Still using Ally Bank savings account, but the APY had dropped to .60%. Time to move. Any recs on personal savings account? This is my emergency “savings”

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They are all in that range, it’s not just Ally

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The email just came through. Marcus and the rest are at the same level.
Glad, I locked a CD with Ally at 2.5% before all of this.

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Jealous 😟

I can prob do a CD ladder - just to get a boost. Thanks all

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everywhere is low right now...can’t anchor on 2% rates from last year but instead gauge what’s worth switching vs not. Citi Accelerate has historically been a higher for HYSA so might be worth a look, as is Marcus, but I don’t know that it’s worth switching for <0.05% on an already low rate

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CDs aren’t giving a good rate.... ugh

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The overnight rate is currently between 0 and 25 bps - the days of 2%+ on savings and money markets are gone until the overnight rate moves back up. Probably won’t be for another year.

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