IRAs and ESAs
Secure your future with an IRA or ESA.
Plan For Your Future
Plan for your future with an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or for your child’s future with an Education Savings Account (ESA).
Rates
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Type |
Dividend Rate2 |
APY3 |
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1Rates are for new share certificates only and require $500 minimum. Penalty will or may be imposed for early withdrawal. |
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Type 91 Days |
Dividend Rate2 1.79% |
APY3 1.80% |
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Type 182 Days |
Dividend Rate2 1.89% |
APY3 1.90% |
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Type 275 Days (Add-on) |
Dividend Rate2 1.94% |
APY3 1.95% |
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Type 1 Year |
Dividend Rate2 2.23% |
APY3 2.25% |
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Type 18 Months |
Dividend Rate2 2.33% |
APY3 2.35% |
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Type 2 Years |
Dividend Rate2 2.58% |
APY3 2.60% |
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Type 30 Months (Add-on) |
Dividend Rate2 2.62% |
APY3 2.65% |
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Type 3 Years |
Dividend Rate2 2.72% |
APY3 2.75% |
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Type 4 Years |
Dividend Rate2 2.82% |
APY3 2.85% |
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Type 5 Years |
Dividend Rate2 2.97% |
APY3 3.00% |
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Type 7 Month Special |
Dividend Rate2 4.14% |
APY3 4.20% |
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Type 15 Month Special |
Dividend Rate2 4.14% |
APY3 4.20% |
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Planning Options
Educators Credit Union IRAs
If you are interested in investing your retirement funds with Educators through a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA, we offer two options: the IRA Money Market Savings Account and the IRA Share Certificate. Your IRA funds are insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to an aggregate amount of $250,000 (separate from your non-IRA share insurance coverage).
The IRA Money Market account offers the same rates as our High Yield Money Market Account, but the minimum starting balance is just $25. You also have the option to set up automatic payroll deduction.
The IRA Share Certificate offers the same rates as our other share certificates and provides the additional security of a guaranteed rate during the Share Certificate term.
Would you like to explore other investment alternatives for your retirement savings? Contact one of our CUNA2 Investment Advisors who can help you find the investments that best meets your needs
Frequently Asked Questions
A Traditional IRA is a retirement account where the funds you put in are not taxed upfront or as they grow. Instead, you only pay taxes once you withdraw the funds in the future.
A Roth IRA is a personal retirement fund made up of after-tax dollars. That means that you cannot deduct your contributions on your taxes, but your funds grow tax-free.
Then, once you have access to your funds, you won’t have to pay taxes on withdrawals.
You can withdraw funds from your Traditional IRA at any time. However, you may be subject to an additional 10% tax penalty on top of any taxes owed if you withdraw funds before the age of 59 ½.
The Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA provides business owners with a simplified method to contribute towards their employees’ retirement and their own retirement savings. It follows the same investment, distribution, and rollover rules as traditional IRAs.
Disclosures
1APY = Annual Percentage Yield. Rates are effective as of 09/01/2026.
For IRA Money Market the minimum to open account is $25. Minimum to open regular Money Market account is $1000, $10 fee per month for daily balances below $1000. Penalties apply for “under the minimum daily balance”, which may reduce earnings.
2Educators Investment Services Advisors are registered representatives of CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. Securities sold, advisory services offered through CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. (CBSI), member FINRA/SIPC, a registered broker/dealer and investment advisor, which is not an affiliate of the credit union. CBSI is under contract with the financial institution to make securities available to members. Not NCUA/NCUSIF/FDIC insured, May Lose Value, No Financial Institution Guarantee. Not a deposit of any financial institution. CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer in all fifty States of the United States of America.
Non-deposit investment products and services are not Federally insured by NCUA.
To members with automatic IRA withdrawals: You may change your withholding election any time prior to receiving your payment. IRA withdrawals are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect no withholding. Withholding from IRA payments, when combined with other withholding, may relieve you from payment of estimated income taxes. However, your withholding election does not affect the amount of income tax you pay. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are insufficient. Please contact us if you need to verify or change your withholding.