Earlier this month, Robinhood announced its new savings rate of 2.05% which was the highest in the market at the time - relative to 1.90% for Marcus, and Varo Money for 2.02%. This week, Robinhood lowers its APR by 25 points to 1.80% from the original 2.05%.
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The Fed cuts rates by 25 basis points, so does Robinhood
While most traditional bank savings rates have staggered along at near zero thus representing no real rate of return. For example, Chase offers a paltry 0.04% return (as of October 29). Some digital banks, which benefit from a lower cost structure in contrast to old banks, have promoted far higher savings rates to encourage new accounts Earlier this month, Fintech Robinhood announced new savings accounts that earned 2.05% interest – one of the highest in the market. The rate was designed to lure more users to its bank-like service.
