Share Certificates

Lock in our best yields on your terms.

As a member-owner, you’ll earn you a guaranteed return when you lock in a Share Certificate for a specific term. You not only earn our best yields, but you choose the deposit amount and terms. Ladder USC Credit Union Share Certificates of different amounts and terms to earn more from your investment when rates rise. 

  • No monthly maintenance or transaction fees1
  • Earn More with PremiumSpend Checking. Enjoy an additional 0.25% dividend rate boost² on USC Credit Union certificates.
  • Invest as little as $1,000
  • High APYs for a great return
  • At maturity, choose to renew or withdraw funds
  • Available in branch, by phone and online banking 
  • Backed by NCUA insurance

Members: Log in to your member portal, call us, or visit a branch to open your new account.

Non-Members: Apply for membership, call us, or visit a branch.

4.25 CD

MoneySense

A ladder is a strategy where you spread your investment over several share certificates of different term lengths. (The longer the term, the higher the rate of interest.) Let’s say you have $10,000 to invest. Picture a ladder with five rungs. You could split your investment into five equal amounts of $2,000 with term lengths that increase as you move up the rungs from three months to five years. When the three-month certificate matures, you reinvest that amount ($2,000+ interest) in a longer term certificate. You move up the ladder, repeating that strategy with each maturity date – and multiplying your earnings as you go.

Share Certificates Rates*

Rates accurate as of 11/3/2026
All rates and terms subject to change without notice.

Term, Dividend Rate, and APY for Share Certificates (CDs)
TermDividend RateAPY**
3 Months3.445%3.50%
6 Months3.687%3.75%
12 Months4.025%4.10%
24 Months4.169%4.25%
36 Months4.218%4.30%
48 Months4.218%4.30%
60 Months4.266%4.35%

*APY = Annual Percentage Yield. APY is accurate as of 11.4.2026. Fees may reduce earnings. Early withdrawal penalties apply.

**$1000.00 minimum.

Calculate Your Earnings




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APY stands for “annual percentage yield.” It’s the rate of return on your money, or how much money your money earns over time.

$32,850.18 Your total balance

Interest earned by month 15:

  • Your earnings$11847.00
  • Compared APY$3030.44

Total interest earned = $12850.18

Choose your terms. Watch your money multiply.

Earn our best yields on your choice of terms with Share Certificates. Open online or at any branch

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Disclosures:

1View our Schedule of Fees for details on account fees.

USCCU pays a bonus rate on all certificates of $50,000 or more. Bonus rate does not apply to special certificate promotions. Please refer to the USCCU Truth-in-Savings disclosures for complete information on account terms and related conditions. Early withdrawal penalties apply. Rates may vary after account is opened.

Your shares are insured to at least $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. government agency.

2PremiumSpend checking account disclosure: A $8.95 monthly service fee applies, but the fee will be waived if you meet one of the following requirements in a month: (a) minimum $5,000 average daily balance maintained in the PremiumSpend Checking Account during that month; or (b) minimum $25,000 combined share account balance maintained at USC Credit Union every day during that month.

(2) PremiumSpend Checking Accounts are subject to a variable rate. For the current dividend rate(s) and corresponding APY(s), refer to the separate Rate Sheet.

(3) The minimum opening deposit for PremiumSpend Checking Accounts is $25.00. The minimum balances required to earn dividends are disclosed in our Schedule of Fees.

(4) For payroll that can be verified by the Credit Union to its reasonable satisfaction, your direct deposit paycheck may be made available up to two (2) to three (3) calendar days prior to your regular payroll deposit date.

(5) PremiumSpend Checking Account owners are provided access to approximately 32,000 fee-free nationwide COOP ATMs and to approximately 2,300 fee-free Citi Community Network ATMs. In addition, PremiumSpend Checking Account owners are provided access to 5,200 fee-free nationwide Shared-Branching locations.

(6) PremiumSpend Checking Account owners are provided the following free services: free check writing, free incoming domestic wire transfers, free debit card, free Mobile Banking, free Mobile Deposit, free Bill Pay, free Zelle, free eStatements, optional free paper statements, one (1) complimentary financial review with a Trojan Wealth Management advisor, free non-network domestic ATM transactions (up to four (4) each month), free Credit Union cashier's checks or money orders (three (3) a month), free Credit Union notary services (one (1) a month), free temporary checks, and free access to their credit score through online banking.

(7) PremiumSpend Checking Accounts are also provided Overdraft Protection services that cover your check, ACH, debit card, and ATM transactions if your account has insufficient available funds to cover the transaction, but we pay the transaction anyway, resulting in a negative balance. Overdraft Protection services are only provided for everyday (one-time) debit card transactions, if you have opted in to payment of such transactions. Each overdraft transaction covered under the Overdraft Protection service is subject to a $14 fee. We reserve the right not to pay any overdraft transaction, even if we have paid such transactions in the past, and also will only make the Overdraft Protection service available to members in good standing. You must repay any negative balance resulting from Balance Protection may be reduced if you default on any loan or other obligation to us, your account becomes subject to any legal or administrative order or levy, or if you fail to maintain your account in good standing by not bringing your account to a positive balance within 32 days for a minimum of one business day. You must bring your account balance positive for at least one business day to have the full Balance Protection limit reinstated.

(8) Only USC Credit Union certificate accounts opened after a PremiumSpend Checking Account is established are eligible for the additional 0.25% added to the dividend rate. Certificate accounts opened prior to the establishment of PremiumSpend Checking are not eligible for this 0.25% increase.

(9) Select new USC Credit Union loans opened by an owner of a PremiumSpend Checking Account will be eligible for a 0.25% APR discount on the loan rate for as long as the owner maintains the PremiumSpend Checking Account.

(10) Any USC Credit Union closed-end or home equity line of credit mortgage loan application approved that was submitted by a PremiumSpend Checking Account owner will receive a $250 mortgage closing cost discount that will apply to Credit Union-imposed and third party closing costs. View our Schedule of Fees for details on any fees you may incur.