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Comparison of Deposit Account from ACT 1ST with 1.36% - August 2025


Long-Term Analysis of CREDIT UNION 1 with 0.90% APY and PATHWAYS FINANCIAL with 0.85% APY and DIRECTIONS with 0.80% APY and ACT 1ST with 1.36% APY and LAFAYETTE with 4.33% 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
    CREDIT UNION 1
    0.90%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    1.55x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.90%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 450 315
    2 50,450 454 318
    3 50,904 458 321
    4 51,362 462 324
    5 51,824 466 326
    6 52,291 471 329
    7 52,761 475 332
    8 53,236 479 335
    9 53,715 483 338
    10 54,199 488 341
    11 54,687 492 345
    12 55,179 497 348
    13 55,675 501 351
    14 56,177 506 354
    15 56,682 510 357
    16 57,192 515 360
    17 57,707 519 364
    18 58,226 524 367
    19 58,750 529 370
    20 59,279 534 373
    TOTAL $9,813 $6,869
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    PATHWAYS FINANCIAL
    0.85%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.29x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.85%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 425 298
    2 50,425 429 300
    3 50,854 432 303
    4 51,286 436 305
    5 51,722 440 308
    6 52,161 443 310
    7 52,605 447 313
    8 53,052 451 316
    9 53,503 455 318
    10 53,958 459 321
    11 54,416 463 324
    12 54,879 466 327
    13 55,345 470 329
    14 55,816 474 332
    15 56,290 478 335
    16 56,769 483 338
    17 57,251 487 341
    18 57,738 491 344
    19 58,229 495 346
    20 58,724 499 349
    TOTAL $9,223 $6,456
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    DIRECTIONS
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.06x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    ACT 1ST
    1.36%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.66x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.36%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 680 476
    2 50,680 689 482
    3 51,369 699 489
    4 52,068 708 496
    5 52,776 718 502
    6 53,494 728 509
    7 54,221 737 516
    8 54,959 747 523
    9 55,706 758 530
    10 56,464 768 538
    11 57,232 778 545
    12 58,010 789 552
    13 58,799 800 560
    14 59,599 811 567
    15 60,409 822 575
    16 61,231 833 583
    17 62,063 844 591
    18 62,907 856 599
    19 63,763 867 607
    20 64,630 879 615
    TOTAL $15,509 $10,856
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    LAFAYETTE
    4.33%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    5.30x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.33%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,165 1,516
    2 52,165 2,259 1,581
    3 54,424 2,357 1,650
    4 56,780 2,459 1,721
    5 59,239 2,565 1,796
    6 61,804 2,676 1,873
    7 64,480 2,792 1,954
    8 67,272 2,913 2,039
    9 70,185 3,039 2,127
    10 73,224 3,171 2,219
    11 76,394 3,308 2,316
    12 79,702 3,451 2,416
    13 83,153 3,601 2,520
    14 86,754 3,756 2,630
    15 90,510 3,919 2,743
    16 94,430 4,089 2,862
    17 98,518 4,266 2,986
    18 102,784 4,451 3,115
    19 107,235 4,643 3,250
    20 111,878 4,844 3,391
    TOTAL $66,722 $46,706

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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