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Ally Bank is a one-stop shop for online-only banking customers from coast to coast. It offers a competitive yield on its savings account, money market account and its CDs. It is a part of a large fee-free ATM network and its checking account reimburses $10 worth of out-of-network ATM fees each statement period.

TIAA Bank is an online institution offering deposit accounts with competitive rates and low minimum balances, and customers have access to thousands of fee-free ATMs. While the bank maintains branches, only a limited number are available and just in Florida.

Discover Bank is an online institution within a financial services company offering various banking products, including deposit accounts, credit cards, personal loans and student loans. The checking account lets you earn cash back on qualifying debit card purchases. Discover’s online savings account comes with a competitive rate and no monthly fees.

BrioDirect is an online bank that offers multiple CDs, a money market account, a checking account and a savings account.

Spring Bank is a regional bank with two locations in New York.

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

Transportation Alliance Bank is mostly an online bank that offers deposit accounts for individuals and businesses, as well as commercial loans.

Alliant Credit Union is an NCUA-insured credit union based in Chicago that offers deposit accounts with competitive APYs and minimal fees. It offers a highly rated mobile app as well as access to a wide network of surcharge-free ATMs.

Quontic Bank is an online bank headquartered in New York known for innovation and paying competitive rates.

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

Emigrant Bank is a federally insured online bank with two branch offices, one in Manhattan and one in Ossining, New York.

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

Capital One Bank is among the 10 largest banks in the country, with branches in seven Eastern and two Southern states. It’s one of the few online banks that you can actually visit to withdraw cash. Those looking for accounts with competitive rates and no monthly fees will find Capital One Bank to be a solid option to consider.

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

American Express National Bank is an online bank offering personal banking products that include a savings account with a competitive APY as well as several terms of CDs.

Cross River Bank offers checking, money market and savings accounts as well as CDs. Consumers may find its single branch a deal breaker, but consumers in the New York City area looking for great rates on checking and savings may find it’s a good fit.

Quorum Federal Credit Union is based in Purchase, New York, and serves members nationwide.

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

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

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

BankPurely is a financial institution created for environmentally conscious consumers.

Bethpage Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in New York state, is a full-service banking institution. All of its deposit accounts are insured up to $250,000 through the National Credit Union Administration.

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

Sallie Mae Bank offers competitive APYs on its savings accounts, but it doesn’t offer a checking account.

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

Ridgewood Savings Bank offers the 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 an extensive network of 55,000 surcharge-free ATMs worldwide in the AllPoint Network.

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

CFG Bank is a community bank in Maryland that offers good to highly competitive rates on CDs and a money market account.

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

Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union is one of America’s best credit unions and one of the largest in the state of Texas.

LendingClub Bank is an FDIC-insured online bank known as Radius Bank until it was acquired by LendingClub in February 2021. Consumers looking for an online bank that offers competitive yields, low fees and ample ATM access might consider LendingClub Bank a solid option.

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

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.

Axos Bank is an online bank that offers checking accounts, a savings account, a money market account and CDs.

Varo is a digital bank that prides itself on its technology and offers checking and savings accounts with unique online features.

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

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

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

Pentagon Federal Credit Union is one of the largest federal credit unions, based on assets and membership. It has a rich history in serving members of the armed forces, those affiliated with the military and employees of the federal government. PenFed has members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several U.S. territories. It is insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

FNBO Direct is FNBO's online bank. It offers a checking account and a savings account nationwide.

Synchrony Bank is an online bank that issues credit cards and offers several products that pay some of the best rates. But if you’re looking for a checking account, you’ll want to consider other options such as Ally Bank or Capital One.

Citibank is among the world’s largest financial institutions, with well over $1 trillion in assets. It offers a comprehensive selection of banking products. These include its High-Yield Savings account, its Basic Banking Package checking accounts, its CDs and its credit cards. It is also the largest bank to eliminate overdraft fees. Obtaining competitive yields on savings accounts at Citi will depend on where you live and whether you’re eligible for its High-Yield Savings account. Citi has more than 2,300 Citi ATMs and 60,000 fee-free ATMs. The bank also has more than 600 branches.

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

For savers interested in basic online accounts without maintenance fees, Live Oak Bank offers a savings account and CDs that pay competitive rates. Those seeking money market or checking accounts, as well as a debit or ATM card, will need to look elsewhere.

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.

M.Y. Safra Bank operates a branch in New York City and also offers strictly online accounts. It provides a full range of personal and business deposit products as well as loans and lines of credit.

Lake Michigan Credit Union is a full-service financial institution primarily serving members in Lower Michigan and southwestern Florida.

Marcus by Goldman Sachs is an online bank that offers personal loans and rewards savers with higher-than-average rates.

Delta Community Credit Union is the largest credit union in Georgia. It has more than 461,000 members at its credit union and 31 branches.

In April 2022, Comenity Direct became Bread Savings. The online-only bank offers a savings account and five terms of CDs with competitive yields. You’ll also find low minimum opening balance requirements, making it easy to open an account. Consumers in search of checking and money market accounts or who need access to a branch will want to look elsewhere.

Vio Bank is an online-only financial institution serving savers nationwide. The bank consistently offers top-tier rates on their money market account, but those looking for a checking account will need to go with another option.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is California’s largest credit union. It has low minimum balances and most SchoolsFirst accounts come without a monthly fee.

New York-based Apple Bank is known for offering competitive yields. It has about 80 locations in the New York City area.

Presidential Bank is Bethesda, Maryland-based bank with 10 branches in the Washington metropolitan area. It offers a wide selection of deposit products.

USAA Federal Savings Bank is a federally insured, members-only online bank that offers checking and savings accounts, CDs, credit cards, mortgages and other loans.

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.

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

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

Golden 1 Credit Union is one of the largest credit unions in the U.S. and offers members a wide selection of products and services. Most accounts require a small amount to open and many also feature low or no monthly fees.

Barclays is a London-based multinational financial-services giant with global reach. In the U.S., Barclays offers a limited selection of deposit products online.

PNC is a bank that offers a full suite of deposit products, with branches in parts of the Northeast, South, Midwest and on the West Coast. While the bank offers competitive rates to customers who live in certain states, those who live elsewhere earn yields below the national average.

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.

Provident Bank has a sizable branch presence in New Jersey, a few locations in Pennsylvania and one in New York. it offers numerous checking account options and enough savings products to appeal to a wide base of customers. The bank does a good job of minimizing those pesky fees that consumers generally loathe.

OneWest Bank has more than 60 branches in Southern California and a full lineup of deposit and loan products, and online and mobile banking tools.

HSBC Bank USA is a subsidiary of HSBC, a London-based global bank founded in 1865 as the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. It serves more than 40 million customers worldwide. Its U.S. headquarters are in McLean, Virginia.

Morgan Stanley Private Bank offers a savings account, an interest-bearing checking account and a free checking account.

Heritage Bank is based in Spicer, Minnesota. It offers checking accounts, savings accounts and CDs.

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

Western State Bank is a well-established, federally insured bank based in North Dakota that offers deposit and loan products for individuals and businesses.

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 online banking features.

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.

Union Bank serves customers on the West Coast with branch, telephone, online and mobile banking.

TD Bank bills itself as “America’s Most Convenient Bank” because many of its branches are open for extended hours, seven days a week — as well as some holidays. It also offers customers access to nearly 2,700 ATMs. However, those seeking deposit accounts that pay competitive rates and charge lower fees may need to look elsewhere.

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