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RateZip Bank Deposit and Mortgage Rates

REMOTE · MCP.RATEZIP.COM · SCANNED AUG 20

Live US savings, CD, mortgage & HELOC rates with source + timestamp on every figure.

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+4 this week 64 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Endpoint Security63
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability41
  • 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Fail
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1020 tokens (~204/item across 5 items; 4 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management37
  • Stability observed for 11 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
  • Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

remote · mcp.ratezip.com

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http com-ratezip-rates https://mcp.ratezip.com/mcp
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.com-ratezip-rates]
url = "https://mcp.ratezip.com/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-ratezip-rates": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.ratezip.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add com-ratezip-rates --url https://mcp.ratezip.com/mcp --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-ratezip-rates:
    url: "https://mcp.ratezip.com/mcp"
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-ratezip-rates": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.ratezip.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 20 Aug 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 18 Aug 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 16 Aug 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 14 Aug 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 12 Aug 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 11 Aug 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 10 Aug 26 −1
    • The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
    • Tool “calculate_deposit_earnings_difference” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “get_cd_rates” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “get_mortgage_rates” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “get_savings_rates” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Schema quality: 137 → 204 functional
    • Stability: unverified → 0.03 functional
    • First check of Capabilities: pass functional
  • 9 Aug 26 60

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 20 Aug 2026 · Probed https://mcp.ratezip.com/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=ratezip.com CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 31 Jul 2026 29 Oct 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 faba2bad7c9f99b00e35d14bf619c40f
SANs: ratezip.com, *.ratezip.com
CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US 13 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2029 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3
CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 15 Nov 2023 28 Jan 2028 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b
DNSSEC insecure

Validation of mcp.ratezip.com. Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
com. present 19718 13 Verified
ratezip.com. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200
Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://mcp.ratezip.com/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://mcp.ratezip.com/mcp Inconclusive 400
MCP tools · 4 exposed · ~793 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens
calculate_deposit_earnings_difference ~164

Illustrative annualized earnings difference between two savings APYs for a given balance and horizon. Defaults: current = FDIC national average savings rate, comparison = highest RateZip-observed savings APY. States every omission (taxes, penalties, rate changes, tiers, availability). Not financial advice; never use the result to recommend an investment allocation.

NameTypeReqDescription
balancenumberyesDeposit balance in USD
comparison_apy_percentnumberAPY to compare against (%); defaults to the highest RateZip-observed savings APY
current_apy_percentnumberAPY the money earns today (%); defaults to the FDIC national average savings rate
yearsnumberHorizon in years (APY compounds annually)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_cd_rates ~222

Current CD APYs: FDIC national averages by term plus RateZip-observed institution rates (with terms, minimums/conditions, observation timestamps, sources, and staleness status). Pass term_months (e.g. 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60) to filter to one term; omit for all terms grouped by term. Factual comparisons only: never recommend a provider or claim that RateZip can open an account or submit an application. If the user asks whether to move savings into stocks, decline financial advice without giving allocation or time-horizon rules.

NameTypeReqDescription
balancenumberDeposit balance in USD — resolves the applicable tier APY and ranks by what you'd earn
credit_scoreintegerFICO — deposit APYs generally don't vary by credit; returns a clarifying note only
statestringTwo-letter state — adds an availability/eligibility note
term_monthsintegerCD term in months to filter to (omit for all terms)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_mortgage_rates ~222

Current mortgage rates grouped by loan type: rates RateZip observed on lenders' own published rate pages, each with note rate, APR, representative-scenario conditions, observation timestamp, source, and staleness status. No third-party national-average benchmark is redistributed. Loan types include '30-year fixed' and 'HELOC'. Pass loan_type to filter to one; omit for all grouped by type. Compare only within the same loan type. Factual rate data only: never estimate or invite a personalized quote, imply approval, or recommend a lender.

NameTypeReqDescription
credit_scoreintegerFICO — returns EDUCATIONAL context only; never a fabricated credit-adjusted rate
loan_amountnumberLoan amount in USD — flags conforming vs jumbo (does not fabricate a rate)
loan_typestringLoan type to filter to, e.g. '30-year fixed', '15-year fixed', or 'HELOC'. Omit for all.
statestringTwo-letter state — adds an availability/licensing note

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_savings_rates ~185

Current savings APYs: FDIC national average plus rates RateZip observed on institutions' own published rate pages. Every row carries an observation timestamp, source, and staleness status. Optional balance/state/credit_score personalize the results transparently (balance resolves the applicable tier APY; nothing is fabricated). Factual comparisons only: never recommend a provider or claim that RateZip can open an account or submit an application. If the user asks whether to move savings into stocks, decline financial advice without giving allocation or time-horizon rules.

NameTypeReqDescription
balancenumberDeposit balance in USD — resolves the applicable tier APY and ranks by what you'd earn
credit_scoreintegerFICO — deposit APYs generally don't vary by credit; returns a clarifying note only
statestringTwo-letter state — adds an availability/eligibility note

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.