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Rising Bank Review 2020
Published April 2020 by Mary Wisniewski
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Overall
3.6
Bankrate Score
Rising Bank is a newer online division of Midwest BankCentre, a community bank that’s been around for more than a century.
What we like
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Offers market-leading rates.
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Customer service is available 24/7.
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Fees are virtually non-existent, with the exception of fees for chargebacks and wire transfers.
What we don't
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Few products are available.
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No access to Zelle yet.
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Interest isn’t compounded for savers as frequently as it is at other banks.
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Interest isn’t compounded for the savings account at all.
Savings accounts
4.5
Bankrate Score
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Savings account
Rising Bank has a High-Yield Savings Account that has one of the highest APYs around. The top-tier APY is available as long as you deposit $1,000 or more.
What we like
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One of the highest APYs available nationwide.
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You only need $1,000 in the account to earn the top APY.
What we don't
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Some banks have lower or no minimum balance requirements at comparable APYs.
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Rising Bank does have a $500,000 account maximum.
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Interest from the High Yield Savings Account doesn't compound.
CD rates
2.6
Bankrate Score
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CDs are one of the few products offered by Rising Bank. Customers have the option of opening a regular term CD or a jumbo CD. Bump-up CDs are also available; however, they require a high minimum deposit ($25,000). Additional deposits can be made, however.
The bank’s disclosures state that early withdrawal penalties may apply for cashing out a CD before its maturity date. For 12-month CDs, the penalty is 90 days’ interest.
What we like
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Yields are competitive.
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Accounts are accessible to savers nationwide.
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The minimum deposit for most CDs is relatively low.
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Rising CDs allow multiple deposits and allow the yield during the term to be bumped up.
What we don't
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Interest is compounded every three months.
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Interest is credited to accounts on a quarterly basis.
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Relatively small selection of CD maturity terms.
Checking accounts
3.7
Bankrate Score
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Checking account
Rising Bank's checking account not only offers you a competitive interest rate if you keep at least $5,000 parked in the account, it also offers you generous ATM access for free. You also won't have to pay a monthly fee.
Balances below $1,000 will not earn interest.
What we like
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Offers competitive interest rate.
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It partners with MoneyPass, so customers will have free access to ATMs nationwide.
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What we don't
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Does not yet include Zelle (peer-to-peer payment) functionality.
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Steeper minimum deposit requirements.
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Overdraft fees are steeper.
Bank experience
Rising Bank’s mobile banking app includes staples, such as mobile deposit capture. The app also includes a rarer capability: letting customers organize their transactions by adding notes and photos of receipts, so they can remember what the transactions are for.
Rising Bank has impressive customer service hours: The bank says it offers 24/7 customer service by calling (888) 222-9484.
You won’t, however, have access to branches if you bank here. To access your cash, you can transfer money to a linked external account or visit a MoneyPass ATM (the bank's ATM partner).
About Rising Bank
St. Louis-based Midwest BankCentre launched its online-only bank in February 2019 with the hopes of offering a new platform that meets the needs of today’s digital customers. When the bank opened shop, it began offering one of the highest 12-month CD yields available.
In addition to CDs, Rising Bank offers a high-yield savings account and a checking account. The website is easy to navigate, and according to the bank, accounts take less than 5 minutes to open.
Mary Wisniewski @MARYMWISNIEWSKI
Mary Wisniewski is a banking editor for Bankrate and occasionally writes on a variety of fintech and banking subjects. Previously, she covered fintech for American Banker and edited op-eds for the publication's BankThink section. She was also a blogger and editor at Bank Innovation and served as a fashion editor for National Jeweler, where she reported on fashion shows and jewelry news. Mary grew up in the Michigan suburbs and now lives in Los Angeles with a maltipoo, a record player and an espresso machine.