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Money Market Accounts

Money Market Rates and Market Data

The highest money market rate on Banksparency is 4.64% APY, advertised by First Service Bank on its Personal Premier Money Market Account. This page tracks 1,060 active money market accounts from 794 banks.

By Aviel Fahl

Newest reading: Tuesday, October 6, 2026|

Money Market Rate Summary

794 tracked banks, each read at its own site.

A money market account keeps checks and a card on the balance, so the money stays reachable while it earns. At the FDIC money market average, $10,000 earns about $63 over a year. The ten highest accounts we track advertise 4.00%–4.64% . climbed 3.40% in the year to August 2026, the figure a rate must top before the money earns anything real.

The mean of the 498 money market accounts in the Banksparency money market index is 1.35%. The effective federal funds rate is 3.88% as of Oct 2, 2026.

How rates moved this week, this month, and this quarter

709 tracked: 25 up, 1 down, 683 unchangedThe total differs between tabs. A rate counts for a timeframe only when it was already recorded that far back.

Effective Federal Funds Rate

Policy rate benchmark

3.88%
No change vs Sep 25, 2026
Previous: 3.88%Current: Oct 2, 2026

FDIC National Average

Money market account benchmark

0.63%
No change vs Aug 2026
Previous: 0.63%Current: Sep 2026
Decreases

Top 10 Highest Money Market Rates Right Now

By advertised APY.

First Service Bank leads at 4.64% APY on its Personal Premier Money Market Account. The tenth-ranked money market rate is 4.00%, so the top ten span 0.64 points. The leader is 7.4 times the FDIC national average of 0.63%.

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InstitutionProduct / TermSponsored link
First Service Bank
Personal Premier Money Market Accountup to $20,000 only
4.64%
GreenWay Bank
Money Market Special
4.25%
GSL Savings Bank
GSL Money Maker Accountneeds at least $25,000
Up to4.03%
American Bank & Trust Company, Inc.
Money Market (Personal)needs at least $1,000,000
Up to4.00%
Bank5 Connect
Money Market Account
4.00%
Farmers and Merchants Bank of St. Clair
Premium MMDAneeds at least $250,000
4.00%
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Premium Money Marketneeds at least $750,000
4.00%
First Bank of Central Ohio
Platinum Money Market
4.00%
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
Club Five Money Marketneeds at least $100,000 · checking account required
Up to4.00%
United Trust Bank
New Money Only Money Marketneeds at least $100,000
Up to4.00%

Money market rate questions

What is the highest money market rate right now?

First Service Bank advertises 4.64% APY on its Personal Premier Money Market Account, the highest of 1,060 active money market accounts tracked on Banksparency.

What is the average money market rate?

The mean of the 498 money market accounts in the Banksparency money market index is 1.35%. It measures that population, not every money market account on this page.

How do the top money market rates compare with the FDIC national average?

The ten highest advertised rates run from 4.00% to 4.64% APY, against an FDIC national average of 0.63%. The FDIC national rate cap for money market accounts is 4.38%.

When were these money market rates last observed?

The newest reading on this page is from Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Banksparency reads each institution's advertised rate on that institution's own website, and it records the date of each reading. Some rates on this page carry an earlier date. A rate can change at any time, so confirm it with the institution before you open an account.

Are money market accounts FDIC insured?

Yes, at a bank. A money market account is a deposit account, and the FDIC insures it up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category. At a credit union the NCUA insures it to the same limit. A money market mutual fund is an investment product and has no such insurance.