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1) Sign up for Ally Bank at www.ally.com
2) Open up a 3 month CD
3) Wait for it to mature.
4) Renew the CD to 5 years at 1.59% APY, and receive a .25% loyalty bonus, for a total of 1.84% APY.

It's worth it to pay the penalty to withdraw money from a CD prematurely.
Ally has a small, 60 day interest penalty, so that means if you cancel after:
1 year you get a resulting APY of 1.54%
2 years you get a resulting APY of 1.69%

Edit: If you purchase or renew your CD after 12/07/2013, the penalty is going up:
3 years         90 days of interest
4 years         120 days of interest
5 years or longer   150 days of interest
« Last edited by incendia on March 10, 2014, 09:49:22 AM »

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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #160 on: August 13, 2013, 08:37:34 AM »
Anyone know if there is  any way to fund an online CD with cash without it going through my checking account?

Burn the cash onto the CD ;)
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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #161 on: August 13, 2013, 09:22:34 AM »
@lotsofsimcha, isn't it 156 shabbos meals??  ;)
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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #162 on: October 20, 2013, 08:23:31 PM »
finishing now the 3 months, but would like to wait another few months before putting a larger amount.
can I do another 3 months and when that expires do the 5yr cd, and get the .25 for the whole?

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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #163 on: October 20, 2013, 09:11:52 PM »
Should be able to. You'll get the .25% now for the next 3 mo.
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Ally CD Early Withdrawal Penalty
« Reply #164 on: October 26, 2013, 10:49:38 PM »
Not sure if this has been posted before, but Ally used to be a great CD option because of their relationship bonus (+.25 pp) and low early withdrawal fees (60 days' interest). Starting 12/07, the EWF for a 5-year CD will go up to 150 days' interest!

Damn, my 3-month CD I was keeping until they raised their rates expires mid December! Could I get a relationship bonus if I withdraw the funds and reinvest them in a new CD?

Edit: Mine actually expires late November. Sweet!

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Re: Ally CD Early Withdrawal Penalty
« Reply #165 on: October 26, 2013, 10:54:59 PM »
There's another thread that discusses it.

"How I'm getting triple the regular interest rate" or something like that
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Re: Ally CD Early Withdrawal Penalty
« Reply #166 on: October 26, 2013, 10:55:15 PM »
There's another thread that discusses it.

"How I'm getting triple the regular interest rate" or something like that
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Re: Ally CD Early Withdrawal Penalty
« Reply #167 on: October 26, 2013, 11:15:05 PM »
There's another thread that discusses it.

"How I'm getting triple the regular interest rate" or something like that
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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #168 on: October 26, 2013, 11:31:41 PM »
Starting 12/07 the early withdrawal fee for a 5-year CD will go up to 150 days' interest (was 60 days).
Do you think if I cancel my 3 month CD before that date, they would give me to .25 bonus towards a new CD?

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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #169 on: October 26, 2013, 11:57:29 PM »
Starting 12/07 the early withdrawal fee for a 5-year CD will go up to 150 days' interest (was 60 days).
Do you think if I cancel my 3 month CD before that date, they would give me to .25 bonus towards a new CD?

Probably not although Im not sure....
Is that new policy for new cds, or also on existing cds?
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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #170 on: October 26, 2013, 11:58:50 PM »
Probably not although Im not sure....
Is that new policy for new cds, or also on existing cds?
Only if new or renewed after 12/7.

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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #171 on: October 27, 2013, 12:04:51 AM »
Time to switch to Barlclays cds. Their policy is 90 days. Also just checked and 5 year cd is 2%. No need for the whole ally loyalty thing. Besides ally is only offering 1.60% (+.25% for loyalty)
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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #172 on: October 27, 2013, 12:12:00 AM »
Time to switch to Barlclays cds. Their policy is 90 days. Also just checked and 5 year cd is 2%. No need for the whole ally loyalty thing. Besides ally is only offering 1.60% (+.25% for loyalty)
Only for CDs less than 24 months. For more than that, it's 180 days.

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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #173 on: October 27, 2013, 12:18:18 AM »
Only for CDs less than 24 months. For more than that, it's 180 days.

wow, dont remember them telling me that when I called. So the party is over unless you're willing to lock it away for a longer period of time.
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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #174 on: October 27, 2013, 12:26:03 AM »
Starting 12/07 the early withdrawal fee for a 5-year CD will go up to 150 days' interest (was 60 days).
Do you think if I cancel my 3 month CD before that date, they would give me to .25 bonus towards a new CD?
Wow. That stinks.
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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #175 on: October 27, 2013, 12:49:51 AM »
wow, dont remember them telling me that when I called. So the party is over unless you're willing to lock it away for a longer period of time.
https://www.banking.barclaysus.com/faq.html#earlyTerminationPenalties

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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #176 on: October 27, 2013, 01:05:00 AM »
So I guess it's 1.85% from Ally in early December for me. 180 days is too much since I'll probably be buying a house in the next year or so.

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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #177 on: October 27, 2013, 02:00:14 AM »
It should be Besha'a Tova
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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #178 on: October 28, 2013, 01:12:13 AM »
Wow. That stinks.
+1 :( 
unless you're willing to lock it away for a longer period of time.
What are you referring to?

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Re: How I'm getting almost triple the 1 year CD % rate for 1 year!
« Reply #179 on: October 28, 2013, 01:16:11 AM »
If you lock it for the full 5 yr and don't care to withdraw early?
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