Interest Rate Roundup
Compare CD rates nationally and in your area.
CDs
- 0.27% (1-year CD yields)
- 0.88% (5-year CD yields)
Hang on to your hats, rate watchers; rates on long-term certificates of deposit sank in this week's rate survey.
The average yield on a five-year CD is down 1 basis point to 0.88 percent. For a deposit of $100,000, the average five-year jumbo yield is down 2 basis points to 0.89 percent. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point.
On the short-term end, CD rates are unchanged from last week. The average one-year CD yield is 0.27 percent. A one-year jumbo CD yields 0.3 percent.
The average money market account yield is 0.12 percent for the second week.
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