First Bank Chicago savings, CD and money market rates
First Bank Chicago's Prime Savings advertises 1.00% APY on balances of $25,000 or more, and 0.30% below that. On a $10,000 balance the account earns 0.30% overall, about $30 in a year, which is 0.08 percentage points below the national savings average of 0.38% (FDIC, Oct 2026).
Ranked #819 of 3121 tracked savings rates by advertised APY. For a $10,000 balance it would rank #1271.
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First Bank Chicago at a glance
| Savings | |
|---|---|
| Top savings APY | Up to 1.00% · Prime Savings · needs at least $25,000 |
| Minimum to open | $5,000 · Prime Savings |
| Against the national average | 0.62 percentage points above the 0.38% FDIC savings average (Oct 2026) |
| CDs | |
| Top CD APY | 4.20% · 60 months · 60 Month CD |
| Minimum to open | $2,500 · 60 months CD |
| Against the national average | 2.79 percentage points above the 1.41% FDIC 60-month CD average (Oct 2026) |
| Money market | |
| Top money market APY | 2.35% · Personal Money Market |
| Minimum to open | $1,000 · Personal Money Market |
| Against the national average | 1.72 percentage points above the 0.63% FDIC money market average (Oct 2026) |
| FDIC certificate | 17470 · Highland Park, IL |
|---|---|
| Website | www.firstbankchicago.com |
| Branches | 4 branches in IL |
| Availability | Available in IL |
First Bank Chicago savings, CD and money market rates
Personal
How the rate applies
IRA
Rates are APY. The national savings average is 0.38% (FDIC, Oct 2026). The top tracked savings rate on Banksparency is 12.00%. Across 59 savings accounts from 58 banks in the Banksparency core savings index, the median advertised rate is 3.65%, and one account in ten advertises 4.20% or more. See the highest savings rates.
First Bank Chicago CD rates
| Term | APY | Minimum | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal CDs | |||
| 3 months | 3.50% | $2,500 | 91 Day CD |
| 6 months | 4.00% | $2,500 | 6 Month CD |
| 12 months | 4.05% | $2,500 | 12 Month CD |
| 18 months | 3.80% | $2,500 | 18 Month CD |
| 24 months | 3.95% | $2,500 | 24 Month CD |
| 36 months | 4.05% | $2,500 | 36 Month CD |
| 48 months | 4.15% | $2,500 | 48 Month CD |
| 60 months | 4.20% | $2,500 | 60 Month CD |
| IRA CDs | |||
| 3 months | 3.50% | $1,000 | 91 Day IRA CD |
| 6 months | 4.00% | $1,000 | 6 Month IRA CD |
| 12 months | 4.05% | $1,000 | 12 Month IRA CD |
| 18 months | 3.80% | $1,000 | 18 Month IRA CD |
| 24 months | 3.95% | $1,000 | 24 Month IRA CD |
| 36 months | 4.05% | $1,000 | 36 Month IRA CD |
| 48 months | 4.15% | $1,000 | 48 Month IRA CD |
| 60 months | 4.20% | $1,000 | 60 Month IRA CD |
| 60 months | 4.20% | $1,000 | 5 Year Variable IRA CD |
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Savings Breakdown
- Interest Earned+$172.50(0.9%)
- Total Contributions$13,000
- Initial Deposit$5,000
Projected Balance
$18,172.50
The Banksparency Savings Calculator provides estimated savings growth based on user input and our latest data.
What First Bank Chicago pays on deposits
FDIC call report data
An advertised rate tells you what a new savings account earns today. It cannot tell you how the bank has priced the savings and money market deposits it already holds, over time. This section shows that. The figure is computed from the interest expense and deposit balances that every bank files with the FDIC in the same form. That is what makes it comparable across banks and across quarters.
The two figures answer different questions, so they sit side by side and are not combined. The 1.00% needs a balance of at least $25,000. Below that, the account advertises 0.30%.
In Q2 2026, First Bank Chicago paid a higher average rate on savings and money market deposits than 87% of banks that reported a figure (FDIC call report). The all-bank median was 1.45%.
- First Bank Chicago, savings and money market
- All-bank median
How to read these figures
What the average covers. It is an average across the whole bank, taken from its own quarterly FDIC call report. It covers savings accounts and money market deposit accounts, personal and business, at every balance tier. It also covers accounts that were opened years ago and keep the rate of those years. The FDIC line does not separate consumer accounts.
The second figure. The scale row also shows the average across all interest-bearing deposits: savings, interest checking, money market accounts, CDs, personal and business. That figure covers the whole deposit book. The two are shown separately and are not combined.
What the advertised rate covers. It is the rate that this bank advertises now for a new savings account. Banksparency records it from the bank's website on the date shown beside it.
Why the two differ. They measure different things, so this page shows them side by side and keeps them apart. An advertised rate applies to one account, opened now, at today's price. The average also includes older savings balances at the rates of earlier years, money market balances that were priced in a different rate environment, and business accounts. An average below an advertised rate is the usual result of that arithmetic. On its own it is not evidence about the account that you would open.
What the average is useful for. The bank files the data itself, under reporting instructions that are the same for every filer, and the same computation runs for every bank on this site. That makes it comparable in a way that an advertisement is not. Two things on this page read it: the percentile, which shows where the quarter sits among all filers, and the chart, which shows the direction the figure has moved across quarters.
What the average cannot tell you. It cannot tell you the rate that you would earn. No single customer earns the average. For your rate, read the advertised rate above and the rate tables on this page, each with the date it was observed.
What to do next. Use the advertised rate to work out what a new account earns. Use the chart to see how the quarterly average has moved against the all-bank median. Then compare the advertised rate against the current rates on the savings-rate tables before you open an account.
Definitions: Call Report · Rate Paid on Deposits · Interest-Bearing Deposits · Front Book and Back Book · Deposit Rate Percentile
Average annualized rates paid on savings and money market deposits, and on all interest-bearing deposits, quarterly. The FDIC line for savings includes money market deposit accounts and business savings deposits and does not separate consumer accounts. Source: FDIC call report data, as reported; it may be amended. The percentile compares all FDIC filers, count-weighted. A missing quarter is suppressed, never interpolated. The percentile counts the banks that paid strictly less on savings and money market deposits, one vote per bank, among the banks that reported a figure for the quarter.
So what is the catch?
| Product | APY | Min to open | Min to earn | Balance cap | Monthly fee | Requirements | Rate type | 12-mo trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | ||||||||
| Prime Savings | Up to 1.00% | $5,000 | $0 | None | not stated | None | Tiered | |
| Health Savings | 0.40% | $100 | $0 | None | not stated | None | One rate | |
| Free Savings | 0.35% | $100 | $0 | None | not stated | None | One rate | |
| Personal Money Market | 2.35% | $1,000 | $0 | None | not stated | None | One rate | |
| IRA | ||||||||
| IRA Savings | 0.20% | $100 | $0 | None | not stated | None | One rate | |
| Fine print: No transfers may be made from this account to another of your accounts or to a third party by preauthorized, automatic, online banking or telephone transfer. | ||||||||
Fine print for 2 products above: The minimum amount you can withdraw or transfer is $500. A monthly service charge applies in any statement cycle in which the balance falls below the fee-waiver threshold on any day.
Rate type: one rate applies at every balance. A tiered rate changes with your balance. A promotional rate changes after the period shown. A balance cap is the largest balance the highest rate applies to.
The 12-month trend shows the highest advertised rate observed each day and includes promotional tiers where one applied.
CDs
| Product | Term | APY | Min to open | Early withdrawal fee | Compounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal CDs | |||||
| 91 Day CD | 3 months | 3.50% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 6 Month CD | 6 months | 4.00% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 12 Month CD | 12 months | 4.05% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 18 Month CD | 18 months | 3.80% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 24 Month CD | 24 months | 3.95% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 36 Month CD | 36 months | 4.05% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 48 Month CD | 48 months | 4.15% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 60 Month CD | 60 months | 4.20% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| IRA CDs | |||||
| 91 Day IRA CD | 3 months | 3.50% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 6 Month IRA CD | 6 months | 4.00% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 12 Month IRA CD | 12 months | 4.05% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 18 Month IRA CD | 18 months | 3.80% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 24 Month IRA CD | 24 months | 3.95% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 36 Month IRA CD | 36 months | 4.05% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 48 Month IRA CD | 48 months | 4.15% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 60 Month IRA CD | 60 months | 4.20% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 5 Year Variable IRA CD | 60 months | 4.20% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| Fine print: Variable rate. The APY can change during the term. | |||||
Opening and using the account
| Availability | Available in IL |
|---|---|
| Footprint | 4 branches in IL |
| Eligibility | not stated |
How First Bank Chicago behaves over time
Every observation of the advertised Prime Savings rate in the last 12 months was 1.00% (observed through Oct 14, 2026). The series includes promotional tiers where one applied.
Recent rate changes, as observed
- Obs. Sep 23, 202618 Month CDRaise:3.75%to3.80%
- Obs. Sep 23, 202624 Month CDRaise:3.80%to3.95%
- Obs. Sep 23, 202636 Month CDRaise:3.85%to4.05%
- Obs. Sep 23, 202648 Month CDRaise:3.85%to4.15%
- Obs. Sep 23, 202660 Month CDRaise:3.90%to4.20%
- 60 months CD
- Up 0.30 percentage points from 30 days ago.
- Personal Money Market
- The same as 30 days ago.
$10,000 in First Bank Chicago's Prime Savings earns 0.30% overall at the advertised rates, so it grows to $10,030 in a year. Prices rose 3.7% in the year to September 2026 (Consumer Price Index (CPI)). After a year of prices rising at that pace, it buys as much as $9,668 does today. See how the federal funds rate shapes savings rates.
First Bank Chicago CD rates over time
Who is First Bank Chicago?
| Headquarters | Highland Park, IL |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| Scale | $2.2B assets · $1.8B deposits, $1.7B of it interest-bearing (Q2 2026, FDIC) |
| Deposit insurance | FDIC insured · Certificate 17470 |
| Charter state | Illinois · one of 325 insured banks chartered there (Q2 2026, FDIC) |
| Size | 563rd-largest by deposits of 4,238 insured banks (Q2 2026, FDIC) |
| Deposit growth | Higher than at 81% of 4,226 insured banks over the four quarters to Q2 2026 (FDIC) |
Financial detail is in What First Bank Chicago pays on deposits above.
Common questions about First Bank Chicago
Is First Bank Chicago FDIC insured?
Yes. First Bank Chicago is FDIC insured under certificate 17470, so deposits are covered up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category.
What is the minimum deposit at First Bank Chicago?
First Bank Chicago requires a minimum deposit of $5,000 to open its Prime Savings account, as observed on Oct 14, 2026. Check the bank's current terms before you open an account.
Does the 1.00% apply to my whole balance?
The 1.00% needs a balance of at least $25,000. Below that, the account advertises 0.30%. Rates are as observed on Oct 14, 2026.
Does First Bank Chicago have branches?
Yes. First Bank Chicago operates 4 branches according to FDIC branch records, in addition to its website and mobile apps.
First Bank Chicago against its closest alternatives
| Bank | Savings APY | Rate paid on savings and money market deposits (Q2 2026) | Min deposit | Branches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Bank Chicago | Up to1.00% | 2.61% | $5,000 | 4 branches in IL |
| American Bank & Trust Company, Inc. | 1.00% | 2.87% | $100 | 6 branches in KY |
| American State Bank | 1.00% | 2.47% | $100 | 5 branches in TX |
| Anahuac National Bank | 1.00% | 0.88% | $50 | 5 branches in TX |
Each savings APY is the top rate of the account the bank's own page leads with. Alternatives are the three tracked banks whose savings APY is closest to First Bank Chicago's.
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