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Ally Bank is a one-stop shop for online-only banking customers from coast to coast

BrioDirect is Sterling National Bank’s online brand. It offers 11 terms of CDs, a money market account, a checking account and a savings account. The savings products tend to have competitive yields. (Sterling National Bank and Webster Bank recently announced an agreement to merge the two companies.)

Axos Bank is celebrating its 20th anniversary. It has checking accounts, a savings account, a money market account and CDs.

Discover Bank is an online institution within a financial services company offering various products, including credit cards, personal loans and student loans.

Transportation  Alliance Bank (TAB Bank) is mostly an online bank that offers deposit accounts for individuals and businesses, as well as commercial loans. Its mobile app is highly rated by Apple and Android users. With roots in the trucking industry, it still serves the transportation sector, as well as individual consumers.

Simple is an online-only brand of a traditional bank. On Jan. 7, Simple parent company BBVA notified Simple customers that it would be shutting down the app-based banking service. Simple accounts will be transferred to BBVA accounts in the future. For now, Simple customers can continue using the Simple app or website to access their account and money.

Bank5 Connect offers a savings account, checking account and CDs with competitive yields and low minimum balance requirements.

First Internet Bank of Indiana has been around since February 1999. It is an online bank that serves all 50 states.

With Ridgewood Savings Bank, you’ll get the intimate feel and personal attention of a community bank combined with an impressive lineup of digital banking tools and services. Customers have access to competitive savings rates and a massive network of 55,000 surcharge-free ATMs worldwide in the AllPoint Network.

Customers Bank requires a large minimum balance to open and earn the APY on its High-Yield Savings Account.

Cross River Bank offers checking, money market and savings accounts as well as CDs. With just one branch, some people may find that a deal-breaker. But if you’re looking for a great rate on your checking and savings accounts, Cross River may be a good fit.

Navy Federal Credit Union is the world’s largest credit union serving millions of military members and their loved ones.

Connexus Credit Union has branch locations in the Midwest but offers deposit products and financial services to consumers from coast to coast.

Rising Bank is a newer online division of Midwest BankCentre, a St. Louis-based community bank that’s been around for more than a century.

Emigrant Bank has a wide variety of accounts to accommodate both personal and business banking. But you have to call customer service for many account details, as Emigrant Bank's website is sparse on information. Deposits are FDIC-insured.

American Airlines Federal Credit Union offers a range of banking and lending products for its airline industry members.

Salem Five Direct is best for savers who are comfortable banking online and who are seeking a competitive rate.

Capital One Bank is one of the most popular banks in the country, and in some regions, it also gives customers access to bank branches.

TIAA Bank is an online bank that offers a wide range of financial products.

Northpointe Bank is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based bank that offers a variety of deposit products with competitive rates to its customers and charges low (if any) fees for the accounts.

Patelco Credit Union is a full-service credit union serving members in Northern California.

BankPurely is a financial institution created for environmentally conscious consumers.

IGObanking, an online division of Flushing Bank, offers a range of deposit products to consumers nationwide.

Varo is a digital bank that prides itself on its technology and offers great products and features to its customers.

Lake Michigan Credit Union is a full-service financial institution primarily serving members in Western Michigan.

The Federal Savings Bank specializes in mortgages for homebuyers, but also offers deposit products and personal loans. The veteran-owned bank offers savers a number of options to earn interest on everyday bank accounts like checking and savings.

VyStar Credit Union is northeast Florida’s largest credit union offering various deposit accounts and services to hundreds of thousands of members.

Sallie Mae Bank offers competitive APYs on its savings accounts. However, you’ll have to bank elsewhere for a checking account.

Delta Community Credit Union is the largest credit union in Georgia. It has more than 427,000 members at its credit union.

Based in Houston, Lone Star Bank is a federally insured community bank serving individual consumers and businesses, small and large.

BankDirect is an online-only bank that features competitive rates and is available to customers in all 50 states.

Radius Bank is an FDIC-insured online bank headquartered in Boston.

Apple Bank has around 80 locations in New York. This bank is known in New York for offering competitive yields.

CIT Bank is an online bank that offers competitive annual percentage yields (APYs) on its savings accounts. CIT Bank also offers a checking account and a money market account.

Citibank is among the world’s largest financial institutions, with well over $1 trillion in assets. It offers a comprehensive selection of banking products. It has branches in around a quarter of the continental 48 states.

Spring Bank has a location in the Bronx and one in Manhattan.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is California’s largest credit union, serving educators and their families throughout the state. It has low minimum balances and most SchoolsFirst accounts come without a monthly fee. They offer CD terms from as short as 30 days to as long as five years.

FinWise Bank is a Utah-based bank that offers inexpensive accounts.

Pentagon Federal Credit Union is the second-largest federal credit union. It has a rich history in serving members of the military and those who are affiliated with the military. PenFed has members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and it is insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

Synchrony Bank is an online bank that issues credit cards and offers several products that pay some of the market’s best rates.

FNBO Direct is First National Bank of Omaha’s online bank. It is an online bank that offers a checking account and a savings account in all 50 states.

NBKC offers competitive rates on deposit accounts for business and personal customers.

The online bank with headquarters in Manhattan is known for innovating and for paying competitive rates.

Provident Bank has a sizable branch presence in New Jersey and a few in surrounding states. They offer numerous checking account options and enough savings products to appeal to a wide base of customers. The bank does a very good job of minimizing those pesky fees that consumers generally loathe.

Marcus by Goldman Sachs is a direct bank that offers personal loans and rewards savers with higher payouts.

FNBA is a federally insured bank with more than $2.6 billion in assets. It opened in 1955 as First National Bank of East Lansing.

Suncoast Credit Union is Florida’s largest credit union. It offers savings accounts, a checking account, regular and jumbo CDs, a money market account and other banking options to its members.

Star One Credit Union has been around for more than 60 years and serves as the largest credit union in Silicon Valley.

Golden 1 Credit Union is one of the largest credit unions in the United States and offers its members a wide selection of products and services. You’ll only need a little bit of money to open most of their accounts, and many of them come with low-to-no monthly fees.

Presidential Bank is an FDIC-insured bank headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. It has nine branches in the Washington, D.C. area.

Although Comenity is well-known as the bank behind many branded retail credit cards, it also offers competitive yields on savings accounts and CDs. Minimum opening balance requirements are low. Comenity Direct is insured by the FDIC.

HSBC Direct accounts are available across the U.S. The accounts are through HSBC Bank USA, N.A. If you have an account, you can make a deposit or withdrawal at one of the HSBC locations in the U.S. HSBC Direct's CDs offer competitive APYs, while its checking account doesn’t charge monthly maintenance fees.

Live Oak Bank offers online savings accounts and CDs to savers nationwide.

Western State Bank is an FDIC-insured bank started in 1902 and currently headquartered in Devils Lake, North Dakota. It has branches in North Dakota and Arizona.

American Express Bank is a premier online bank offering personal banking products to savers across various income levels.

E-Trade Bank is the banking unit of E-Trade Financial Corp., a brand best known for its brokerage services.

HSBC Direct accounts are available across the U.S. The accounts are through HSBC Bank USA, N.A. If you have an account, you can make a deposit or withdrawal at one of the HSBC locations in the U.S. HSBC CDs offer a competitive APY and the HSBC Direct Checking account charges no monthly maintenance fees.

USAA Federal Savings Bank is a members-only bank that requires membership through serving in the military or by having eligible family members who served.

Amerant Bank is a brick-and-mortar bank based in Florida, and it offers competitive rates on CDs nationwide.

Third Federal Savings & Loan Association is a Cleveland-based financial institution that supports local communities in Ohio and Florida and offers some banking products online.

Banesco USA is an FDIC-insured institution with headquarters in South Florida.

CIBC Bank USA offers a range of personal banking products and a high-APY savings account.

Vio Bank is an online-only financial institution serving savers nationwide.

Boeing Employees’ Credit Union is one of the largest credit unions in the U.S. It offers members a variety of checking and savings products along with many highly desired online banking features.

Barclays is a U.K.-headquartered, multinational financial services giant with global reach. In the United States, Barclays offers a very limited selection of deposit products online.

Heritage Bank has its headquarters in Spicer, Minnesota. It offers checking accounts, savings accounts and CDs.

NASB is a midsize Kansas City bank with brick-and-mortar branches, as well as online banking services, digital wallets and a mobile app that broadens its reach and appeal. It offers attractive yields on CDs, checking, savings and money market accounts. It has a “switch kit” that helps ease the transfer of funds from other banks.

BMO Harris offers a competitive yield on its Platinum Money Market Account. The $5,000 minimum balance requirement is higher than some accounts, but if you have that much to deposit, it’s worth considering.

PNC is a regional bank that operates in parts of the Northeast, South and Midwest. Its virtual wallet suite of products is intended to help people balance daily spending with short-term and long-term savings goals. The acquisition of BBVA USA will help PNC have a presence in California, Colorado and New Mexico.

Santander Bank has branches mainly in the Northeast. Its biggest presence is in Massachusetts, where it has nearly 200 locations.

Texas Capital Bank is a commercial bank based in Dallas that also offers consumer deposit products, credit cards and personal loans.

TD Bank bills itself as America's Most Convenient Bank because its branches are open for more hours than most other banks. Many of its branches are open seven days a week, as well as some holidays. It also offers customers access to about 2,800 ATMs.

OneWest Bank has more than 60 locations in Southern California.