Whether you're saving for a down payment, retirement, or a major purchase, we offer a variety of promotional certificate rates and terms to help you reach your financial goals. With a deposit of just $500, you can lock in a guaranteed rate and have peace of mind knowing your deposits are federally insured by the NCUA to at least $250,0002.
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22-Month Promotional Certificate APYs1
Many of our certificates can also be opened as a traditional or Roth IRA Certificate. You'll earn a guaranteed rate on your retirement nest egg while also enjoying the tax benefits of an IRA.
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Watch your savings grow when you open up any one of our Certificate accounts with a variety of terms ranging from 30 days to 60 months! When you open up a Certificate account with Affinity you can have the peace of mind knowing you are getting a great rate even in unpredictable times.
Depending on your needs, yes—certificate accounts can be a worthwhile place to put at least some of your money. Certificate accounts are a popular savings option because they provide three key benefits:
Yes, because you’re guaranteed a certain rate of return on your certificate.
APR, which stands for Annual Percentage Rate, is the interest rate on an account plus any fees you'll have to pay. It's calculated on either a monthly or annual basis and shown as a percentage. APY, which stands for Annual Percentage Yield, is the rate you can earn on an account over a year.
Affinity offers a variety of account types to help members save, because no single option is best for every situation. For example, our SmartStart Savings account is exactly that – a smart way to start saving – because you'll get higher APY (annual percentage yield) on your first $5,000. Other accounts, such as MoreSavings, offer higher rates for higher balances, and our Certificates may provide higher yields for those willing to lock up funds for a period of time. We also offer IRA savings accounts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
A certificate is often considered one of the safest ways to earn dividends since you hold a fixed amount of funds, for a set amount of time (also known as "term"), to earn a guaranteed dividend rate. Terms can range anywhere from one month to 5 years. During the term, Affinity will pay dividends on your funds until the date of maturity, resulting in a guaranteed return.
Our certificates can be opened with a minimum deposit of just $500.
There are many benefits to opening a certificate account, including:
At the end of the term, also called the date of maturity, your certificate funds, plus all the dividends earned, will automatically enroll into a new certificate specified in your account disclosure. However, you have the option to deposit the funds into a checking or savings account by notifying us within 10 days of your certificate maturity date. Please refer to your Truth In Savings disclosure document for complete certificate maturity details.
Credit unions are member-owned and not-for-profit, so any extra funds are returned to members in the form of dividends, reduced loan rates and products and services designed to enhance your financial wellbeing. At Affinity, certain accounts like MoreSavings earn dividends as a reward for keeping your money in the account.
No. All funds must be available at the time the certificate is opened. A SmartStart or MoreSavings account could be a good savings account option if you want to make recurring deposits to an account that earns dividends.
Our certificate accounts options have $0 monthly maintenance fees if enrolled in eStatements3. If not, there is a monthly fee of $2 for paper statements.
Yes. Affinity certificate accounts have a $500 minimum deposit requirement.
Yes, you may open a joint savings account. With your spouse or another family member. When applying online, simply select the “Add a Joint” option.
It’s easy. You have to join Affinity Federal Credit Union as a member, then apply for the certificate term account of your choice.
Almost anyone can be eligible for membership! We have relationships with over 2,000 businesses, associations and clubs, and you can join Affinity through your association with one of them.
If you are not eligible through one of these paths, you have the option to join by making a one-time $5 donation to the Affinity Foundation whose vision is to end the cycle of poverty for those we serve.
With Affinity you are more than a member, you are part owner. Affinity is owned and controlled by members who use its services.
This ownership happens when you establish your $5 membership account, which gives you one par value share in Affinity. This is not a transactional account, and these funds will not earn dividends. The account must remain open and funded with the $5 during your membership with Affinity.
Our digital tools, such as the Affinity Mobile Banking App and Online Banking, make it easy to manage your account and deposit checks right from your phone. You can also view our branches, shared branching locations and ATMs by visiting Affinity locations.
Credit unions, unlike banks, are based on a cooperative or "co-op" model in which the members are also the owners. This is the biggest difference between credit unions and banks. While a bank is a for-profit company that distributes profits among shareholders or individual owners, a credit union is a not-for-profit institution "owned" by its members. Therefore, you can think of credit union membership as buying a stake in an organization rather than paying somebody else in exchange for services. Learn more.
