Apple Savings cuts its interest rate again, this time to 3.65%

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Apple Savings account holders will get less for their money, after another interest rate cut brings it down to 3.65%.

Smartphone screen displaying a savings account balance of 201 dollars and 22 cents, with a teal background and time shown as 12:05.
Apple Savings rates cuts have happened a few times in a row

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Apple Card Savings Account provides a high-yield savings facility for users of the financial service. Following a series of rate cuts over time, the Apple Card Savings Account is now at its lowest level.

On Wednesday, Apple started to advise Apple Savings users of yet another drop of the annual percentage yield (APY). Now, users have to endure a yield of 3.65%.

It is the latest cut to the account, which has seen a steady drop in rate since its 4.5% high in January 2024. Since then , it has seen periodic cuts, with the previous one being to 3.75% in March 2025.

The cuts relative to its 2023 launch are largely forced by Federal Reserve rate cuts, from a period when interest rates were high. It's a phenomena that doesn't just affect Apple Savings users, as competitors are also feeling the sting as well.

Apple Savings users do not need to do anything following the notification, as the new 3.65% interest rate already applies to accounts.



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  • Reply 1 of 12
    quakerotisquakerotis Posts: 171member
    when savings interest rates decline, it is a sign that the economy is in decline.

    T**** (the convicted felon and sexual predator)®™ sure can screw things up easily.

    It's his plan.
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  • Reply 2 of 12
    sbdudesbdude Posts: 311member
    when savings interest rates decline, it is a sign that the economy is in decline.

    T**** (the convicted felon and sexual predator)®™ sure can screw things up easily.

    It's his plan.
    Absolute genius. When interest rates decline, it means inflation is declining.
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  • Reply 3 of 12
    sbdude said:
    when savings interest rates decline, it is a sign that the economy is in decline.

    T**** (the convicted felon and sexual predator)®™ sure can screw things up easily.

    It's his plan.
    Absolute genius. When interest rates decline, it means inflation is declining.
    Not always. It obviously means your savings are worth less than speculation. And of course credit card interest rates on money owed hasn't ben lowered. So what does that mean? And how does the Fed rate lowering never affect credit card interest rates?  Inflation doesn't seem any better to me at stores. Are you living so much better now because of this booming economy? 
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  • Reply 4 of 12
    I just don't understand why this savings account interest rate keeps going down, but the Prime lending rate has been steady for several months. It sure feels like a bank wanting to make more money.
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  • Reply 5 of 12
    mikethemartianmikethemartian Posts: 1,727member
    US Treasury rates have been going higher because of the tariff chaos.
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  • Reply 6 of 12
    Apple Savings has never since its inception had a competitive rate. Don't understand why anyone ever used it in the first place.
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  • Reply 7 of 12
    Appleishappleish Posts: 777member
    The Trumpcession Cometh...
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  • Reply 8 of 12
    I just don't understand why this savings account interest rate keeps going down, but the Prime lending rate has been steady for several months. It sure feels like a bank wanting to make more money.
    Is it?

    Looks like it declined near the end of last year and has been flat since then.

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  • Reply 9 of 12
    Apple Savings has never since its inception had a competitive rate. Don't understand why anyone ever used it in the first place.
    It's always been "competitive," (and much better than the average bank savings account) just not the very best.

    People value convenience. And the Apple Card + Apple Savings are very convenient. That's all there is to understand.
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  • Reply 10 of 12
    sunman42sunman42 Posts: 349member
    I'm surprised that the words "Goldman Sachs" didn't appear in the lede — or anywhere else in the article. You do know it's they, and not Apple, who sets the interest rates, right?
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  • Reply 11 of 12
    macguimacgui Posts: 2,640member
    sbdude said:
    when savings interest rates decline, it is a sign that the economy is in decline.

    T**** (the convicted felon and sexual predator)®™ sure can screw things up easily.

    It's his plan.
    Absolute genius. When interest rates decline, it means inflation is declining.
    Maybe there's a missing /sarc tag? Because as a sarcastic remark it would be spot on. But in the Felon's case it's more accurate to say when he causes inflation, interest rates decline.

    Apple Savings has never since its inception had a competitive rate. Don't understand why anyone ever used it in the first place.
    Apple Savings rates have been competitive since its inception and still are. Where do you bank and what is its Savings Account interest rate?

    Millions of hard working people use savings accounts for — savings. They don't have the acumen, stomach, or budget for higher paying investing. So many banks don't pay even 1% interest on savings even when the balance is very high. But they're quick to try to steer customers to money market accounts with could pay up to 5x the current savings rate. 5 fucking times! Wow. A whopping <5%. With all the security of your savings account. "Well no there is some risk and no guarantee of profit." Oh really.

    So no, 3.65% isn't great. It isn't even good. Yet it's better than most banks offer. Even with a ton of money in a bank savings account I doubt many such a customer would make enough interest to require reporting. Though that could change. 


    sunman42 said:
    I'm surprised that the words "Goldman Sachs" didn't appear in the lede — or anywhere else in the article. You do know it's they, and not Apple, who sets the interest rates, right?
    Fair point, it is G-S and not Apple's doing and that would have been edifying to some readers. Another fair point is the article didn't say it was Apple's doing, just that it's happening to Apple Savings, right? I can see where the causal reader might make incorrect assumptions based on what wasn't written. That's not a smart thing to do but it people choose to do it all the time.

    The article did mention the Federal Reserve and the rate cut happening to Apple's competition as well, not that the competition was lowering its rates but that it was happening to them.
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  • Reply 12 of 12
    macguimacgui Posts: 2,640member

    Apple Savings has never since its inception had a competitive rate. Don't understand why anyone ever used it in the first place.
    It's always been "competitive," (and much better than the average bank savings account) just not the very best.

    People value convenience. And the Apple Card + Apple Savings are very convenient. That's all there is to understand.
    Yes. The convince isn't insignificant. Apple's Daily Cash back can go to its Apple Cash card or Apple Savings. I have it directed to Apple Savings. It's very convenient and on the plus side, it's very surprising how fast that balance accumulates even if it's not from the interests alone.

    I use my Apple Card everywhere I can. It doesn't give me the cash back rates that some cards do but it gives me a lot of convenience especially where the Daily Cash back is concerned. 
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