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Term | Interest Rate | APY* |
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6 months | 1.44% | 1.45% |
9 months | 1.59% | 1.60% |
12 months (1 year) |
2.08% | 2.10% |
13 months | 1.00% | 1.01% |
18 months | 2.21% | 2.23% |
24 months (2 years) |
2.32% | 2.35% |
25 months | 1.07% | 1.08% |
30 months | 2.27% | 2.30% |
36 months (3 years) |
2.47% | 2.50% |
48 months (4 years) |
2.57% | 2.60% |
60 months (5 years) |
2.66% | 2.70% |
*Annual Percentage Yield
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* Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) are effective as of 4/2/2018. Interest is compounded daily and credited to your account monthly. Any fees or withdrawals will reduce earnings on this account.
Your CD will not be opened until the day your initial deposit is credited to your account. The term you select will begin the day your initial deposit is credited to your account, and you will receive the interest rate in effect on that day. This rate will be fixed for the entire term of the CD.
There may be a penalty for early withdrawal of any portion of the amount you deposit. Please note the above rates are for new or renewing CD accounts and may change at any time. Withdrawals will reduce earnings. For all CD terms other than 13 months and 25 months, each renewal term will be the same as the original term. A CD with an original term of 13 months will renew into a CD with a one year (12 month) term. A CD with an original term of 25 months will renew into a CD with a two year (24 month) term.
Any references to a national average APY in our Certificate of Deposit promotional materials are based on weekly national certificate of deposit APY surveys, courtesy of Bankrate.com . Clicking on the "Bankrate.com" link will open Bankrate.com in a new browser window or tab. TIAA, FSB is not affiliated with Bankrate.com, and is not responsible for, and does not endorse, guarantee, or monitor content, availability, viewpoints, products, or services that are offered or expressed on third-party websites, such as Bankrate.com and/or its affiliated websites, other than authorized advertisements for our products and services that may be placed on such websites.
The standard amount of FDIC insurance is at least $250,000 per depositor at each insured bank. However, if you deposit money into different ownership categories—such as single and joint accounts— your deposits in each category are insured separately. As a result, it's possible for you to have deposits exceeding $250,000 in one bank and still be fully insured by the FDIC.
For example, let's say that Sam and Sue have $1 million deposited with TIAA Direct (or with EverBank, or in accounts with both). To make sure that the entire amount is FDIC-insured, they could each open a single account and deposit $250,000. Sam and Sue could also open a joint account and deposit a total of $500,000; as co-owners, they would each own half of the balance, or $250,000. The table below shows how doing this would fully insure $1 million in deposits.
Account | Owner | Balance | Sam's Share | Sue's Share | Total FDIC Insurance |
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Single | Sam | $250,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $250,000 |
Single | Sue | $250,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
Joint | Sam & Sue | $500,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
TOTAL | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $1,000,000 |
FYI: To calculate your coverage, use the FDIC’s Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator .
FYI: Deposits you have in one FDIC-insured bank are insured separately from your deposits in another insured bank. For example, if you have a savings account with TIAA Direct or EverBank (divisions of the same bank—TIAA, FSB) and a Certificate of Deposit at another bank, your savings account and CD at each are insured separately for at least $250,000.
To apply for an account, you must:
Note: If the account you’re using to fund your new TIAA Direct account doesn’t feature check writing, please call your other bank to obtain their routing number.
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During the process, you'll each need to answer a few questions and create your own user ID and password.
If your co-applicant isn't there, open a single account instead. When you're both available, call us to add the other person to your account.
It’s a 9-digit number that the American Bankers Association (ABA) assigns to U.S. banks, and it’s used for routing transfers and other transactions. A bank’s routing number is always in the lower left corner of a check. See the sample check below.
Note: If the account you’re using to fund your new TIAA Direct account doesn’t feature check writing, please call your other bank to obtain their routing number.
FYI: The routing number for TIAA Direct is 081086700.
Make deposits to these TIAA Direct accounts via: | Internal Transfers from TIAA Direct accounts | External Transfers from non-TIAA Direct accounts | Remote Deposits | Mail-in Checks | Wire Transfers |
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Seven to 10 days after opening your account, you’ll receive your:
After funding your account, you’ll also receive a free set of starter checks, if you opened an Interest Checking or Money Market Account. If you opened a CD, you’ll get a letter confirming the term, balance, and the rate in effect when your CD was funded.
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