Credit unions offer better savings rates than community banks,according to a new study by the personal finance siteGoBankingRates.com.
The study, which compared more than 5,000 savings account ratesfrom credit unions and community banks across the U.S., noted thatCUs offer an average .20% APY savings account rate, while localbanks provide an average of .18% APY, said Casey Bond, managingeditor for GoBankingRates.com.
Bond said savings account interest rates used in the study werebased on credit union's online published rates on May 31, 2013 anda deposit amount of $10,000.
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