[SaveBetter / Sallie Mae] 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
[SaveBetter / Sallie Mae] 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
https://www.savebetter.com/banks/sallie ... penalty-cd
https://dsusprd01pubassets.blob.core.wi ... d573e1.pdf
Just want to check if I have large some of money sitting in checking with 1.5%, should I just change to this CD and come back to checking if interest rates rise.
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https://dsusprd01pubassets.blob.core.wi ... d573e1.pdf
Just want to check if I have large some of money sitting in checking with 1.5%, should I just change to this CD and come back to checking if interest rates rise.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
For yield yes. For liquidity needs, consider how long it will take them to process an account closure. I'll guess a few days but have no idea really. Could you wait for the withdrawal to process?nitpick wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:10 pm https://www.savebetter.com/banks/sallie ... penalty-cd
https://dsusprd01pubassets.blob.core.wi ... d573e1.pdf
Just want to check if I have large some of money sitting in checking with 1.5%, should I just change to this CD and come back to checking if interest rates rise.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
the only thing i see is under the rate there's fine print that says these are the rates for non-jumbo cds under $100,000.
so perhaps that rate is only good on a CD that has <$100,000 in it?
so perhaps that rate is only good on a CD that has <$100,000 in it?
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
That’s a great question and yeah if they hold funds for whatever reason it would not be ideal. I will try something small to begin and will try.
Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Take a look at this:
https://www.depositaccounts.com/banks/p ... nk/offers/
and this
https://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/20 ... place.html
I must confess I do not understand these new fangled arrangements between the banks and a fintech overlay, which it appears what Raisin is.
But the one issue that concerned me was the ACH in an out capabilities. Something you would want in a NPCD versus just a regular CD where you will willing to wait until term under most circumstances.
https://www.depositaccounts.com/banks/p ... nk/offers/
and this
https://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/20 ... place.html
I must confess I do not understand these new fangled arrangements between the banks and a fintech overlay, which it appears what Raisin is.
But the one issue that concerned me was the ACH in an out capabilities. Something you would want in a NPCD versus just a regular CD where you will willing to wait until term under most circumstances.
Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
1 year US Treasury is yielding 2.9% right now. So the catch is they are making a 0.7% margin on you.
The sillier the market’s behavior, the greater the opportunity for the business like investor.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
ibonds are making 9% with a 3mo interest penalty after 12mo... so if you can commit to 12mo, 2.2% (or even 2.9%) is not the bestCletusCaddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:14 pmYou're not guaranteed 2.9% if you sell that Treasury before one year. Whereas you are guaranteed 2.2% if you do the same with the NPCD.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Missing the point, which is that the 2.2% has no commitment of any kind.nalor511 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:00 pmibonds are making 9% with a 3mo interest penalty after 12mo... so if you can commit to 12mo, 2.2% (or even 2.9%) is not the bestCletusCaddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:14 pmYou're not guaranteed 2.9% if you sell that Treasury before one year. Whereas you are guaranteed 2.2% if you do the same with the NPCD.
Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
I understood. I think the interest rate for a 2.2 npcd is not compelling in light of the alternatives.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:03 pmMissing the point, which is that the 2.2% has no commitment of any kind.nalor511 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:00 pmibonds are making 9% with a 3mo interest penalty after 12mo... so if you can commit to 12mo, 2.2% (or even 2.9%) is not the bestCletusCaddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:14 pmYou're not guaranteed 2.9% if you sell that Treasury before one year. Whereas you are guaranteed 2.2% if you do the same with the NPCD.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Maybe they have a better treasury ladder backing this? I mean I can probably write a program that given today's yield curve can purchase things so that I get a guaranteed 2.2 payout after 14 months backed by good old treasuries.
Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Might be. Often “great rates” are targeted at small amounts.arcticpineapplecorp. wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:18 pm the only thing i see is under the rate there's fine print that says these are the rates for non-jumbo cds under $100,000.
so perhaps that rate is only good on a CD that has <$100,000 in it?
Don't trust me, look it up. https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions-and-publications
Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
I-bonds would require establishing trusts, or at least gifting, so there's non-trivial effort required vs. opening a CD.nalor511 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:00 pmibonds are making 9% with a 3mo interest penalty after 12mo... so if you can commit to 12mo, 2.2% (or even 2.9%) is not the bestCletusCaddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:14 pmYou're not guaranteed 2.9% if you sell that Treasury before one year. Whereas you are guaranteed 2.2% if you do the same with the NPCD.
Sallie Mae - 14 month No penalty CD - 2.5%
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Seems like the best rate for "liquid" savings?
https://www.savebetter.com/banks/sallie ... penalty-cd
Seems like the best rate for "liquid" savings?
https://www.savebetter.com/banks/sallie ... penalty-cd
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
2.5% now. Will be moving my EF over there tomorrow
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
This is the catch, as noted by Lastrun:
This is a third party business that is linked to banks, but isn't a bank.
In theory, you to ought do some due diligence and figure out exactly who is taking care of your money.
Here are some of the entities mentioned that are involved somehow. I don't say this is the complete list, I might have missed some. What is the role each of these performs, and how are they interconnected?
What is Sallie Mae Bank?
What is SaveBetter?
What is Raisin?
What is Deposit Solutions?
What is Central Bank of Kansas City ("the Service Bank?").
What is Lewis and Clark bank ("Custodian services are provided by Lewis and Clark Bank?")
Where is your money being held, exactly--Sallie Mae Bank, Central Bank of Kansas City, or Lewis and Clark Bank? At none of them, but rather at one of the "numerous U.S. banks and credit unions" they mention?
Do you even know which bank it is? Do you have an individually identifiable account in your own name at the bank where your FDIC-insured deposit is held? Do you know the account and routing numbers? If SaveBetter or Raisin or Deposit Solutions encounters some kind of issue, such as glitches in its website, can you bypass them to get your money out of the bank--or are you reliant on the quality of SaveBetter and its website, IT, and customer service?
This is a third party business that is linked to banks, but isn't a bank.
In theory, you to ought do some due diligence and figure out exactly who is taking care of your money.
Here are some of the entities mentioned that are involved somehow. I don't say this is the complete list, I might have missed some. What is the role each of these performs, and how are they interconnected?
What is Sallie Mae Bank?
What is SaveBetter?
What is Raisin?
What is Deposit Solutions?
What is Central Bank of Kansas City ("the Service Bank?").
What is Lewis and Clark bank ("Custodian services are provided by Lewis and Clark Bank?")
Where is your money being held, exactly--Sallie Mae Bank, Central Bank of Kansas City, or Lewis and Clark Bank? At none of them, but rather at one of the "numerous U.S. banks and credit unions" they mention?
Do you even know which bank it is? Do you have an individually identifiable account in your own name at the bank where your FDIC-insured deposit is held? Do you know the account and routing numbers? If SaveBetter or Raisin or Deposit Solutions encounters some kind of issue, such as glitches in its website, can you bypass them to get your money out of the bank--or are you reliant on the quality of SaveBetter and its website, IT, and customer service?
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
And Lastrun's article at DepositAccounts answers some of my questions. My underlining:
According to the FDIC's BankFind tool, SaveBetter is not a member of the FDIC, but Sally Mae Bank is.SaveBetter’s main issue now is that you don’t actually hold individual deposit accounts at a partner bank. Instead, you hold a piece of a large deposit account, what’s called an “omnibus custodial deposit account.” You still have FDIC deposit coverage, but you don’t have an account number and routing number that you can use to access the account from outside the SaveBetter platform.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
A lot of FUD but the bottom line is the money is held at Lewis and Clark Banknisiprius wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:22 pm This is the catch, as noted by Lastrun:
This is a third party business that is linked to banks, but isn't a bank.
In theory, you to ought do some due diligence and figure out exactly who is taking care of your money.
Here are some of the entities mentioned that are involved somehow. I don't say this is the complete list, I might have missed some. What is the role each of these performs, and how are they interconnected?
What is Sallie Mae Bank?
What is SaveBetter?
What is Raisin?
What is Deposit Solutions?
What is Central Bank of Kansas City ("the Service Bank?").
What is Lewis and Clark bank ("Custodian services are provided by Lewis and Clark Bank?")
Where is your money being held, exactly--Sallie Mae Bank, Central Bank of Kansas City, or Lewis and Clark Bank? At none of them, but rather at one of the "numerous U.S. banks and credit unions" they mention?
Do you even know which bank it is? Do you have an individually identifiable account in your own name at the bank where your FDIC-insured deposit is held? Do you know the account and routing numbers? If SaveBetter or Raisin or Deposit Solutions encounters some kind of issue, such as glitches in its website, can you bypass them to get your money out of the bank--or are you reliant on the quality of SaveBetter and its website, IT, and customer service?
https://dsusprd01pubassets.blob.core.wi ... d573e1.pdf
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
I would feel very nervous in keeping emergency funds in a CD. If the issuer defaults there will be a substantial delay in getting back the principal, it happened to me on a CD I had in 2008, and had to wait 3 months.
Not worth the risk, IMHO EF money should in be in treasuries, regardless of the yield.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
I have a $100k line of credit with instantaneous transfers to my primary checking account for liquidity needs.squirrel1963 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:37 pmI would feel very nervous in keeping emergency funds in a CD. If the issuer defaults there will be a substantial delay in getting back the principal, it happened to me on a CD I had in 2008, and had to wait 3 months.
Not worth the risk, IMHO EF money should in be in treasuries, regardless of the yield.
But I do see your point. One month Treasuries are at 2.2% and are state tax exempt. That is very close to 2.5% taxable equivalent yield
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:36 pmA lot of FUD but the bottom line is the money is held at Lewis and Clark Bank
https://dsusprd01pubassets.blob.core.wi ... d573e1.pdf
What is the role of Sallie Mae Bank, then? It's supposed to be a Sallie Mae Bank CD. How can your money be held at Lewis and Clark Bank, yet at the same time be invested in a Sallie Mae Bank account?
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
The money is held at Lewis and Clark.nisiprius wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:42 pmCletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:36 pmA lot of FUD but the bottom line is the money is held at Lewis and Clark Bank
https://dsusprd01pubassets.blob.core.wi ... d573e1.pdf
What is the role of Sallie Mae Bank, then? It's supposed to be a Sallie Mae Bank CD. How can your money be held at Lewis and Clark Bank, yet at the same time be invested in a Sallie Mae Bank account?
The marketing label on the product is Sallie Mae.
The fintech platform is SaveBetter/Raisin.
It’s like when I buy an airplane ticket at Expedia that is marketed as United Express but is actually operated by Republic Airlines.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Yuck, give me some T-Bills...CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:50 pmThe money is held at Lewis and Clark.nisiprius wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:42 pmCletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:36 pmA lot of FUD but the bottom line is the money is held at Lewis and Clark Bank
https://dsusprd01pubassets.blob.core.wi ... d573e1.pdf
What is the role of Sallie Mae Bank, then? It's supposed to be a Sallie Mae Bank CD. How can your money be held at Lewis and Clark Bank, yet at the same time be invested in a Sallie Mae Bank account?
The marketing label on the product is Sallie Mae.
The fintech platform is SaveBetter/Raisin.
It’s like when I buy an airplane ticket at Expedia that is marketed as United Express but is actually operated by Republic Airlines.
Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
It sounds like the Fidelity CMA, where your money is held in a FDIC partner bank, but you must go through Fidelity to access your money.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
If willing/able to tap a line of credit for liquidity needs, I don’t understand why you are looking into CDs.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:39 pmI have a $100k line of credit with instantaneous transfers to my primary checking account for liquidity needs.squirrel1963 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:37 pmI would feel very nervous in keeping emergency funds in a CD. If the issuer defaults there will be a substantial delay in getting back the principal, it happened to me on a CD I had in 2008, and had to wait 3 months.
Not worth the risk, IMHO EF money should in be in treasuries, regardless of the yield.
But I do see your point. One month Treasuries are at 2.2% and are state tax exempt. That is very close to 2.5% taxable equivalent yield
If the CD is part of an asset allocation long term, the line of credit isn’t an alternative in times of need. If the CD is an emergency fund, you have the emergency covered with the line of credit, allowing whatever you were planning to put into the CD to go to more risky assets.
Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
The catch is 2.2% isn’t a great rate right now.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
They really seem to be different banks, not different badges on the same bank.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:50 pm...The money is held at Lewis and Clark.
The marketing label on the product is Sallie Mae...
Lewis and Clark Bank
FDIC Cert #58428
15960 S Agnes Ave
Oregon City, OR 97045
Sallie Mae Bank
FDIC Cert #58177
175 S West Temple
Suite 600
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
I am willing to use the LOC for very short term liquidity but I am not willing to keep a debit balance on it because then I would have to pay interest.donaldfair71 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:59 pmIf willing/able to tap a line of credit for liquidity needs, I don’t understand why you are looking into CDs.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:39 pmI have a $100k line of credit with instantaneous transfers to my primary checking account for liquidity needs.squirrel1963 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:37 pmI would feel very nervous in keeping emergency funds in a CD. If the issuer defaults there will be a substantial delay in getting back the principal, it happened to me on a CD I had in 2008, and had to wait 3 months.
Not worth the risk, IMHO EF money should in be in treasuries, regardless of the yield.
But I do see your point. One month Treasuries are at 2.2% and are state tax exempt. That is very close to 2.5% taxable equivalent yield
If the CD is part of an asset allocation long term, the line of credit isn’t an alternative in times of need. If the CD is an emergency fund, you have the emergency covered with the line of credit, allowing whatever you were planning to put into the CD to go to more risky assets.
So I keep my EF in the highest yielding zero risk instrument I can find, and I am able to tolerate up to a few months of illiquidity but no more than that, in order to pay off the LOC.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
I never claimed they were the same bank. Sallie Mae wants to get its name out there. So they pay SaveBetter to brand this product with its name. That is the extent of the relationship. Sallie Mae doesn’t touch the deposited money at all.nisiprius wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:02 pmThey really seem to be different banks, not different badges on the same bank.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:50 pm...The money is held at Lewis and Clark.
The marketing label on the product is Sallie Mae...
Lewis and Clark Bank
FDIC Cert #58428
15960 S Agnes Ave
Oregon City, OR 97045
Sallie Mae Bank
FDIC Cert #58177
175 S West Temple
Suite 600
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
It’s up to SaveBetter to find the real bank to hold the money, and they have chosen Lewis and Clark. Sallie Mae couldn’t care less about that part of things, as long as the SaveBetter user experience is decent and the underlying custodian bank is a real bank. The fact that they have agreed to this marketing relationship implies Sallie Mae has done its diligence along these fronts.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
The advantage of a No Penalty CD over a HYSA or rolling 1 month Treasuries is that the NPCD rate is guaranteed for the term of the CD, in this case 14 months, whereas the HYSA/Treasuries can reduce rates at any time.
I know it’s hard to conceive of right now, but the chances of the Fed reversing course on interest rates sometime in the next 14 months is not zero.
I know it’s hard to conceive of right now, but the chances of the Fed reversing course on interest rates sometime in the next 14 months is not zero.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Maybe I’m reading this wrong, but it seems to me that the funds get ACH’d into Lewis & Clark and then consolidated and sent to the program bank (Sallie Mae)…? Same would happen on the reverse - L&C would be the custodian of the funds after withdrawn from SM and before they get ACH’d to your account?
See below from the website (bolding mine):
See below from the website (bolding mine):
Source: https://www.savebetter.com/faq (at the very bottom of the page)Each customer authorizes the Custodian Bank to hold the customer’s funds in a custodial capacity in order to facilitate the customer’s deposits to and withdrawals from deposit accounts at various Product Banks that the customer requests through SaveBetter.com. The Custodian Bank does not establish the terms of the deposit accounts, or offer the deposit accounts to customers, and provides no advice to customers about deposit accounts. Central Bank of Kansas City, Member FDIC, d.b.a. Central Payments is the Service Bank. Custodian services are provided by Lewis and Clark Bank.
Re: Sallie Mae - 14 month No penalty CD - 2.5%
You can get a T-Bill paying ~2.8% state tax free. Not as liquid but it's only 1 year in maturity, and pays more. If you're in a tax free state, it's not much more though.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Exactly. It also sounds like Beam Financial, which displayed "FDIC insured" on its website, but collapsed and left customers unable to withdraw money for something like six months.
When opening a bank account, "member FDIC" tells most of us all we want to know about safety. But if there is an intermediary between you and an FDIC-insured bank, you are also relying on the financial soundness and the operational competence of that intermediary.
Fidelity is a 76-year-old, $24 billion company, with 70,000 employees, managing 4.5 trillion in assets. And it is perfectly upfront about what a CMA account is and IIRC always has been. In their own words, a CMA is "a smart alternative to a bank account." Cash management accounts were a Merrill Lynch innovation of the 1970s, and are a reasonably known quantity. They are provided by heavily regulated brokerages with long experience of handling large sums of money.
SaveBetter appears to be a $6 million company with 32 employees. It was launched in 9/2021. It is owned by a German firm, Raisin GmbH, which appears to be a $24 million company with 100 employees, founded in 2012.
Not that it matters much, since Lewis and Clark Bank is, as I fully expected, a member of the FDIC--but it, too, is a smallish bank with 42 employees, 3 locations, and $466 million in deposits.
At this point in the discussion, I think we have still not resolved the question of exactly where your money is held when you buy a "Sallie Mae Bank" (or a "Ponce Bank" or an "MPH Bank") CD through SaveBetter. And how does the "service bank," "Central Bank of Kansas City, Member FDIC, d.b.a. Central Payments" come into the picture? In the process of depositing and withdrawing is your money held, at various times, at any of three FDIC-insured banks? Whose employees provide customer service if there are any glitches?
When you withdraw $10,000 "from" your Sallie Mae CD, does Lewis and Clark Bank front the money for you out some pool of money it has, and then reimburse itself from the Sallie Mae CD it owns? Or does it withdraw from the CD, hold it briefly, and pass it on to you... by way of "Central Payments" maybe?
As always, if SaveBetter (and Raisin GmbH and Deposit Solutions) grow and prosper, it will all be fine.
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Re: Sallie Mae - 14 month No penalty CD - 2.5%
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Good example. Also the exact reason I would stay away from this deal, there are too many parties involved. If something does happen it could be a nightmare to get your money back.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:50 pmThe money is held at Lewis and Clark.nisiprius wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:42 pmCletusCaddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:36 pmA lot of FUD but the bottom line is the money is held at Lewis and Clark Bank
https://dsusprd01pubassets.blob.core.wi ... d573e1.pdf
What is the role of Sallie Mae Bank, then? It's supposed to be a Sallie Mae Bank CD. How can your money be held at Lewis and Clark Bank, yet at the same time be invested in a Sallie Mae Bank account?
The marketing label on the product is Sallie Mae.
The fintech platform is SaveBetter/Raisin.
It’s like when I buy an airplane ticket at Expedia that is marketed as United Express but is actually operated by Republic Airlines.
Real life example using your example: Had a flight booked thru Expedia from Ukraine to US in April 2020. Covid happens and flights get canceled. Booking was with Expedia so I have to deal with them. Takes multiple phone calls and hours of time over 8 months to get a refund.
Almost 2 years later I book another flight from Ukraine to US for April 2022. This time go straight to Lufthansa. Costs a few dollars more than the travel sights. Russia invades and flights out of Ukraine get canceled. Family get out of the country but at the last minute ends up crossing to Hungary and not Poland due to long lines at the border. I have had to change this travel itinerary now 3 times. Each time took only 15-20 minutes.
Pandemics happen. Wars happen. Fraud happens. Bankruptcy happens.
You have this money in a savings account for a reason. The reward is not high enough to take a risk on such a convoluted chain of banks and entities.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
This has been fully resolved. Per the PDF I linked to above, the money is held at Lewis and Clark Bank. The customer service is handled by SaveBetter. That’s it. Everything else is just FUD.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Just to be clear, this is the language you are referring to?CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:43 amThis has been fully resolved. Per the PDF I linked to above, the money is held at Lewis and Clark Bank. The customer service is handled by SaveBetter. That’s it. Everything else is just FUD.
Note, too, that the "service bank" isn't named in that PDF, and according to the main website "Central Bank of Kansas City, Member FDIC, d.b.a. Central Payments is the Service Bank."Each customer authorizes the Custodian Bank to hold the customer’s funds in a custodial capacity in order to facilitate the customer’s deposits to and withdrawals from any product at Sallie Mae Bank that the customer requests through SaveBetter.com. The Service Bank does not establish the terms of the deposit accounts or offer the deposit accounts to customers and provides no advice to customers about deposit accounts at Sallie Mae Bank. Lewis and Clark Bank, Member FDIC, is the Custodian Bank.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Yesnisiprius wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:58 amJust to be clear, this is the language you are referring to?CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:43 amThis has been fully resolved. Per the PDF I linked to above, the money is held at Lewis and Clark Bank. The customer service is handled by SaveBetter. That’s it. Everything else is just FUD.Each customer authorizes the Custodian Bank to hold the customer’s funds in a custodial capacity in order to facilitate the customer’s deposits to and withdrawals from any product at Sallie Mae Bank that the customer requests through SaveBetter.com. The Service Bank does not establish the terms of the deposit accounts or offer the deposit accounts to customers and provides no advice to customers about deposit accounts at Sallie Mae Bank. Lewis and Clark Bank, Member FDIC, is the Custodian Bank.
Re: [SaveBetter / Sallie Mae] 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
If it is a large sum of money then doubtful you would need it all instantaneously for an emergency, I assume. If giving it to Sallie Mae is this anxiety producing why fight it? Just ladder T-Bills and keep the fast cash in the money market / checking account you have. I'm not sure what a large sum is but when you do the math 10-20 bps here or there are not worth not being able to sleep at night.
Fidelity has CD's at 315 bps and Treasuries at 327 bps for 1 year all FDIC insured or backed by the full faith and credit of The US Government.
Fidelity has CD's at 315 bps and Treasuries at 327 bps for 1 year all FDIC insured or backed by the full faith and credit of The US Government.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
While your money may be FDIC protected, you can only access it as long as SaveBetter's app/site is functioning properly. The people who put their money in Beam probably felt the same way.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:43 amThis has been fully resolved. Per the PDF I linked to above, the money is held at Lewis and Clark Bank. The customer service is handled by SaveBetter. That’s it. Everything else is just FUD.
This is different from someone like HM Bradley, where you do get the underlying routing and account numbers and can pull your money out independently of HM Bradley's good graces / properly operating tech.
In the event of the collapse of SaveBetter, you would almost certainly be made whole. But that might take several months to sort out.
Note that I have no money at any of the banks/fintechs mentioned here.
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Re: 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
I have more faith in the tech capabilities of an upstart like SaveBetter than I do Vanguard.exodusNH wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:51 amWhile your money may be FDIC protected, you can only access it as long as SaveBetter's app/site is functioning properly. The people who put their money in Beam probably felt the same way.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:43 amThis has been fully resolved. Per the PDF I linked to above, the money is held at Lewis and Clark Bank. The customer service is handled by SaveBetter. That’s it. Everything else is just FUD.
This is different from someone like HM Bradley, where you do get the underlying routing and account numbers and can pull your money out independently of HM Bradley's good graces / properly operating tech.
In the event of the collapse of SaveBetter, you would almost certainly be made whole. But that might take several months to sort out.
Note that I have no money at any of the banks/fintechs mentioned here.
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Re: [SaveBetter / Sallie Mae] 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
An update here that may help others considering this product.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:51 amThanks for the notice. So here goes my attempt to get out of the 2.5% to get into the 2.7%.
There is no way to cancel the CD online. You have to call customer service. 12 minutes on hold and 1 min of chatting. The proceeds automatically get sent to your linked bank account
Re: [SaveBetter / Sallie Mae] 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Then can you open a new one online right away?CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:09 pmAn update here that may help others considering this product.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:51 amThanks for the notice. So here goes my attempt to get out of the 2.5% to get into the 2.7%.
There is no way to cancel the CD online. You have to call customer service. 12 minutes on hold and 1 min of chatting. The proceeds automatically get sent to your linked bank account
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Re: [SaveBetter / Sallie Mae] 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Well you have to wait for the funds to settle in your bank account, but after that yes.Philly30 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:11 pmThen can you open a new one online right away?CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:09 pmAn update here that may help others considering this product.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:51 amThanks for the notice. So here goes my attempt to get out of the 2.5% to get into the 2.7%.
There is no way to cancel the CD online. You have to call customer service. 12 minutes on hold and 1 min of chatting. The proceeds automatically get sent to your linked bank account
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Re: [SaveBetter / Sallie Mae] 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
And today the money hit my bank account.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:09 pmAn update here that may help others considering this product.CletusCaddy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:51 amThanks for the notice. So here goes my attempt to get out of the 2.5% to get into the 2.7%.
There is no way to cancel the CD online. You have to call customer service. 12 minutes on hold and 1 min of chatting. The proceeds automatically get sent to your linked bank account
So that’s the catch. You have to call them to withdraw early and it takes three business days for the money to arrive.
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Re: [SaveBetter / Sallie Mae] 2.2% No Penalty CD. What is the catch here?
Ponce Bank through SaveBetter now offering No Penalty CD at 3% for 36 months
https://www.savebetter.com/cd-accounts/ ... y-cd-rates
https://www.savebetter.com/cd-accounts/ ... y-cd-rates