1 CD
State Employees' CD rates
Every CD we track from State Employees', by term, with each term’s place among the CDs we track and its terms of business.
At each term
Its best rates
- 6 months3.85%#50 of 143
- 1 year4.00%#59 of 176
- 18 months4.30%#23 of 107
- 2 years4.30%#30 of 134
- 30 months4.00%Not ranked
- 3 years4.00%#28 of 98
- 4 years4.00%Not ranked
- 5 years4.00%#31 of 98
Places are among the CDs we track for that term, on $10,000. IRA CDs aren’t counted in the best rates.
Every CD
By term
Share Term Certificate (STC)
6 months3.85%#50 of 143
1 year4.00%#59 of 176
18 months4.30%#23 of 107
2 years4.30%#30 of 134
30 months4.00%—
3 years4.00%#28 of 98
4 years4.00%—
5 years4.00%#31 of 98
- Early withdrawal penalty
- Any term: 90 days of interest
- Minimum to open
- $250ncsecu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
- Grace period at maturity
- 7 daysncsecu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
- Interest compounds
- Simple interestncsecu.org, checked Nov 8, 2026
- Membership
- Membership required:
- Employees of the state of North Carolina, employees of North Carolina public boards of education, employees of North Carolina county departments of Social Services, Health, Mental Health, and Civil Defense, employees of associations formed for the benefit of state of North Carolina employees, employees of agencies or departments whose employees are otherwise subject to the North Carolina State Personnel Act, and employees of federal agencies assigned to North Carolina state agencies.
- Members of the North Carolina National Guard.
- Individuals retired from the above employment or service as pensioners and/or annuitants, including former employees who are “vested” and have not withdrawn or terminated future eligibility to be a pensioner and/or annuitant.
- Immediate family of an existing member, including spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, and adoptive relationships.
The bank’s page · checked Nov 8, 2026. A dash: a term we don’t rank.
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