23accounts we track

  • Savings12
  • Checking10
  • CDs1

Credit union in San Jose, CA

First Technology

NCUA-insured · charter 23521

Savings, checking and CDs, with every rate from First Technology’s own pages and every rank against the accounts we track.

Checked Nov 8, 2026Updated

Best savings rate
4.00%APY · First Technology Start Up Savings
Best CD rate
3.25%APY for 3 months

Every account we track

Accounts and rates

Savings

A year on $10,000, after fees
First Technology Start Up SavingsSavings account · $25 to open4.00%$44Not stated
First Tech Premier Rewards Savings AccountSavings account · $25 to open3.00%$300Not stated
First Tech Rewards SavingsSavings account · $25 to open3.00%$300None
First Technology Instant Access SavingsSavings account · $25 to open0.20%$10Not stated
First Technology Carefree SavingsSavings account · $25 to open0.01%$1Not stated
First Technology Membership SavingsSavings account · $5 to open0.01%$1None
First Technology Coverdell Instant Access SavingsSavings accountNot stated—Not stated
First Technology Coverdell SavingsSavings accountNot stated—Not stated
First Technology IRA Instant Access SavingsSavings accountNot stated—Not stated
First Technology IRA SavingsSavings accountNot stated—Not stated
First Technology Roth Instant Access SavingsSavings accountNot stated—Not stated
First Technology Roth SavingsSavings accountNot stated—Not stated

Checking

Against 1043 checking accounts
First Tech Rewards Checking (Qualified Rate)Checking account · $10 to open0.01%#68Not stated
First Tech Rewards CheckingChecking account · $10 to open0.01%#211None
First Tech Rewards Checking (Non-Qualified Rate)Checking account · $10 to open0.00%#426Not stated
First Tech Premier Rewards Checking AccountChecking account · $10 to open0.00%#452Not stated
First Checking PlusChecking account · $10 to open0.00%#648Not stated
First Technology Carefree CheckingChecking account · $10 to open0.00%#665Not stated
First Technology Dividends Rewards CheckingChecking account2.00%#721Not stated
First Technology Start Up CheckingChecking account · $10 to open0.00%—Not stated

3-Month Share Certificate, by term

3 months3.25%—

A dash: a term we don’t rank. All First Technology CDs

Against the market

How First Technology ranks

Where each ranked account sits on our list for its kind. Further right is higher on the list.

  • First Tech Rewards Checking (Qualified Rate)Checking account#68 of 1043
  • First Tech Rewards SavingsSavings account#47 of 270
  • First Tech Premier Rewards Savings AccountSavings account#49 of 270
  • First Tech Rewards CheckingChecking account#211 of 1043
  • First Tech Rewards Checking (Non-Qualified Rate)Checking account#426 of 1043
  • First Tech Premier Rewards Checking AccountChecking account#452 of 1043
  • First Technology Dividend Rewards Checking (Qualified Rate)Checking account#465 of 1043
  • First Technology Instant Access SavingsSavings account#167 of 270

Savings and money market accounts rank by a year on $10,000; checking by a year for an everyday customer; CDs by a year on $10,000 at each term.