SwitchWize Research Desk · Monthly edition
Savings Rate Watch: October 2026
Where US savings rates stood in October 2026. Every figure below is fixed as of and does not change, so it can be quoted and checked later.
SwitchWize Bank Gap Index
962+3 vs September 2026
The distance between what a typical US bank pays on savings and the best available rate, across 63 tracked institutions.
The headline numbers
| Top savings rate tracked | 4.22% |
| National savings average | 0.37% |
| The gap between them | 3.85 points |
| Institutions tracked | 63 |
| Best single high-yield savings APY | 4.27% |
| Best CD APY | 4.95% |
| Best money market APY | 4.05% |
Top savings rates in October 2026
| Account | APY |
|---|---|
| LendingClub High Yield Savings Account | 4.20% |
| PiBank High Yield Savings Account | 4.25% |
| Bread Savings High Yield Savings Account | 4.00% |
| Newtek Bank High Yield Savings Account | 4.20% |
| Vio Bank High Yield Savings Account | 4.01% |
How to cite this
SwitchWize Research Desk, Savings Rate Watch: October 2026, read October 1, 2026. Figures come from SwitchWize rate observations collected from official bank pages, with the national average taken from the FDIC published figure. Nothing here is estimated or projected, and this edition is not revised after publication.
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