Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is offering a 15-month CD special at 2.68%. This rate is attractive compared to 18 month online CDs and depending on where you live you may not find a local 18-month CD rate this high. You'll need to get to a CIBC Bank branch to take advantage of this offer and unfortunately those are only in WI, IL and MI.
HSBC, the major London-based conglomerate, has relaunched an online banking product in the US. After recently being active in the US through the HSBC Advance moniker, they have opted to go back to HSBC Direct which they used in the early 2000s. Their online savings rate is 1.70% (hint: you will find better online savings rates here). You can learn more about HSBC here.
Live Oak Bank has raised all of their CD rates. For those willing to tie up their money for short periods in order to earn higher interest rates, their 6-month rate (now at 2.00%) and the 1-year rate (now at 2.50%) could be compelling. Their complete CD offerings can be found here. The complete and most current list of 1-year online CD rates is here.
Ally Bank has raised its online savings rate to 1.75%. The complete list of the best savings and money market rates is here. Ally Bank has also raised some of its CD offerings, including its 2-year and 4-year "Raise Your Rate" CDs to 2.50% on balances over $25,000. Ally's new rate on its 11-month no penalty CD is now 1.85% on balances over $25,000. All of Ally's rates are listed here.
Northern Bank Direct had offered a 2.26% online money market rate until this morning. They lowered the rate to 1.51%. (Those who opened at the 2.26% shouldn't fret, the rate was guaranteed for a year.) This underscores the point that rates can go up and down and that great deals can disappear at any moment. Check the best savings rates here and the best CD rates here.