Yes. When you open a business CD account, you're agreeing to keep your money in the account for a specific period of time. If you want to withdraw your money earlier, you will be subject to the following penalties:
- For CDs with terms of less than 90 days: all interest earned on the amount withdrawn or 7 days of interest on the amount withdrawn, whichever is greater
- For CDs with terms of 90 days up to 12 months: 90 days of interest on the amount withdrawn
- For CDs with terms of 12-60 months: 180 days of interest on the amount withdrawn
- For CDs with terms of 60 months or longer: 365 days of interest on the amount withdrawn
In addition to these penalties, you will also pay the amount of any cash bonuses you received when you opened or reinvested the account. For complete information about early withdrawals, please refer to page 10 of the Deposit Agreement and Disclosures document.
For the Flexible CD, a penalty of 7 days interest will be imposed for early withdrawals within the first 6 days of the account term (or within the first 6 days following any partial withdrawal during the initial or any renewal term). If your account has not earned enough interest to cover an early withdrawal penalty, we deduct any interest first and take the remainder of the penalty from your principal. See Deposit Agreement and Disclosures and Deposit Rate Sheet for more detail about the penalty calculation.