Discover CD is advertising 5.1% but it turns out is much less. Is this illegal?
Best cd rates 12 month right now, where to actually get decent returns?
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What are the CD rates at Discover Bank?
Discover CD rates range from 2.00% to 4.00% APY, with shorter-term CDs generally having higher rates. The rates are more competitive than average CD rates.
Are Discover Bank CD rates higher than other bank CDs?
You’ll likely find higher rates at Discover Bank than you would at larger national banks with branches. Typically, online banks offer higher rates because they lack the overhead costs associated with maintaining physical locations.
Is there a minimum deposit required to open a Discover CD?
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I'm looking for methods to save my money in lower risk cd's, and got an advertisement from Discover for 5.1%. My English isn't as strong as my math skills, and I didn't understand what APY meant. If APY is 5.1% on a 9 month term, the actual payout is 3.8% - which is even less than their high yield savings account.
Shouldn't this be false advertising and illegal? It's extremely deceptive and has turned me off from Discover forever. They're trying to push me in to a CD product that they can pay out less, by advertising a higher payout over 12 months that they are only paying in 9 months.