Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from ACT 1ST with 1.21% - November 2026


Long-Term Analysis of ACT 1ST with 1.11% APY and ACT 1ST with 1.21% APY and MID-ATLANTIC with 0.30% APY and MID-ATLANTIC with 0.33% APY and MID-ATLANTIC with 0.35% APY and MID-ATLANTIC with 0.25% APY and MID-ATLANTIC with 0.80% APY

This analysis is for demonstrative purposes only. Savings rates may go up or down, and CD rates may not be renewable for the length of the term of the analysis.

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$
PRODUCT
BANK
APY
STATE
AMOUNT
TERM
BANK TYPE
VS.NAT.AV.
MIN
  • 1
    LOCAL CD
    1.11%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.46x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.11%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 555 389
    2 50,555 561 393
    3 51,116 567 397
    4 51,684 574 402
    5 52,257 580 406
    6 52,837 586 411
    7 53,424 593 415
    8 54,017 600 420
    9 54,616 606 424
    10 55,223 613 429
    11 55,836 620 434
    12 56,455 627 439
    13 57,082 634 444
    14 57,716 641 448
    15 58,356 648 453
    16 59,004 655 458
    17 59,659 662 464
    18 60,321 670 469
    19 60,991 677 474
    20 61,668 685 479
    TOTAL $12,352 $8,647
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.21%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.59x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.21%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 605 424
    2 50,605 612 429
    3 51,217 620 434
    4 51,837 627 439
    5 52,464 635 444
    6 53,099 642 450
    7 53,742 650 455
    8 54,392 658 461
    9 55,050 666 466
    10 55,716 674 472
    11 56,390 682 478
    12 57,073 691 483
    13 57,763 699 489
    14 58,462 707 495
    15 59,170 716 501
    16 59,885 725 507
    17 60,610 733 513
    18 61,343 742 520
    19 62,086 751 526
    20 62,837 760 532
    TOTAL $13,597 $9,518
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.30%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.54x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.30%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 150 105
    2 50,150 150 105
    3 50,300 151 106
    4 50,451 151 106
    5 50,603 152 106
    6 50,755 152 107
    7 50,907 153 107
    8 51,059 153 107
    9 51,213 154 108
    10 51,366 154 108
    11 51,520 155 108
    12 51,675 155 109
    13 51,830 155 109
    14 51,985 156 109
    15 52,141 156 109
    16 52,298 157 110
    17 52,455 157 110
    18 52,612 158 110
    19 52,770 158 111
    20 52,928 159 111
    TOTAL $3,087 $2,161
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.33%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    0.56x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.33%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 163 114
    2 50,163 163 114
    3 50,326 164 114
    4 50,489 164 115
    5 50,653 165 115
    6 50,818 165 116
    7 50,983 166 116
    8 51,149 166 116
    9 51,315 167 117
    10 51,482 167 117
    11 51,649 168 118
    12 51,817 168 118
    13 51,985 169 118
    14 52,154 170 119
    15 52,324 170 119
    16 52,494 171 119
    17 52,664 171 120
    18 52,836 172 120
    19 53,007 172 121
    20 53,179 173 121
    TOTAL $3,352 $2,347
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.35%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    0.53x (National Avg. - 0.67%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.35%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 175 123
    2 50,175 176 123
    3 50,351 176 123
    4 50,527 177 124
    5 50,704 177 124
    6 50,881 178 125
    7 51,059 179 125
    8 51,238 179 126
    9 51,417 180 126
    10 51,597 181 126
    11 51,778 181 127
    12 51,959 182 127
    13 52,141 182 128
    14 52,323 183 128
    15 52,507 184 129
    16 52,690 184 129
    17 52,875 185 130
    18 53,060 186 130
    19 53,245 186 130
    20 53,432 187 131
    TOTAL $3,619 $2,533
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    0.62x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 125 88
    2 50,125 125 88
    3 50,250 126 88
    4 50,376 126 88
    5 50,502 126 88
    6 50,628 127 89
    7 50,755 127 89
    8 50,882 127 89
    9 51,009 128 89
    10 51,136 128 89
    11 51,264 128 90
    12 51,392 128 90
    13 51,521 129 90
    14 51,650 129 90
    15 51,779 129 91
    16 51,908 130 91
    17 52,038 130 91
    18 52,168 130 91
    19 52,298 131 92
    20 52,429 131 92
    TOTAL $2,560 $1,792
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    0.86x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 401 281
    2 50,401 404 283
    3 50,805 407 285
    4 51,213 411 288
    5 51,623 414 290
    6 52,037 417 292
    7 52,455 421 294
    8 52,875 424 297
    9 53,300 427 299
    10 53,727 431 302
    11 54,158 434 304
    12 54,592 438 306
    13 55,030 441 309
    14 55,471 445 311
    15 55,916 448 314
    16 56,365 452 316
    17 56,817 456 319
    18 57,272 459 322
    19 57,732 463 324
    20 58,195 467 327
    TOTAL $8,661 $6,063

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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