Best Nationally Available Reverse Tier Savings/MMA, 18 May 2026
Deposit Diary Daily #732
What‘s Happening?
There was only one rate change:
First Flight Credit Union • Prestige Money Market • 3.82% (▼15 bps) ($10k-$50k), 1.51% ($50k+)
NOTE: I was working on a graphic detailing potential earnings for the Reverse Tier Accounts, but it became more intricate than I expected and I ran out of time. I hope to finish it for publication on Tuesday.
Highest-Rate Nationally Available Reverse Tier Accounts
Listed below are the nationally available Reverse Tier Accounts from banks and credit unions that offer an APY of 5.00% or higher, as of May 18, 2026.
Bayer Heritage Credit Union • High Yield Savings • 10.00% (up to $1k), 0.50% ($1k-$50k), 0.10% ($50k+)
Air Academy Credit Union • Reverse Tier Savings Account • 6.50% (up to $2k), 1.25% ($2k-$5k), 0.25% ($5k-$10k), 0.15% ($10k-$50k), 0.05% ($50k+)
Partner Colorado Credit Union • Power Savings • 5.50% (up to $1k), 1.05% ($1k-$2.5k), 0.50% ($2.5k-10k), 0.05% ($10k+)
Andrews Federal Credit Union • Online Savings Account • 5.50% (up to $1k), 0.05% ($1k+)
Sunward • Varo Savings Account • 5.04% (up to $2.5k), 3.04% ($2.5k-$5k), 2.04% ($5k-$10k), 1.04% ($10k-$15k), 0.44% ($15k-$25k), 0.14% ($25k+)
Varo • Power Money Market • 5.00% (up to $5k), 2.50% ($5k+)
Noble Credit Union • Reverse Money Market Account • 5.00% ($100-$2.5k), 2.50% ($2.5k-$5k), 1.25% ($5k-$7.5k), 1.00% ($7.5k-$10k), 0.75% ($10k+)
Michigan State University Credit Union • Savings Builder • 5.00% (up to $1k), 3.62% ($1k-$2k), 0.98% ($2k+)
Kinecta • High Yield Savings • 5.00% (up to $500), 3.00% ($500-$50k), 2.75% ($50k-$100k), 0.05% ($100k+)
Blue Federal Credit Union • Accelerated Savings • 5.00% ($25-$1k), 1.00% ($1k-$5k), 0.50% ($5k-10k), 0.25% ($10k-$50k), 0.15% ($50k+)
CommunityAmerica Credit Union • High-Interest Savings • 5.00% (up to $2.5k), 0.03% ($1k+)
Securityplus Federal Credit Union • Money Marketplus Account • 5.00% (up to $2.5k), 1.50% ($2.5k-$50k), 1.00% ($50k-$500k), 0.50% ($500k+)
Fairwinds Credit Union • Emergency Savings • 5.00% (up to $1k), 0.10% ($1k+)
DCU • Primary Savings • 5.00% (up to $1k), 0.05% ($1k+)
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Spreadsheet
The attached spreadsheet includes 35 nationally available Reverse Tier Savings and Money Market Accounts. The links go directly to each financial institution’s rate page or product landing page.


Always price out the after-tax dollars per hour you get from the hassles of these miniscule offers. How many are worth it compared with, say 3.5% at something easier you would prefer to be a customer of, locally?
Andrews FCU has lowered the rate to 5.00% for the reverse tier (up to $1k). Their online rate page still shows both the new correct rate and a mistake. They list the (correct) rate as 4.88/5.00 but didn't change the figure under the "$1000 or greater" box where it still has an incorrect range from the older rate back when it was 5.75 at one time ("5.61% to 0.07%").
But the highest rate now for that first $1k is only 5.00% (4.88 Rate / 5.00 APY)
https://www.andrewsfcu.org/rates (scroll down to "Online Savings Account")