What is a Maturity Date and what happens after that date?

 

 

The Maturity Date is the date your Certificate of Deposit ("CD") account is scheduled to be renewed or closed. A penalty may be imposed for a withdrawal of principal before the Maturity Date. Your CD will automatically renew on the Maturity Date, unless we are no longer offering a CD with the same term as your maturing CD or you have asked us to not automatically renew your maturing CD during the term of your CD. At maturity, if your maturing CD automatically renews, you will have a 10 calendar-day period (grace period) during which you can make a deposit or withdraw funds from your CD account without penalty. If you give us instructions prior to the Maturity Date to add or withdraw funds from your CD at maturity, your CD will be renewed on the Maturity Date and there will not be a grace period. You may prevent automatic renewal if you follow the steps online to change your maturity option, call us prior to the maturity date to change your maturity option, or if we receive written notice from you before the Maturity Date.

For more information on the terms and conditions of your CD, please see the Consumer Deposit Account Agreement and Savings Schedules. For additional terms and conditions, see "Truth-In-Savings disclosures", and “Automatic Renewal.”

 

 


 

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* The Annual Percentage Yield (APY) as advertised is accurate as of . Interest rate and APY are subject to change at any time without notice before and after a High Yield Savings Account is opened. Interest Rate and APY of a Certificate of Deposit account is fixed once the account is funded.

 

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1 There is no minimum balance required to open your Account, to avoid being charged a fee, or obtain the Annual Percentage Yield (APY) disclosed to you.

 

For a CD account, rates are subject to change at any time without notice before the account is funded. The rate received will either be (i) the rate reflected during your application process or (ii) the rate being offered when your CD is funded, whichever is higher. All CDs must be funded within 60 calendar days from the time we approve your application or will be subject to closure. The interest rate and Annual Percentage Yield (APY) will be disclosed in your account-opening documents, which you will receive after completing your account-opening deposit. After a CD is opened, additional deposits to the account are not permitted. Early CD withdrawals may be subject to significant penalties which could cause you to lose some of your principal. Please see the Consumer Deposit Account Agreement and Savings Schedules for additional terms and conditions and Truth-in-Savings disclosures.

 

3 For purposes of transferring funds to or from an external bank, business days are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Transfers can be initiated 24/7 via the website or phone, but any transfers initiated after 7:00 PM Eastern Time or on non-business days will begin processing on the next business day. Funds deposited into your account may be subject to holds. See the Funds Availability section of your Consumer Deposit Account Agreement and Savings Schedules for more information.

 

4 Calculations are estimates of expected interest earned. Actual results may vary, based on various factors such as leap years, timing of deposits, rounding, and variation in interest rates. The first recurring deposit is assumed to begin in the second period after any initial deposit.

 

5 IRA Contributions are subject to aggregate annual limits across all IRA plans held at American Express or other institutions. IRA distributions may be taxed and subject to penalties based on IRS guidelines. Required minimum distribution, if applicable, is only relevant to this IRA plan and does not take into consideration other IRA plans held at American Express or other institutions. Please see IRS.gov for more information. We recommend you consult with a financial or tax advisor when making contributions to and distributions from an IRA plan account.