Depositor beware! I opened a 6-month CD a year ago and was very specific in that I wanted an account that would renew with no intervention, at a decent rate. Well on the first maturity 6 months age the interest creditted was about $24 and since I had no need of the funds at that time I left it alone. To my dismay the second maturity that just processed credit the CD with 0.23 (23 cents!) in interest! Who in their right mind would tie up money for 6 months to earn pennies? This automatic renewal option is thief! read more