Business Certificates

Unbeatable returns for your business & the planet.

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Watch Your Money Grow with a CD

Boost your bottom line and help others afford clean energy with a CD account. Your money will grow in a secure place where it can help the movement.

Flexible Terms

We offer terms as short as 6 months and as long as 10 years.

Low Minimum Balance

With a low minimum deposit of $1,000, you can start earning interest on your money in no time.

Higher Annual Yield

With no maximum balance, there’s no limit to the amount of interest your business can earn on certificate funds*.

Monthly Interest Payments

As you watch your business grow, you get monthly interest payments for earnings each month.

No Maintenance Fees

Enjoy earnings without any maintenance fees.

See required documentation for opening a business account here.

Today’s Rates

With a minimum deposit of $1,000, your business can earn high returns on your balance while offsetting carbon emissions.

Clean Energy Certificate of Deposit (CD) Rates
Terms⁽²⁾	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾		$25,000 – $99,999		$100,000
(1) Minimum balance requirement = $1,000. (2) Early withdrawal penalties may apply to certificates of deposits. See Truth In Savings for details. (3) Dividend rates for an IRA clean energy CD are 0.10% higher than the standard rates shown here. (4) One time only, during the 3 year term, member has the option to reset dividend rate to the rate in effect at the time of the reset.
Terms⁽²⁾	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾ Dividend Rate⁽³⁾	APY	$25,000 – $99,999 Dividend Rate⁽³⁾	APY	$100,000 Dividend Rate⁽³⁾	APY
Terms⁽²⁾ 6 months	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾ 4.30%	4.39%	$25,000 – $99,999 4.40%	4.49%	$100,000 4.50%	4.59%
Terms⁽²⁾ 1 year	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾ 3.85%	3.92%	$25,000 – $99,999 3.95%	4.02%	$100,000 4.05%	4.13%
Terms⁽²⁾ 2 years	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾ 2.95%	2.99%	$25,000 – $99,999 3.00%	3.04%	$100,000 3.05%	3.09%
Terms⁽²⁾ 3 years	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾ 2.25%	2.27%	$25,000 – $99,999 2.30%	2.32%	$100,000 2.35%	2.38%
Terms⁽²⁾ 3 years (bump up option)⁽⁴⁾	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾ 2.20%	2.22%	$25,000 – $99,999 2.25%	2.27%	$100,000 2.30%	2.32%
Terms⁽²⁾ 4 years	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾ 2.10%	2.12%	$25,000 – $99,999 2.15%	2.17%	$100,000 2.20%	2.22%
Terms⁽²⁾ 5 years	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾ 2.15%	2.17%	$25,000 – $99,999 2.20%	2.22%	$100,000 2.25%	2.27%
Terms⁽²⁾ 10 years	$1,000 – $24,999⁽¹⁾ 2.25%	2.27%	$25,000 – $99,999 2.30%	2.32%	$100,000 2.35%	2.38%

Calculate the Potential Earnings for Your Dollars

See the impact your dollars can have each year your funds are deposited at Clean Energy CU.

Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers.

First, see if you’re already eligible to join Clean Energy Credit Union by being a part of our “field of membership,” which currently includes:

A member of one of the following organizations:
An employee or volunteer of one of the following organizations:
1. Clean Energy Credit Union
2. Our Climate
3. 350 Colorado
A member of the immediate family or household of someone who is eligible via one of the above options or of someone who is already a member of Clean Energy Credit Union

If you’re not already eligible to join Clean Energy Credit Union, you can consider joining one of the above organizations. On your membership application, you can request that Clean Energy Credit Union sign you up for a membership with the Solar United Neighbors free of charge or request that Clean Energy Credit Union sign you up for a one-year membership with the- American Solar Energy Society and deduct the associated $10 membership fee from your opening account balance. Click here to learn more about the field of membership partner organizations listed above.

After confirming your eligibility, you would then open a “share account” (i.e. savings account) with a $5 minimum deposit which would serve as your ownership share in Clean Energy Credit Union. Once someone becomes a member of the Credit Union, they are a member for life. Click here to join Clean Energy Credit Union.

In case it helps, here’s some background on what a credit union “field of membership” is: although credit unions provide similar services as banks, they are different from banks in many ways. For example, a credit union is a not-for-profit, financial services cooperative that exists solely to serve its members and to fulfill its mission, whereas a bank exists to maximize financial returns for its stockholders. Another difference is that a bank can serve the general public whereas a credit union can only serve its “field of membership,” which is defined by regulators as the people and entities that are legally eligible to join the credit union. Ultimately, a credit union’s field of membership is comprised of one or more groups of people and entities that all have something in common that binds them together in some way. Many credit unions have a field of membership that includes people who work for a certain employer, or who live in a certain geographic area, or who are members of the same professional association or religious organization.

Business Solutions requires certain business-governance documents (the operational rules) for your business. The documents required—and what goes in them—will vary based on the structure of your business and any applicable state and local requirements. Consulting with business counselors, attorneys and accountants can prove helpful. Specifics on the documentation needed can be found here.

Because we are a federally chartered credit union, all deposits will be federally insured up to the allowable limits (e.g. up to $250k per person or per organization). This makes opening a deposit account or buying a “clean energy CD” far less risky than any other kind of investment in the clean energy sector. Furthermore, with low minimum investment thresholds, regular people—not just big financiers—will be able to leverage their dollars to support clean energy through safe, sound investments.

All deposits in Clean Energy Credit Union are insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF). According to Wikipedia: “[The NCUSIF] is administered by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) for the purpose of providing deposit insurance to protect deposits of credit union members at insured institutions in the United States. It was created in 1970 shortly after the creation of the NCUA as an independent regulator of credit unions. The NCUSIF is funded completely by participating credit unions, and no taxpayer dollars have ever been used to bail out a credit union. The NCUSIF is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government.”

If you only have a savings account, money market account, or Clean Energy CD, account statements are sent out at the beginning of each quarter. If you also have a checking account, any loan activity, or a CD that is maturing, statements will be sent out at the beginning of each month.

We strongly discourage paper account statements for two reasons: (1) protecting the environment is an important part of our mission, so wherever possible we try to reduce the use of paper as well as the need for shipping and transportation; and (2) Clean Energy Credit Union emphasizes a lean business model so that we can pass through the savings to our members in the form of better interest rates.

That being said, if you absolutely must have paper account statements, you can still sign up for them at the cost of $7 per statement.

Yes, you can either click on the “Chat” bottom at the top and bottom of each page on our website, or you can call us at 720-479-7900.

Our vendors and software for online/mobile banking functionality are among the best in the credit union industry, and they work with hundreds of credit unions throughout the U.S. In addition to providing us with secure software platform, they also host our servers and keep them secure. In addition, regardless of which vendors and software we use for our online/mobile banking activities, all deposits in Clean Energy Credit Union are federally insured up to $250k per person and per organization.

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