Savers Should Remain Confident; U.S. On Track Towards Rising Rate Environment

NEW YORK, April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RateWatch, a premier banking data and analytics service owned by TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ: TST) reported today national averages this week for 2-year CD rates dropped and 4-year CD rates gained, while all other durations remained unchanged as the Federal Reserve has continued to keep the short-term federal funds rate at a range of zero to 0.25% since late 2008.

"Major U.S. stock markets tumbled last week, but the rate environment remains on track at the moment. Details from the Fed's last meeting showed that members believed their economic forecast overstated the pace of the rise in rates," reported Joe Deaux, TheStreet's Economics Analyst.  "Despite this update, savers can remain confident that the U.S. is headed to a rising rate environment, which eventually will boost CD rates."

* National Average is calculated using one unique rate per institution. Averages are based on Banks, Savings & Loans, Brokers and Internet Banks with assets greater than $1 Billion.

TOP RATE ISSUERS - $10K
This is a list of issuers with top interest rates. The issuer's Financial Strength Rating is an independent, unbiased evaluation of quarterly regulatory statements. Institutions are assigned a letter grade of A-E with "A" representing the highest rating based on a review of many aspects of financial safety including capitalization, asset quality, profitability and liquidity. For more information, visit www.weissratings.com/help/what-our-ratings-mean.aspx.  Information is believed to be accurate, but not guaranteed.

 Financial Strength Rating: A=Excellent, B=Good, C=Fair, D=Weak, E=Very Weak, U=Unrated  
                                                Plus sign "+" = top of range, Minus sign "-" = bottom of range

Data is surveyed weekly with averages calculated each Monday afternoon from RateWatch's unbiased national interest rate survey of over 97,000 financial institution locations across the United States. National Average is calculated using one unique rate per institution. Averages and Top Rate Issuers are based on Banks, Savings & Loans, Brokers and Internet Banks with assets greater than $1 Billion.

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Contact:
Erin Corcoran
TheStreet, Inc.
212-321-5566
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Joe Deaux
TheStreet, Inc.
212-321-5086
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