$945
a year your $25,000 isn’t earning

Your idle cash is earning $95 a year

In an average savings account (0.38%), $25,000 earns $95 a year. In 3-month Treasury bills (4.16%), it earns $1,040.

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Idle cash rate

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Your idle cash is earning $95 a year

$945a year your $25,000 isn’t earning

In an average savings account (0.38%), $25,000 earns $95 a year. In 3-month Treasury bills (4.16%), it earns $1,040.

Where $25,000 earns the most

  1. 3-month Treasury bill — 4.16%
  2. Ally online savings — 3.20%
  3. Money market (FDIC avg) — 0.63%
  4. Savings (FDIC avg) — 0.38%
  5. Interest checking (avg) — 0.07%

Treasury and Ally rates from November 9, 2026. National averages from the FDIC, October 19.

T-bills are up in 2026

The 3-month T-bill yield on the first business day of each month, from 3.62% in January to 4.10% on October 1 — then 4.16% by November 9. The Fed last raised rates on September 16.

Hear the day it changes

Every morning your agent checks the best rate for idle cash and tells you only when it moved.

Sources

  1. fdic.gov › FDIC national rates · Oct 19, 2026
  2. home.treasury.gov › U.S. Treasury daily bill rates · Nov 9, 2026
  3. ally.com › Ally Online Savings · Nov 9, 2026
  4. newyorkfed.org › New York Fed · fed funds target range