Tideline Bank HYSA Review 2025: The Fine Print That Matters
4.41% APY sounds like a teaser. After two weeks of testing, we don't think it is. Here's why Tideline Bank earns a slot on the floor — and where it falls short.
Savings · Tideline Bank
As of March 21, 2025 · APY
What we liked
- Mobile check deposit limit is generous ($10K daily)
- $0 minimum balance, no monthly maintenance fee
- Funds available next business day on first ACH
Watch outs
- Outbound wire fee is $20 (in line with peers, but not free)
- No physical branches — entirely online
- Customer service is phone-and-chat only, no email support
Tideline Bank kept showing up at the top of our weekly HYSA pull, so we ran a full review against the rate we use as our control across every household-savings desk on the floor.
Funding speed and ACH
First ACH funded next-business-day. Outbound ACH limits are the standard $25K daily, $50K monthly. Wire-out fee is $20, which is in line with peers. Mobile check deposit limit was $10K, which is generous compared to the credit-union desks we tested.
Compared to our other top picks
Apex HYSA is currently 0.05 lower at 4.27, but Apex's transfer limits are double Tideline Bank's. Vault Online is at the same headline but charges $5/month if balance drops below $1,000. Tideline Bank has no minimum and no fee. For most households that math wins.
Where the rate breaks
Tideline Bank's tier table looks simple but isn't. The 4.41% APY headline applies to balances under $250K. Above that, the rate steps down by 0.05 per tier. For most households this is moot. For households parking proceeds from a home sale, it's the difference between a 12-month plan and a 6-month plan. We surfaced the steps in the table further down.
What we'd watch
Tideline Bank's rate has been at this level for six weeks. If the broader HYSA market drops below 4.50%, expect Tideline Bank to follow within ten business days — that's been their pattern. We've added the account to our weekly Sunday pull so any change shows up on Monday morning's Rate Floor.
What's next on the floor
Tideline Bank's 4.41% APY stays on the high-yield savings watchlist for the next two weeks. We'll re-pull rates Sunday night and post any meaningful change in the next Weekly Rate Floor. If you've used Tideline Bank recently and your experience differed from what we wrote here, drop a comment below — we read everything that lands on the floor.
- B. AchebeMar 22, 2025★★★★★4.0
Customer service has been hit or miss for me — three callbacks before I got a real answer on the rate sheet.
- Kelly H.Mar 23, 2025★★★★★3.0
Got my CD opened in 15 minutes online. Funded next morning. No surprises.
- N. VanceMar 25, 2025★★★★★4.0
Used the soft-pull tool, got quoted within 0.10 of the article's headline. That's rare.
- Sophie B.Mar 26, 2025★★★★★5.0
Cash-out vs HELOC math worked out the way you described — HELOC won at our LTV, but barely.
- Rosa V.Mar 27, 2025
I'm a Tideline Bank customer of three years. The HYSA rate held, but they cut my CD renewal rate by 0.40 last month without much notice.
- Jenna L.Mar 28, 2025★★★★★4.0
I removed Tideline Bank from my own list six weeks ago. Glad to see the takedown — saved me writing it.
- Ravi M.Mar 29, 2025
0% APR offer was real but the transfer took five days to post. Plan around that.
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