Improved
Default APR tier guidance updated for cash interest enrollment
October 30th, 2026
Broker API
The cash_interest schema description on Create Account now clarifies default APR tier behavior for High Yield Cash enrollment.
- An account created without
cash_interestthat signs the required Alpaca Customer Agreement revision may be enrolled in a default APR tier automatically. - Partners should not rely on default-tier enrollment and should provide
cash_interestwith the desiredapr_tier_name. statusshould still not be specified on enrollment; the response returnsPENDING_CHANGEuntil the enrollment completes.
No fields, types, or behavior changed.
Affected Endpoints
POST /v1/accounts