Banking Analysis

Delta Community Credit Union is the largest credit union in Georgia, with almost 500,000 members and 32 branches.   It offers a full range of deposit products with no monthly fees.

Alliant Credit Union, Chicago-based credit union, is insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and offers competitive online savings, checking and CD rates and a highly rated mobile app.

Everbank is a Jacksonville, Florida-based bank with an extensive presence online.

Sallie Mae Bank, a division of the student lender, has historically offered competitive online savings and CD rates, although it has been less compeititve in recent years.

American Express's online bank is well established with over 15 years of experience and offers a competitive online savings rates.  It now offers a rewards-earning checking account to customers who have Amex cards and some online CDs that are ordinarily not competitiv

IGoBanking is a division of Flushing Bank of New York.  In the past it has occasionally offered competitive online savings and CD rates.  It often offers better rates through the parent or through BankPurely, a separate entity designed to pretend to offer some sort of lifestyle banking.

Zions Bank is based in Utah, and operates a branch network taht extends into Idaho and Wyoming.  Its online bank offers deposit products nationally, including savings, checking and CDs.  Most online accounts have no monthly fee, or offer ways that the monthly fee can be waived. Whe

Ally Bank is one of the largest and most established online banks in the US.   The bank was previously known as GMAC Bank but rebranded as Ally following the 2008 financial crisis.

CIT Bank is now owned by First-Citizens Bank of North Carolina which is using it as a vehicle to grow its online banking presence nationally.  It previously was primarily an equipment leasing company and have a strong online presence dating over a decade. 

Marcus in the online division of Goldman Sachs and was purchased from GE Capital a decade ago.  

Synchrony Bank was previously owned by GE Capital and was spun off following the financial crisis and the near collapse of GE.  It is regarded as one of the largest and most comprehensive online banks in the US, offering some low-level credit card products to consumers in addition to it

In the online space, Citizens is a decade old player that was previously branded as Citizens Access. It brings the experience of Citizens Bank N.A., one the largest, oldest and most well established US banking institutions.

Brio Bank is a division of Webster Bank, a New York-based bank with a checked history lending history.  It offers online CDs and savings accounts.   The savings account has a competitive yield.

CFG Bank is a little-known Maryland-based bank with only three branches that conducts much of its banking activities.  It has offered very competitive money market and CD rates through the 2020s.   In 2024 its rates became less competitive but are still well above average.  &n

Bask Bank is the online banking division of Texas Capital Bank, an Austin, Texas-based bank, and has been offering online banking services for many years now, having first entered the market by offering customers American Airlines miles in lieu of cash interest during the low interest rate enviro