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Marcos Cabello

Writer, Banking and Deposits
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  • Consumer banking
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  • Economic policy
  • Federal Reserve news
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  • Juris Doctor, Boston University
  • Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts, Criminology and Philosophy. Minor in Psychology, Florida State University

Marcos Cabello is a banking writer at Bankrate, where he’s dedicated to helping readers make the best decisions about their finances. Currently, Marcos writes about consumer banking, reviewing deposit products like certificates of deposit, savings, checking and money market accounts. Previously, Marcos wrote about money for CNET and NextAdvisor, running the gamut of personal finance topics including U.S. economic policy and cryptocurrency.

If you don’t find Marcos behind his computer screen, you’ll probably find him behind another screen, playing the newest Nintendo Switch title, streaming the latest TV show, reading a book on his Kindle or doing some creative writing.

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Marcos's latest articles

  • CIT Bank CD Interest Rates

    CIT Bank is an online-only institution that offers several CDs, with terms ranging from six months to five years. Some terms are competitive.

    2 min read Jul 09, 2024

  • Discover Bank CD Interest Rates

    Discover Bank offers a variety of CD terms that pay competitive yields. Here are the rates Discover offers on its CDs.

    2 min read Jul 09, 2024

  • Wells Fargo CD Interest Rates

    Wells Fargo offers special and standard rate CDs. The special rates require you to deposit at least $5,000. The standard rates require you to deposit $2,500. You can also earn bonus rates on these CDs if you link a Wells Fargo Prime Checking or Portfolio Account.

    2 min read Jul 09, 2024

  • Chase CD Interest Rates

    Chase offers a wide selection of CDs with various term lengths, but savers can find much higher APYs elsewhere.

    2 min read Jul 09, 2024

  • Citibank CD Interest Rates

    Citibank offers several types of CDs with a large range of terms to choose from. Some of those CDs offer competitive yields.

    2 min read Jul 09, 2024

  • Capital One CD Interest Rates

    Capital One offers competitive rates on a range of CD terms. You won’t have to worry about any minimum deposits.

    2 min read Jul 09, 2024