Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from ACT 1ST with 1.21% - August 2025


Long-Term Analysis of U. S. EMPLOYEES O. C. with 3.50% APY and FIRST with 0.95% APY and FIRST with 1.20% APY and HUGHES with 4.34% APY and SUNWEST with 1.05% APY and CREDIT UNION OF DENVER with 3.90% APY and STALEY with 0.45% APY and SPERRY ASSOCIATES with 0.80% APY and ASCEND with 3.45% APY and Chesapeake Bank with 2.60% APY and ACT 1ST with 1.21% 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
    3.50%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    5.30x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,750 1,225
    2 51,750 1,811 1,268
    3 53,561 1,875 1,312
    4 55,436 1,940 1,358
    5 57,376 2,008 1,406
    6 59,384 2,078 1,455
    7 61,463 2,151 1,506
    8 63,614 2,226 1,559
    9 65,840 2,304 1,613
    10 68,145 2,385 1,670
    11 70,530 2,469 1,728
    12 72,998 2,555 1,788
    13 75,553 2,644 1,851
    14 78,198 2,737 1,916
    15 80,935 2,833 1,983
    16 83,767 2,932 2,052
    17 86,699 3,034 2,124
    18 89,734 3,141 2,198
    19 92,874 3,251 2,275
    20 96,125 3,364 2,355
    TOTAL $49,489 $34,643
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.95%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.44x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.95%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 475 333
    2 50,475 480 336
    3 50,955 484 339
    4 51,439 489 342
    5 51,927 493 345
    6 52,421 498 349
    7 52,919 503 352
    8 53,421 508 355
    9 53,929 512 359
    10 54,441 517 362
    11 54,958 522 365
    12 55,480 527 369
    13 56,007 532 372
    14 56,540 537 376
    15 57,077 542 380
    16 57,619 547 383
    17 58,166 553 387
    18 58,719 558 390
    19 59,277 563 394
    20 59,840 568 398
    TOTAL $10,408 $7,286
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    1.20%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.30x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 600 420
    2 50,600 607 425
    3 51,207 614 430
    4 51,822 622 435
    5 52,444 629 441
    6 53,073 637 446
    7 53,710 645 451
    8 54,354 652 457
    9 55,007 660 462
    10 55,667 668 468
    11 56,335 676 473
    12 57,011 684 479
    13 57,695 692 485
    14 58,387 701 490
    15 59,088 709 496
    16 59,797 718 502
    17 60,514 726 508
    18 61,240 735 514
    19 61,975 744 521
    20 62,719 753 527
    TOTAL $13,472 $9,430
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    4.34%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    6.58x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.34%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,170 1,519
    2 52,170 2,264 1,585
    3 54,434 2,362 1,654
    4 56,797 2,465 1,725
    5 59,262 2,572 1,800
    6 61,834 2,684 1,879
    7 64,517 2,800 1,960
    8 67,317 2,922 2,045
    9 70,239 3,048 2,134
    10 73,287 3,181 2,226
    11 76,468 3,319 2,323
    12 79,786 3,463 2,424
    13 83,249 3,613 2,529
    14 86,862 3,770 2,639
    15 90,632 3,933 2,753
    16 94,565 4,104 2,873
    17 98,670 4,282 2,998
    18 102,952 4,468 3,128
    19 107,420 4,662 3,263
    20 112,082 4,864 3,405
    TOTAL $66,946 $46,862
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    1.05%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.14x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.05%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 525 368
    2 50,525 531 371
    3 51,056 536 375
    4 51,592 542 379
    5 52,133 547 383
    6 52,681 553 387
    7 53,234 559 391
    8 53,793 565 395
    9 54,358 571 400
    10 54,928 577 404
    11 55,505 583 408
    12 56,088 589 412
    13 56,677 595 417
    14 57,272 601 421
    15 57,873 608 425
    16 58,481 614 430
    17 59,095 620 434
    18 59,716 627 439
    19 60,343 634 444
    20 60,976 640 448
    TOTAL $11,616 $8,131
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    3.90%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    4.24x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.90%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,950 1,365
    2 51,950 2,026 1,418
    3 53,976 2,105 1,474
    4 56,081 2,187 1,531
    5 58,268 2,272 1,591
    6 60,541 2,361 1,653
    7 62,902 2,453 1,717
    8 65,355 2,549 1,784
    9 67,904 2,648 1,854
    10 70,552 2,752 1,926
    11 73,304 2,859 2,001
    12 76,162 2,970 2,079
    13 79,133 3,086 2,160
    14 82,219 3,207 2,245
    15 85,426 3,332 2,332
    16 88,757 3,462 2,423
    17 92,219 3,597 2,518
    18 95,815 3,737 2,616
    19 99,552 3,883 2,718
    20 103,434 4,034 2,824
    TOTAL $57,468 $40,228
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.10x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.45%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 225 158
    2 50,225 226 158
    3 50,451 227 159
    4 50,678 228 160
    5 50,906 229 160
    6 51,135 230 161
    7 51,365 231 162
    8 51,596 232 163
    9 51,829 233 163
    10 52,062 234 164
    11 52,296 235 165
    12 52,531 236 165
    13 52,768 237 166
    14 53,005 239 167
    15 53,244 240 168
    16 53,483 241 168
    17 53,724 242 169
    18 53,966 243 170
    19 54,209 244 171
    20 54,453 245 172
    TOTAL $4,698 $3,288
  • 8
    LOCAL CD
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.21x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 400 280
    2 50,400 403 282
    3 50,803 406 284
    4 51,210 410 287
    5 51,619 413 289
    6 52,032 416 291
    7 52,449 420 294
    8 52,868 423 296
    9 53,291 426 298
    10 53,717 430 301
    11 54,147 433 303
    12 54,580 437 306
    13 55,017 440 308
    14 55,457 444 311
    15 55,901 447 313
    16 56,348 451 316
    17 56,799 454 318
    18 57,253 458 321
    19 57,711 462 323
    20 58,173 465 326
    TOTAL $8,638 $6,047
  • 9
    LOCAL CD
    3.45%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    5.94x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.45%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,725 1,208
    2 51,725 1,785 1,249
    3 53,510 1,846 1,292
    4 55,356 1,910 1,337
    5 57,265 1,976 1,383
    6 59,241 2,044 1,431
    7 61,285 2,114 1,480
    8 63,399 2,187 1,531
    9 65,586 2,263 1,584
    10 67,849 2,341 1,639
    11 70,190 2,422 1,695
    12 72,612 2,505 1,754
    13 75,117 2,592 1,814
    14 77,708 2,681 1,877
    15 80,389 2,773 1,941
    16 83,162 2,869 2,008
    17 86,032 2,968 2,078
    18 89,000 3,070 2,149
    19 92,070 3,176 2,223
    20 95,247 3,286 2,300
    TOTAL $48,533 $33,973
  • 10
    LOCAL CD
    2.60%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    4.48x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.60%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,300 910
    2 51,300 1,334 934
    3 52,634 1,368 958
    4 54,002 1,404 983
    5 55,406 1,441 1,008
    6 56,847 1,478 1,035
    7 58,325 1,516 1,062
    8 59,841 1,556 1,089
    9 61,397 1,596 1,117
    10 62,994 1,638 1,146
    11 64,631 1,680 1,176
    12 66,312 1,724 1,207
    13 68,036 1,769 1,238
    14 69,805 1,815 1,270
    15 71,620 1,862 1,303
    16 73,482 1,911 1,337
    17 75,392 1,960 1,372
    18 77,353 2,011 1,408
    19 79,364 2,063 1,444
    20 81,427 2,117 1,482
    TOTAL $33,544 $23,481
  • 11
    LOCAL CD
    1.21%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.60x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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