NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Interest rates for savings products were largely flat the week ended Aug. 17, with 12-month CDs creeping to a 1.64 percent average from 1.63 percent the previous week.
"There has actually been very small to no movement in the CD rates over the last week." said Randy Rosen, manager of deposit research at Informa Research Services, Inc. "Any movement in the CD rates, especially in the CDs for 12 months or longer, would be primarily due to the fluctuations in the T-bill rate."
"It appears that even though the Federal Reserve made a rate change over a week ago, the financial institutions have not reacted to that change with much movement in the checking or money market products," he added.
Rates for 12-month CDs ranged from 0.35 percent on the low end to 3.05 percent for the week, according to Informa Research Services. A month earlier, the average rate stood at 1.57 percent.
Meanwhile, interest rates for money market and checking accounts showed no signs of life.
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The average interest rate for money markets remained firm at 0.65 percent, showing no movement for over a month, with a range of 0.01 percent to 2.55 percent.
Checking accounts clung to their 0.31 percent average, unchanged from the previous week. Rates spanned from 0.01 percent to 3.01 percent for the week ended Aug. 17, and stood at 0.3 percent a month earlier.
Below are the rates for key savings products from the 10 largest banks. You can compare rates from more institutions with the rate-search tools above.
TOP TEN COMMERCIAL BANKS & SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS
As of August 17, 2004
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| Institution* |
State |
6 Month CD
$25,000 APY |
12 Month CD
$25,000 APY |
Interest
Checking
$5,000 APY |
Money Market
$25,000 APY |
| Bank of America |
NC |
1.15% |
1.75% |
0.10% |
0.90% |
| Wachovia Bank |
NC |
1.15% |
1.55% |
0.10% |
0.85% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank |
NY |
1.05% |
1.35% |
0.25% |
0.70% |
| Bank One |
IL |
1.05% |
1.35% |
0.40% |
1.65% |
| U.S. Bank - Cleveland |
OH |
1.25% |
1.75% |
0.20% |
0.65% |
| Fleet National Bank |
RI |
1.75% |
1.85% |
0.10% |
1.20% |
| Citibank |
NY |
1.25% |
1.70% |
0.75% |
1.01% |
| Washington Mutual Bank |
CA |
1.40% |
1.80% |
0.40% |
0.90% |
| Wells Fargo Bank |
CA |
1.05% |
1.50% |
0.65% |
0.95% |
| SunTrust Bank |
GA |
1.15% |
1.80% |
0.10% |
0.80% |
| Top Ten Avg |
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1.23% |
1.64% |
0.31% |
0.96% |
* Ranked by total deposit size
Source: Informa Research Services, Inc., 800-848-0218. © 2004. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form without express written consent of Informa Research Services, Inc.
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