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Enjoy tax-deferred, dividend income and the ability to save for your family's future with our insured Individual Retirement Accounts. To learn about uninsured IRA options, visit our Investments and Insurance site at columbiawealthmanagement.org.

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Account Type Min. Bal. Terms Access Rates
Passbook Savings $5 NA Add funds at any time View Tiered Chart
Certificate $500 3 mo. - 5 yrs. 10-day grace period at certificate maturity to add or remove funds View Tiered Chart

Program Description Who Can Contribute?1 2008 Contribution Limits2
Traditional IRA A tax-deferred retirement savings program, with possible tax deductions. Individuals younger than 70½ years with earned income. Individual - $5,000
Joint - $10,000

$1,000 catch-up contribution for those 50 years and older
Roth IRA A non-deductible retirement account featuring tax-free withdrawals on your earnings after five years and when you reach 59 ½ years or a qualifying event.

Individuals, any age, with annual, earned income.

Married couples filing a joint tax return can only make a partial contribution if their income is between $159,000 and $169,000. Singles can only make a partial contribution if their income is between $101,000 and $116,000.

Individual - $5,000
Joint - $10,000

$1,000 catch-up contribution for those 50 years and older
Coverdell
Education
A tax-deferred investment account created for paying education expenses on behalf of a beneficiary (up to the age of 18).

Anyone can contribute. Individuals must earn less than $95,000 if filing single, and joint taxpayers must earn less than $190,000 to make a contribution.

The phase out range for married couples filing a joint return is $190,000-$220,000 (partial contribution only). The phase out range for singles is $95,000-$110,000 (partial contribution only).

$2,000 per year per beneficiary

 

Insurance Benefit
For each account ownership structure held at Columbia Credit Union, your balances are federally insured by the NCUA for up to $250,000. Additionally, at no cost to our members, Columbia provides private insurance through Excess Share Insurance (ESI). ESI covers balances in qualifying account types for up to an additional $250,000 per account ownership structure. Qualifying account types are: personal savings, checking, money market and individual retirement account balances.


1For Roth and Coverdell Education IRAs a contribution phase-out period applies to contributors whose income falls within the phase-out range.
2Or 100% of earned income, whichever is less. Other restrictions apply.

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