Unless you have $100K, Forget about MetLife's latest CD Offerings

Submitted by Steve Reeves on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 18:23

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If you have $100K, then you could qualify for MetLife's 3 Month CD at 1.8% APY, or 6 Months at 1.9% APY. But if you only have $2,000 (and not a penny less) you can get MetLife's 3 Month CD at .15% APY, 6 months at .25% APY. Wow, you can just feel the new money coming in.

Felllow Masters, Certificates of Deposits (CDs) are weak this week, forget the high yield cd rates, think low yield cds. Here's the link to Metlife's offering (click here), copy/pasted right from there site: MetLife CDs -- as of 04/20/09, All rates are Annual Percentage Yield (APY*)

Term	$2,000- $14,999	$15,000- $24,999	$25,000- $49,999	$50,000- $99,999	$100,000+
3 Months	0.15%	0.95%	1.60%	1.70%	1.80%
6 Months	0.25%	0.95%	1.70%	1.80%	1.90%
9 Months	0.25%	1.40%	1.80%	1.90%	2.00%
12 Months	0.65%	1.75%	1.90%	1.95%	2.00%
18 Months	0.65%	1.85%	2.00%	2.10%	2.15%
24 Months	0.70%	2.00%	2.10%	2.20%	2.25%
36 Months	0.80%	2.10%	2.20%	2.30%	2.35%
48 Months	1.00%	2.10%	2.20%	2.30%	2.35%
60 Months	1.15%	2.10%	2.20%	2.30%	2.35%

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As usual the Masters are always on the hunt for CD bargains, and when we find one that is worth your attention, or is so bad we have to make fun of it, you can bet we are all over it.

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