Super CD Is Winner ForMembers

February 03, 2005, 1:00 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

SCRANTON, Pa. - (02/03/05) -- With the Super Bowl set for Sunday,Tobyhanna Army Depot FCU has created a Philadelphia EaglesShare/IRA Certificate promotion to honor Pennsylvania's participantin the NFL Championship Game. The CD has a 39-month term and a$3,900 minimum and will pay a 39 basis point (0.39%) bonus overcurrent rates should the Eagles win. The magic number 39 representsthe number of Super Bowls since the first game in 1967. The rate is3.90% if the New England Patriots win, but 4.29% if the Eagles win.All new accounts are also given a 2005 Silver Eagle coin as apremium. The promotion received coverage on local TV.

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