Bank Savings Account Interest Rate

¤ 0.03% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is available when you open a Santander ® Savings account. This is a variable-rate account and the rate may change at any time. Rates shown are in effect as of today. Fees may reduce earnings. A minimum deposit of $25 is required to open a Santander ® Savings account. Personal accounts only.

1. Savings rates are displayed in terms of APY to indicate the effective annual-interest return, including the compounding of interest, of the course of a single year. $100,000 deposited in a savings or CD account with a 1.20% APY will earn $1,200 in the course of the year, but monthly interest in the first few months may be less than $100 a month.
2. A savings account is a deposit account that generally earns higher interest than an interest-bearing checking account. Savings accounts limit the number of certain types of transfers or withdrawals you can make from the account each monthly statement cycle.

When shopping around for the right savings account, it’s important to know what you want from the account. It’s also important to know how your options stack up against the competition. Are you currently earning below the average savings account interest rate? Are there other accounts out there that would allow you to earn more on interest? Here are the average interest rates on savings accounts, as well as some accounts that outpace the average.

Average Interest Rate for Savings Accounts

According to the FDIC, the national average interest rate on savings accounts currently stands at 0.04% APY. This applies to both average and jumbo deposits (balances over $100,000).

While it was once easy to find a savings account at your local bank offering rates upwards of 3%, rates dropped precipitously following the Great Recession, with the national rate falling to approximately 0.22% for average deposits in 2009. The decline in rates is thanks in large part to the Federal Reserve lowering rates in December of 2008 and holding them steady until 2015. The Fed made four rate hikes in 2018, which helped boost savings account APYs. However, they dropped three times in 2019.

You’ll typically find the lowest interest rates at brick-and-mortar banks. Big banks often offer a 0.01% APY on their most basic savings accounts. There is sometimes an opportunity to earn at a better rate on higher balances, but even this higher tier rarely goes beyond 0.10% APY.

If you’re looking for the best rates in the industry, you’ll have much better luck with savings accounts at online banks. Interest rates in this category get bumped up into the 1.50% to 2.00% APY range, and these high rates are often accessible to customers regardless of balance tier. Some of the best online savings accounts are at Ally Bank, Marcus by Goldman Sachs and Synchrony.

Overview of Online Savings Accounts
Bank Account	Minimum Balance for Rate	APY
TAB Bank High-Yield Savings	$1	0.50%
HSBC Direct Savings	$1	0.15%
Citizens Access Online Savings Account	$5,000	0.40%
Ally Bank Online Savings Account	$0	0.50%
Marcus by Goldman Sachs High-Yield Savings	$0	0.50%
Synchrony High-Yield Savings	$0	0.50%

Average Interest Rate for Linked Checking-Savings Accounts

Often, savings accounts can earn higher rates if you link it with a checking account from the same bank. Some banks may even offer a separate savings account, with a higher rate, that requires a linked checking account. This is typically the case with big banks that can’t offer the most competitive rates overall.

For example, the Chase Premier Savings account normally earns 0.01% APY. However, if you link either a Chase Premier Plus Checking or Chase Premier Platinum Checking account, you can earn at slightly higher rates. Your linked checking account must also have at least five customer initiated transactions per statement period.

Checking-Savings Account APYs
Bank Account	Standard APY	Minimum Balance for Relationship Rate	Relationship APY
Chase Premier Savings	0.01%	$0 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000	0.02% 0.03% 0.04% 0.05%
Fifth Third Relationship Savings	0.01%	$0.01	0.02%
PNC Standard Savings	0.01%	$1 $2,500	0.02% 0.03%

Bottom Line

The average interest rate on a savings account is very low – low enough that your savings won’t keep pace with inflation. However, you can beat the average and find the best savings account rates by opening an online savings account. If having in-person access to your accounts is important to you, then you can still check out accounts at traditional banks. Just understand that these banks will likely offer the lowest rates on their savings accounts. These rates will be below the national average, and well below what you could earn at an online bank.

Tips on Finding the Right Bank

• Both traditional and online banks offer a wide range of options for deposit accounts, with various savings, checking and money market accounts available. Some accounts may earn below the average rate while still offering some handy savings perks. It’s up to you to decide which features benefit you most.
• If you’re disappointed by the low-earning accounts at brick-and-mortar banks, consider whether you’d be comfortable with an online bank. You won’t have access to physical branches, but you’ll typically still have access to ATMs and mobile apps. Online banks are more likely to offer the highest rates to boost your savings.
• Even the highest-earning savings accounts won’t significantly grow your nest egg. If you want to really make your money work for you, a financial advisor can help you build an investment plan that balances your needs with your risk tolerance. They can also help you save towards certain goals, like your child’s college tuition or your own retirement savings. We can help you find the right advisor with our advisor matching tool, which will connect you with qualified advisors in your area.

Banks With High Interest Savings Accounts

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The easiest way to commit to a regular savings plan is to arrange for pre-authorized transfers from your banking account to your designated savings account. Simply specify the amount and how often you want the transfers to take place — for example, once a week, every two weeks or once a month. You may even want to schedule these to occur just after your paycheque is direct-deposited into your chequing account.

• Step 1: In your Online Banking, under Quick Payments and Transfers, click on Pay Bills and Transfer Funds.
• Step 2: On the left hand menu, click on Set Up Save-Matic.
• Step 3: Enter the Amount you want to save, choose your From and To accounts, When to start, and select how often from the Receive Frequency options, then click on Submit.
• Step 4. Review your information and click on Confirm.

• Sign in to the RBC Mobile app,
• Tap ‘More’
• Tap ‘NOMI Find & Save’ and turn it on.

After you turn on NOMI Find & Save, we will get to know your spending & saving habits in your source chequing account to find opportunities to save for you.

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You can deposit cheques through the RBC Mobile app (Android and iPhone devices) or the RBC Canada app (iPad devices). Download the latest version of the apps from the relevant app store, select 'Deposit Cheque' in the main menu and follow the on-screen prompts.

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With Interac e-Transfers you can send funds to clients of other financial institutions as well as RBC, and you don't need to know the account number of the person you're sending money to. All you need is their email address or mobile phone number.

You can send an Interac e-Transfer from Online Banking, or Mobile Banking. Here’s how:

To send an Interac e-Transfer from Online Banking:

• From the Accounts Summary page, select 'More Payment Options' on the right side of the page.
• Enter the payment amount of the transfer.
• Select the account you want the funds to be debited from.
• Open the “To” drop down list, select the Interac e-Transfer payee and Submit.

To send an Interac e-Transfer from Mobile Banking:

Select the Interac e-Transfers icon from the main page.

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• Choose the account you would like to pay from.
• Select the recipient you wish to send funds to. If sending to a new recipient, select the + sign in the bottom left hand corner of the page.
• Follow the steps

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