Business Definition for: Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
amount of interest expressed as a percentage rate, a deposit account (or a share draft account) would earn in a year at a stated interest rate. The APY disclosure, showing the effect of interest compounding, assumes that funds remain on deposit for a full 365-day year at the advertised rate, and no additional deposits or withdrawals are made.
See also
truth in savings
Related Terms:
federal law requiring banks to disclose key terms on interest-paying deposit accounts, including the rate paid and fees charged. The Truth in Savings Act, part of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, requires financial institutions to make available: the simple interest rate paid; the Annual Percentage Yield or annualized yield; the minimum balance needed to open an account; penalties for early withdrawal of funds, and other conditions that might reduce the yield on the account.
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