.8 / year Read More Reviews (5)
New Dominion Direct	0.05%	$100,000	Learn More Add Review
Edu Federal Credit Union Restrictions	0.01%	$1	Learn More Add Review

All rates listed are Annual Percentage Yield (APY). The APY rate in a savings account or money market account is a variable rate that is subject to change at any point. The Min listed is the minimum deposit account balance required to obtain the rate listed.

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Finding the best high interest online savings or money market account is a highly subjective exercise. The best account for your neighbor may not be the best account for you. To help you determine which account is best for you, we have created the following 7 point checklist:

A competitive interest rate. BestCashCow maintains the most comprehensive list of deposit account rates. The rates above are the best available rates for online savings accounts. In order to ensure that your money continues to grow over time, you may wish to avoid banks which rely heavily on very short term promotional rates (such as EverBank). If you open an account with a promotional rate or even if you open an account where the rate isn’t promotional in nature, you should check back with BestCashCow regularly to be sure that your bank continues to offer one of the most competitive rates.
Full functionality through online and mobile access. Most of the accounts listed above have robust websites and mobile access that enables full functionality. Read the comments from other users before opening an account as they often highlight problems with access.
Assess how the bank provides customer service. Many of the leading online banks now have customer service representatives who are U.S. based and available 24/7 with low wait times. This is often a distinguishing feature that makes a well-recognized bank significantly more attractive than a smaller bank trying to enter the online banking arena.
Absence of fees. Be sure that you are opening an online account with a bank that doesn’t charge fees and has very low minimum balance requirements. American Express, CIT, GS Bank, Barclays and Ally are all well known for low minimum requirements and the absence of any unusual monthly fees.
Easy Access to your Cash through Immediate Online Transfers. The reason why you keep money in savings is for access in an emergency or to take advantage of immediate financial opportunities. You need access to your cash. Yet, some banks impose strict limits on the amount of cash that you can access from your account in a single transfer or limit the numbers of transfers you can conduct over a given time period. Other banks can delay your transfers for days while they make money on the float. You should check with the bank where you are considering opening an online account to understand the restrictions before you open an account. You may also read the comments from other users above as they can highlight which banks enable the best access to your cash.
Stay within FDIC limits! See the section above and read this article.
Use the BestCashCow Savings Calculator to see how important it is to be maximizing your interest on savings accounts over time.

Expert Reviews of Well-Known Online Banks, August 2022

Online Savings - 1.70% APY, $1 minimum

Great for: Competitive CD Rates with no transaction fees ever.

Overview: Marcus is the online bank of Goldman Sachs. Throughout 2018, it consistently offered one of the highest online savings rates, but it was quick to lower its savings and CD rates in 2019 and 2020. Marcus has a highly rated mobile app.

Highlights: Marcus is very highly rated in customer reviews on BestCashCow. Users cite the consistently high savings rates, lightening fast ACH transfers, the ease of web access, strong customer service and the absence of any fees ever.

What to watch for: No ATM access. No custodial accounts.

Online Savings – 1.75% APY, $5,000 minimum

Great For: High Savings and CD Rates with no transaction fees ever

Overview: In the online space, Citizens is a decade old player that was previously branded as Citizens Access. It brings the experience of Citizens Bank N.A., one the largest, oldest and most well established US banking institutions.

Highlights: Citizens never charges any monthly fees. Its user reviews on BestCashCow have been outstanding. It was ahead of the curve in increasing its savings rates in anticipation of each Federal funds rate increase in 2018, although it may not be as competitive as interest rates in 2022 and 2023. Citizens also allows online customers to set up online savings and CD accounts in the name of a personal trust (very rare among online banks).

What to watch for: All Citizens savings and CD products require a $5,000 minimum balance.

Online Savings Account – 1.60% APY, no minimum

Great For: Sometimes competitive savings rates and No Penalty CD rates with 24/7 Customer Service

Overview: Ally’s strong advertising campaigns and name recognition has made it one of the most recognized online banks. It savings rate is always competitive. The bank also offers competitive CD products (with modest early withdrawal penalties) and no penalty CDs (with no early withdrawal penalties).

Highlights: BestCashCow user reviews cite a strong mobile app and the ease of getting into and out of No Penalty CD products. Ally often offers new and existing users a 1% cash promotion for bringing new deposits, and regularly gives existing depositors a 5 basis point step up for renewing CDs and No Penalty CDs.

What to watch for: Ally is the former GMAC Bank, having been spun out following the 2009 financial crisis, and may continue to have significant exposure to used automobile loans. Depositors should therefore be especially cautious as we roll through the COVID-19 pandemic and should always maintain their deposit balances within FDIC limits. In addition, some customers complain about waiting hours to reach customer service by phone at all hours. Others have expressed frustration about being inundated by Ally's nonstop cross-selling of auto loan, personal loan, credit card and online trading products.

Savings Connect – 1.90% APY, $100 Minimum

Great For: Competitive savings rates, great customer service

Overview: CIT Bank is a nationwide direct bank and is a division of CIT Bank, N.A., a large financial institution focused on equipment leasing that required a financial bail out from the federal government in 2009 and was recently acquired by First Citizens Bank. Cit was an early entrant into the online banking space, and offered competitive savings and CD products to US customers through the internet for many years. Until 2020, it matched the savings and money market rates of other well known online banks, although it has recently become less competitive.

Highlights: User reviews left on BestCashCow’s savings table are consistently strong with users highlighting strong and responsive customer service by phone when necessary.

What to watch for: CIT's website lacks some of the functionality that you will find on other leading online banking interfaces and seems more like 2011 than 2022. For example, it isn't possible to designate whether you want a CD to renew or to be transferred to another account until after the CD has matured. Additionally, some have reported experiencing significant delays with both inbound and outbound transfers (during which time CIT makes the interest and not you). Also, CIT also owns OneWest Bank and those with accounts at both banks should add their deposits together to be sure they do not exceed FDIC coverage.

High Yield Savings – 1.65% APY, no minimum

Great For: Stronger CD rates than many other well-known online banks.

Overview: Synchrony Bank is the former GE Capital Retail Bank that has been spun off completely into its own institution. Even though Synchrony is an entirely independent entity now and should not have exposure to GE's troubles, there may still be hidden exposure and depositors should remain well within FDIC insurance limits.

Highlights: Online savings accounts can be opened for IRAs and trust accounts (which is ordinarily not possible at leading online banks). Upon setting up an account, you may also add up to 10 beneficiaries. Your account may be linked with up to 10 external accounts at other banks and transfer limits are quite high (up to $500,000 inbound daily and $250,000 outbound daily). Synchrony offers ATM access and will reimburse up to $5 per statement cycle in other banks' ATM fees.

What to watch for: User reviews cite the inability to reach US-based customer service reps by phone, and note that the system does not have chat or internal email functionality. The banks is also widely associated with long delays (up to 6 days) in processing inbound and outbound cash transfers. The bank also charges a $25 outbound wire transfer fee.

Savings Account - 1.65% APY, no minimum

Good for: Solid APY with No Minimum Balance

Overview: Barclays Bank Delaware is a division of the often-troubled UK-based Barclays PLC. In the US, its brand recognition emanates from its acquisition of Lehman Brothers, its name on an arena in Brooklyn, its former CEO's deep ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and its role as one of the credit card issuers for American Airlines. The US subsidiary does not have a branch network and the absence of those costs sometimes enables it to pass along competitive savings and CD rates to its customers.

Highlights: Barclays offers savings accounts with no minimum to open, 24/7 access to funds, online transfers to and from other banks, direct deposit and a mobile app.

What to watch for: Barclays Bank Delaware was not consistently competitive in raising its savings rates as the Federal Reserve increased rates in the late 2010s, but it aggressively cut its savings rate in 2019 and 2020. While it used to be a very strongly reviewed bank by BestCashCow’s users, more recent reviews cite slower ACH transfers than some competitors. With continued uncertainty around Brexit, BestCashCow strongly recommends that depositors at this U.S. subsidiary maintain deposits strictly within FDIC limits.

Why You Can Trust BestCashCow

Every year, Americans collectively lose at least $80 billion in income just by putting their savings in the wrong bank accounts. BestCashCow is the most comprehensive and unbiased bank rate site on the Internet and our mission is to help you to avoid your share of these losses. We monitor over 30,000 rates from over 8,000 FDIC-insured banks and 7,700 NCUA-insured credit unions. Take a few minutes to explore the table above to see the best savings rates currently offered by online banks, or use the tabs to explore local bank rates or local credit union rates if your prefer to do your banking locally.

By using BestCashCow to move your money to a new bank from one with a low savings rate you may be able to boost your annual interest earned from savings by more than 10X. Banks are always competing for your money. Take advantage of it!

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Fed Funds Rate Raised by 75 bps to a 2.25%-2.50% Target; Savings Rates Should Get Sweeter

Rate information contained on this page may have changed. Please find latest savings rates.

Author: Ari Socolow on July 27, 2022

We’re still suffering from a Fed that held rates at zero for too long in the aftermath of the pandemic and then has moved too late and too slowly to address the inflationary pressures caused by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

While this will be the Fed’s last move until September, the Fed Funds rate is still likely to be at least one percent higher than where it is right now at the end of the year as the Fed tries to play catch up.

Savings and money market accounts will probably move up toward the new Fed target, although some well-known online banks are flush with deposits and are not moving aggressively. We have seen banks stall out, such as Purepoint which is still at 0.40% APY, in spite of having been one of the most aggressive competitors for your online deposits just three years ago! For this reason, it is important to regularly compare your online savings rate with the best rates here.

We’ve seen a lot of skepticism about savings accounts and the value of getting 2% on your money while inflation is burning at 9% plus. The difficulty in maintaining purchasing power parity underscores the insidious nature of inflation, and how important it is for the Fed to move still more aggressively to get it under control. And, while you may be losing purchasing power, a guaranteed 2% is a whole lot sweeter than anything we’ve seen for a while. It is well worth reaching for, especially in a bubbly environment where asset prices in the US are still stretched.

Cash is Trash No More - Federal Reserve Moves Fed Funds Rate Up by 75 Basis Points to A Range of 1.50% - 1.75%

Author: Ari Socolow on June 15, 2022

The Federal Reserve has finally become much more serious about controlling inflation. Inflation has gotten so hot by any measure, including core CPI, that Jay Powell can no longer keep his head in the sand. His Fed is pulling trillions in liquidity out of the market by reducing the size of its balance sheet and moving the Fed Funds rate up by 75 basis points to a range of 1.50% to 1.75%. And, there is more to come.

Powell now says that the July meeting will involve either a 50 or a 75 basis point increase in the Fed funds rate and that additional rate increases in 2022 will be warranted. The Fed’s own Fed funds forecast now puts the Fed funds rate at 3.40% by the end of 2022 and 3.80% by the end of 2023.

Historically, periods of extreme inflation are not necessarily appropriate times to be in cash. Real assets, like real estate and equities, can perform better as a means to maintain and store value.

This time is different. It is coming on the heals of a decade of Fed-induced real asset price inflation – and a bubble in speculative assets, including crypto – that has become especially exacerbated since the pandemic started in 2020. These bubbles are all going to need to be unwound as the Fed moves aggressively to normalize the economy and to protect it from continuing to be overcome by inflation. Perhaps it can be done without causing a recession (as argued by Ben Bernanke in today's New York Times). But, against the concurrent backdrops of an economy that is now dramatically slowing, Russia extending its war in Europe, an ongoing insurrection in the US, and a global climate crisis becoming a climate catastrophe, we may not see much in the way of other safe real assets that maintain value until valuations are fully reset.

Savings rates and CD rates are rising and these products seem like attractive places to sit for while.

Federal Reserve Moves Fed Funds Rate up By 50 Basis Points to a Fed Funds Target of 0.75% to 1.00%

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Author: Ari Socolow on May 4, 2022

The Federal Reserve has finally begun to act according to its mandate to maintain price stability, but inflation is already running rampant. Today’s move is just the beginning of moves that will be necessary. The Fed’s statement left us with little in the way of guidance in terms of how far and how fast it is going, but Powell’s press conference did not.

Powell addressed the American public by saying that inflation is much too high and supply chain disruptions are being exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID lockdowns in China. In other words, it is possible that we still haven’t seen peak inflation.

Powell himself seems to believe the Fed is way behind the curve and is going to need to be very hawkish. Whereas economists had previously looked for another 50 basis points move at the conclusion of the June 14-15 meeting, and 25 basis points at each of its four remaining meetings, Powell introduced the possibility that there may be a series of 50 basis point moves through the year. Depositors can expect much higher rates in savings and money market accounts after today’s move and through the year.

You may want to bookmark BestCashCow’s online savings page here. You should also consider savings rates where you live here.

Alternatively, you may wish to follow savings rate changes through RatesAndInfo.com, our partner site that displays online and local rates on a single table.

CD rates are also obviously going up. We warned about rushing into CDs last week in this article. Rates have gone up since then with leading 1-year CD rates above 2% and 5-year CD rates now above 3%. CD rates will get more and more tempting, especially when we have not seen anything for cautious investors to even nibble on since the beginning of the pandemic.

Before jumping into a CD, folks need to play around the CME’s Federal Reserve Open Market Committee’s Fedwatch tool here. It demonstrates the probabilities assigned by to different interest rates by economists’ targets at the end of each upcoming Fed meeting. As of this writing, it indicates a 79% probability of a target rate of 3.25% to 3.50% following the December meeting, some seven months from now, and a 92.5% probably that we will be at that level following the July 2023 meeting.

Plenty of well known and respected economists, like Harvard’s Ken Rogoff, think the Fed is going to need to move much further and much faster in order to get the “perfect storm” of inflation under control.

Whatever happens, it should be an interesting year for savings and CD rates.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Online Savings Accounts

What is a savings account?

A savings account is one of the simplest types of bank accounts. It allows you to store cash securely and earn interest on your money.

What is a money market account?

The differences between a savings account and a money market account are largely arcane. Some savings accounts are limited by US federal regulations to six outbound transfers per month (the bank may allow additional access for a fee). Money market accounts are technically not bound by those limitations and offer more ways to access deposits by issuing checks and debit cards. Prudent consumers will compare the two interchangeably, focusing primarily on rates and service among FDIC-insured banks (or NCUA-insured, for credit unions). Consumers who maximize their use of online savings and money market accounts access these accounts through ACH transfers that are easily set up on the online bank’s website so the additional ways to access deposits that money market accounts offer are rarely valuable.

How Do Online Savings And Money Market Accounts Work?

Over the last two decades, online banks have emerged to offer depositors higher rates on their online savings and money market accounts than are available in the major money center banks and in smaller brick-and-mortar banks. Since these online banks do not have expensive branch networks to maintain, they usually pass some of their savings back to depositors in the form of higher rates. All online banks and local banks listed on BestCashCow are FDIC Insured.

Unlike certificates of deposit (CDs) or time deposits, money in savings and money market accounts accrue interest on a daily rate. The best yielding savings rates can conceivably change from day-to-day with new online banks emerging or existing banks more aggressively seeking to raise the capital accounts. It is important to check back on BestCashCow regularly to be sure that your savings accounts continue to earn the most competitive rates, no matter what the rate environment is.

The table above lists the highest yielding online savings account rates.

How Do I Open An Online Savings or Money Market Account?

The process of opening an online savings account or money market account is usually very simple. Banks ordinary ask you a few questions to verify your identify. These questions include seeking information from a state or government issued ID, such as a driver’s license. Due to increased US anti-money laundering rules and Department of Homeland Security requirements, it is very likely that you will also be asked to produce a photocopy of your license and a picture taken from your iPhone or other smartphone and emailed to the bank will ordinarily suffice.

The bank may ask for information regarding a correspondent account from which you intend to have them draw the money to provide the initial funding. You therefore will need the ABA number and account number from an existing account that you have. They will verify this account by having you log back in to confirm the amounts of one or two small deposits to your correspondent account before they draw the funds from this account. Finally, many banks do a “soft” credit pull from Experian, Equifax or some other credit rating agency. While your credit rating will ordinarily not be affected, the application process may involve your answering questions about where you have lived, loans you may have had, past employers or cars you may have owned. Many people do not enjoy providing the amount of personal information required over the internet; therefore, some of the larger online banks have 24-7 customer service to guide you through the process. You can see the experiences of others with a given online savings bank that you are considering by reviewing the comments left in BestCashCow’s table above.

What are the Best Bank Accounts with High Interest Rates?

In the above table, you will find a list of the highest online savings account rates, ranked in descending order by interest rate currently offered. Online bank accounts are slightly different in terms of their features and the services offered. By reading the reviews of each bank, accessible from the rightmost column, you will be able to determine which bank is the best for you. Please also refer to the section below entitled “Best Online Savings Account Rates".

Are online savings rates always better than rates at brick-and-mortar banks?

No. Online banks often offer higher savings and CD rates because they have lower expenses by not having to maintain brick-and-mortar locations. You should also check rates at local banks and credit unions. Unlike other websites, BestCashCow.com compiles all of these rates, listing them in an unbiased manner that shows the proximity of each bank or credit union to you. Please access these rates using the tabs above.

Depending on where you live, there may be banks and credit unions offering rates still higher than the best online savings rates.BestCashCow maintains the largest rate database – including rates on over 2,000,000 bank products from all 8,000 banks and 7,700 credit unions in the US – in enable you to compare online rates with local rates in your area.

Are Online Savings accounts safe?

All bank accounts listed on BestCashCow are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). The FDIC is a federal government chartered institution that provides insurance to a maximum amount of $250,000 per individual per institution (or $500,000 for joint account holders). All deposits (CDs, Checking, Savings Accounts) held in the same type of ownership at a single financial institution are only insured to $250,000. However, funds held in different types of ownership (Individual, Joint, Trust, Retirement) may fall under separate FDIC insurance provisions. BestCashCow.com strongly recommends that you deposit savings in only FDIC insured institutions and that you do not exceed FDIC coverage limits. Please visit the FDIC's website to determine your coverage limits based on your circumstances.

What are the advantages of Online Savings accounts?

Higher interest rate.
Often top notch online functionality with 24/7 access, 365 days a year. You can check your balance, update your contact info, make transfers, and order deposit slips at any time. For more pressing issues, customer support is also usually accessible 24/7, so you can talk to an actual human instead of your computer screen.
Superior online and mobile access. Many traditional banks have been slow to adopt the best web and mobile features to improve the customer experience online.
Easy money transfer capabilities to and from a primary checking account.
Liquidity. Depositors can withdraw their money at any time.

What are the disadvantages of Online Only banks?

A variable interest rate. While most leading online banks have not lowered rates significantly in past years, any savings rate can conceivably be lowered at any time.
There are often new entrants to the market that can disappear as quickly as they arrive on the scene.
Interaction is only via phone or Internet. You cannot walk into a branch and talk to a customer service representative if you have a problem with your savings account. Nonetheless, the leading, high profile online banks provide virtually instant phone access at all hours to a representative. However, interaction with some of the smaller online banks can be more difficult as it is ordinarily limited to business hours in their area of operation.
You cannot get cash or cashier's checks instantly as you can in a branch bank, and matters where you need to rely on the US Postal system can lead to significant delays and obstacles.
There is no opportunity to build a relationship with a banker should you need a loan or additional services in the future.

What is the best account for easy access?

Depending on where you live and how accessible the branch is, you may find that the best account for easy access is through a local bank or credit union. However, today many high yielding savings and money market accounts provide such easy accessibility, including through mobile apps, and can enable such easy transfers to a correspondent account at a local bank through ACH transfers, that more and more people are opening accounts for cash and savings that they do not need immediately.

Is a high-yielding online savings account your best option?

High-interest savings accounts are always an ideal place to keep your emergency fund or any money to which still you need ready access. Your money will be safer than if you stuffed it under your mattress, and it will grow a bit, too. Investors will find that keeping large amounts of money in savings and CDs provides them with lower returns but cushions them against market crashes like we experienced in 2000 and 2001 and again in 2008 and 2009.

Why do savings rates vary so much?

Even though rates are at levels that are historically very low, there is competition for your money. Like any active marketplace, there are buyers and sellers of goods and services at different prices.

How do I choose the right savings or money market account?

Begin your search with the table here on BestCashCow.com. In addition to checking online savings rates, you should also check local bank rates and local credit union rates.

What is the Best Fixed Rate Savings Account?

BestCashCow strongly encourages people to avoid very short-term promotional rates. The very nature of a savings or money market account is that the rate can change from one day to the next. Savings rates may be guaranteed not to change for some very short length of time, but they are not fixed. If you require a fixed rate or greater certainty that the rate that you are making will not change, you should consider CDs, which represent a time deposit, for some or all of your savings.

Recent Performance of Online Savings And Money Market Accounts

BestCashCow data shows that the highest yielding online savings account and money market rates increased from a base around 0.75% through 2017 and 2018 to a peak just over 2.00% in mid-2019. The Fed Funds rate was lowered in July 2019 and then brought to zero in early 2020 in response to COVID-19. As the Federal Reserve raises the Fed Funds rate in 2022 and 2023, online savings rates may eclipse their mid-2019 highs.

The graph below shows how the average rates for online savings and money market accounts have trended over the last several years. In addition to the broad movement that we see in online savings and money market account averages according to economic circumstances and the Fed Funds rate, there is wide variability among rates offered by the leading online banks. Even while the online savings average has remained below 0.40% for most of 2020 and 2021, we have seen some banks offer rates as high as 0.65% or 0.70% during this time.

Online Savings and Money Market Average Chart 2022

Should I consider CDs?

If you are unlikely to require access to your cash for some time, you may also consider certificates of deposit (CDs). While CDs have penalties for early withdrawal that may even eat into your principal, the rates on 2, 3, 4 and 5 year CDs are ordinarily significantly higher than savings rates. CDs also offer the certainty of rate stability for the term of the CD. Several sections and articles on BestCashCow can also help you to identify your proper cash allocation between savings and CDs.

With savings rates at such low levels, does earning a higher savings rate or the best savings rate really mean anything to me?

Even a difference of a couple of basis points (hundredths of a percentage point) can really add up over time, especially on large sums of money. You may wish to familiarize yourself with the BestCashCow Savings Calculator in order to understand the importance of compounding interest at higher rates on your savings over time.

If you have not accessed the BestCashCow Savings Calculator or mastered the magic of compounded earnings, here is the plain and simple truth:

$250,000 deposited at a major money center bank like Chase, Citibank, Bank of America or Wells Fargo is likely earning less than 0.10% APY. That money is therefore making no more than $250 a year in interest.
That same $250,000 deposited at a leading online bank is earning over 1% or over $2,500.
Even though the increased earnings from high yield savings (in this example, $2,250 annually) is fully taxable at the federal and state and local levels, wouldn’t you like to be earning that extra income from high-yielding savings accounts?

What does APY mean?

“APY” stands for annual percentage yield. Savings rates are displayed in terms of APY to indicate the effective annual-interest return, including the compounding of interest, over the course of a single year. $100,000 deposited in a savings or CD account with a 1.20% APY will earn $1,200 in the course of the year, but monthly interest in the first few months may be less than $100 a month (this also depends on the number of days in the month). Hence, the APY rate is ordinarily a couple of basis points above the real interest rates. Unlike with a CD, your actual APY in a savings account or money market account may vary if the rate changes.

Are you still hesitant to open a high interest-earning online savings account?

Here are some common reasons people hold off:

You need to make more than six withdrawals a month. Avoid potential problems by opening a high earning online money market account (some of the best rates available in the table above are actually from online money market accounts), opening a savings account at a bank which does not enforce the 6 transfer limit, tying your account to a correspondent bank’s money market account or checking account at a major money center bank (like Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo, or Bank of America) where you make one larger transfer each month.
You like having access to a physical branch. Find out what the minimum balance required to avoid fees on your account at your physical branch, then transfer the excess balances to a high yielding online savings or money market account. You’ll continue to have access to the physical interaction and services of the bank with which you are used to banking, but you will also be dramatically increasing the interest earned on cash you don’t need over time.
You need to deposit large sums of cash or checks in excess of the online bank’s mobile deposit limit. In this case, you need access to a physical branch. See point 2, above.
You want one institution to handle all of your financial matters. Most online banks do not offer mortgages, credit cards and brokerage services. There is no financial advantage to keeping all of your financial transactions in one or even a handful of institutions.

What is a health savings account?

A health savings account (or HSA) is a tax advantaged medical savings account available to taxpayers in the United States who are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). The funds contributed to this kind of account are not subject to federal income tax at the time of deposit.

According to IRS Publication 969 (2016), the interest or other earnings on the assets in the account are tax free and distributions may be tax free if you pay qualified medical expenses or other expenses not covered by health insurance such as dental or vision care. Due to the tax advantages of a health savings account, these accounts should be set up separately through banks offering them (such as Chase or Bank of America) and their assets should not be comingled with a high yielding online savings account. We know of no online banks currently offering HSAs.

What is an education savings account?

Education savings accounts, such as Coverdell Education savings accounts and 529 plans, are accounts that allow family members to obtain certain tax advantages through setting aside funds for a child’s future education. 529 programs are administered at the state level and you must invest in programs they administer; Coverdell education savings accounts are move flexible (and generally follow the same rules as IRAs), however we know of no online banks currently offering Coverdell Education savings accounts.

What is a child savings account?

A child savings account is a savings account in the name of the child with a parent or guardian named as the custodian on the account until the child reaches the age of 18 or 21 (depending of the child’s state of residency). A child savings account can be a great way to teach your child the importance of saving money from a young age.

More information on child savings accounts can be found here. Ally and Capital One 360 are among the few online banks offering child savings accounts.

Online Savings & Money Market Account Rates 2022