--- title: Time Is Running out to Snag a CD With a 5% Yield description: With the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates by September, this may be the last chance for savers to lock in a 5% APY with a CD. authors: - name: Pete Grieve role: Lead News Reporter url: https://money.com/author/pete-grieve/ bio: Pete Grieve is a personal finance reporter. In his time at Money, Pete has covered everything from car buying to credit cards to the housing market. education: University of Chicago, BA Political Science at_money_since: 2022 articles: 600 covers: - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://twitter.com/pete_grieve - https://linkedin.com/in/pete-grieve-b5aa02138 - https://www.facebook.com/petegrieve4 editors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2024-07-18T12:32:13.000Z' section: Banking tags: - News word_count: 651 canonical: https://money.com/cd-rates-falling-2024/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We may earn a fee if you click on the links below. Compensation does not determine ranking. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![A hand dropping a coin into a piggy bank.](https://img.money.com/2024/07/News-5-Percent-CD-Invest-Now.jpg) For over a year, savers have been able to find [certificates of deposit, or CDs,](https://money.com/best-cd-rates/) offering annual percentage yields (APYs) of 5% or higher. But those days may be coming to an end. With the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates by September — and possibly several times before the end of the year — this may be the last chance for savers to lock in a 5% APY with a CD. To fight surging post-pandemic inflation, the U.S. central banking system raised interest rates 11 times from March 2022 to July 2023, making borrowing costlier for consumers and slowing down the economy. But higher benchmark interest rates have also meant better returns on savings accounts like CDs. ## Save and grow your money without incurring risk — open a CD Account ### If you want your money to work a little harder but aren't sure about investing in stocks or bonds, look into a Certificate of Deposit (CD) with Bread Financial. Click on your state to open a CD account today! [See Offer](https://money.com/pr/j2ef08ad27bf?ap_referrer=%2Fcd-rates-falling-2024%2F) A CD is an account insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, with a fixed term and a fixed interest rate. CD terms are as short as three months but may extend up to 10 years. These accounts are not as liquid as other savings options and often come with early withdrawal penalties, so investing in a CD is best suited for people who have money they won't need to access until the term is up. ## Why CD rates are going down Banks and credit unions have lowered the rates on CDs so far in 2024, and that trend is likely to continue. Market observers expect the federal funds rate to be 75 basis points lower at the end of the year than it is now, according to the [CME Group’s FedWatch Tool](https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html). Speaking generally, the more the Fed cuts interest rates, the more you can expect CD rates to fall. For now, some banks are still offering 12-month CDs with APYs at or above 5%, but the list isn’t as long as it used to be. In January, [Barclays](https://money.com/pr/v5d7482c5d6a?ap_referrer=https%253A%252F%252Fmoney.com%252Fcd-rates-falling-2024%252F), [Marcus](https://money.com/pr/me7e049f6427?ap_referrer=https%253A%252F%252Fmoney.com%252Fcd-rates-falling-2024%252F) and [Sallie Mae](https://money.com/pr/mf79db82f853?ap_referrer=https%253A%252F%252Fmoney.com%252Fcd-rates-falling-2024%252F) were advertising 5.50% APYs. As of Wednesday, Marcus and Sallie Mae were down to 5.15%, and Barclays was at 5% flat. [Discover’s](https://money.com/pr/u89384dbf055?ap_referrer=https%253A%252F%252Fmoney.com%252Fcd-rates-falling-2024%252F) 12-month CD APY fell from 5.20% to 4.70% in that timeframe, while [Synchrony's](https://money.com/pr/i24cfccef3f5?ap_referrer=https%253A%252F%252Fmoney.com%252Fcd-rates-falling-2024%252F) 12-month CD APY slid from 5.30% to 4.8%. In January, [Ally](https://money.com/pr/c92678cdd741?ap_referrer=https%253A%252F%252Fmoney.com%252Fcd-rates-falling-2024%252F) was offering a 5.25% APY for 12-month CDs, which has more recently decreased to 4.50% — a significant drop. Ally's chief financial officer, Russ Hutchinson, said in a first-quarter earnings call that “the combination of a great brand and comprehensive value proposition enabled us to lag competition from a pricing perspective on the way up and positions us to lead on the way down.” In an earnings call Wednesday, he said Ally's next steps “will depend to some extent on Fed rate moves.” ## Should you lock in a CD rate? According to Bryan Johnson, chief financial officer at CDValet.com, it’s unclear exactly where CD APYs are headed in the rest of 2024 due to the uncertain rate environment. The trajectory, however, appears to down. “CDs have been more attractive compared to other principal guaranteed options, like Treasuries, which has not always been the case,” he writes in an email to Money. “As a result, it’s a good time to buy a CD and lock in the extra yield.” Longer-term CDs currently have lower rates than 12-month CDs. For example, Ally’s 3-year CD has a 4% APY compared to the 4.50% APY for the 12-month option. Banks are offering lower APYs on these CDs because they don't want to be stuck paying above-market rates if the Fed goes on a cutting spree. Despite the difference in APYs, Johnson says he currently favors longer-term CDs, which let you lock in rates that likely won’t be around in a couple of years. 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