Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from ALIGN with 0.85% - August 2025


Long-Term Analysis of U. S. EMPLOYEES O. C. with 3.25% APY and INTOUCH with 0.60% APY and PIKES PEAK with 0.80% APY and DENVER COMMUNITY CU D.B.A. ZING CU with 3.75% APY and ELEMENTS FINANCIAL with 4.00% APY and ELEMENTS FINANCIAL with 3.00% APY and ELEMENTS FINANCIAL with 0.50% APY and ELEMENTS FINANCIAL with 1.25% APY and ELEMENTS FINANCIAL with 1.00% APY and SKYLA with 3.55% APY and SUMA with 3.77% APY and URW COMMUNITY with 0.25% APY and UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN with 3.30% APY and UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN with 2.45% APY and ALIGN with 0.85% APY and ELEMENTS FINANCIAL with 2.00% APY and ELEMENTS FINANCIAL with 2.50% APY and UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN with 4.00% 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
    3.25%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    3.98x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,625 1,138
    2 51,625 1,678 1,174
    3 53,303 1,732 1,213
    4 55,035 1,789 1,252
    5 56,824 1,847 1,293
    6 58,671 1,907 1,335
    7 60,577 1,969 1,378
    8 62,546 2,033 1,423
    9 64,579 2,099 1,469
    10 66,678 2,167 1,517
    11 68,845 2,237 1,566
    12 71,082 2,310 1,617
    13 73,392 2,385 1,670
    14 75,778 2,463 1,724
    15 78,240 2,543 1,780
    16 80,783 2,625 1,838
    17 83,409 2,711 1,898
    18 86,119 2,799 1,959
    19 88,918 2,890 2,023
    20 91,808 2,984 2,089
    TOTAL $44,792 $31,354
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.60%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.09x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.60%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 300 210
    2 50,300 302 211
    3 50,602 304 213
    4 50,905 305 214
    5 51,211 307 215
    6 51,518 309 216
    7 51,827 311 218
    8 52,138 313 219
    9 52,451 315 220
    10 52,766 317 222
    11 53,082 318 223
    12 53,401 320 224
    13 53,721 322 226
    14 54,044 324 227
    15 54,368 326 228
    16 54,694 328 230
    17 55,022 330 231
    18 55,352 332 232
    19 55,684 334 234
    20 56,019 336 235
    TOTAL $6,355 $4,448
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.45x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $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
    3.75%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    6.79x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.75%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,875 1,313
    2 51,875 1,945 1,362
    3 53,820 2,018 1,413
    4 55,839 2,094 1,466
    5 57,933 2,172 1,521
    6 60,105 2,254 1,578
    7 62,359 2,338 1,637
    8 64,697 2,426 1,698
    9 67,124 2,517 1,762
    10 69,641 2,612 1,828
    11 72,252 2,709 1,897
    12 74,962 2,811 1,968
    13 77,773 2,916 2,042
    14 80,689 3,026 2,118
    15 83,715 3,139 2,198
    16 86,854 3,257 2,280
    17 90,111 3,379 2,365
    18 93,491 3,506 2,454
    19 96,996 3,637 2,546
    20 100,634 3,774 2,642
    TOTAL $54,408 $38,085
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    6.88x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,000 1,400
    2 52,000 2,080 1,456
    3 54,080 2,163 1,514
    4 56,243 2,250 1,575
    5 58,493 2,340 1,638
    6 60,833 2,433 1,703
    7 63,266 2,531 1,771
    8 65,797 2,632 1,842
    9 68,428 2,737 1,916
    10 71,166 2,847 1,993
    11 74,012 2,960 2,072
    12 76,973 3,079 2,155
    13 80,052 3,202 2,241
    14 83,254 3,330 2,331
    15 86,584 3,463 2,424
    16 90,047 3,602 2,521
    17 93,649 3,746 2,622
    18 97,395 3,896 2,727
    19 101,291 4,052 2,836
    20 105,342 4,214 2,950
    TOTAL $59,556 $41,689
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    3.00%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    3.98x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,500 1,050
    2 51,500 1,545 1,082
    3 53,045 1,591 1,114
    4 54,636 1,639 1,147
    5 56,275 1,688 1,182
    6 57,964 1,739 1,217
    7 59,703 1,791 1,254
    8 61,494 1,845 1,291
    9 63,339 1,900 1,330
    10 65,239 1,957 1,370
    11 67,196 2,016 1,411
    12 69,212 2,076 1,453
    13 71,288 2,139 1,497
    14 73,427 2,203 1,542
    15 75,629 2,269 1,588
    16 77,898 2,337 1,636
    17 80,235 2,407 1,685
    18 82,642 2,479 1,735
    19 85,122 2,554 1,788
    20 87,675 2,630 1,841
    TOTAL $40,306 $28,214
  • 7
    N.A.
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.66x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 250 175
    2 50,250 251 176
    3 50,501 253 177
    4 50,754 254 178
    5 51,008 255 179
    6 51,263 256 179
    7 51,519 258 180
    8 51,776 259 181
    9 52,035 260 182
    10 52,296 261 183
    11 52,557 263 184
    12 52,820 264 185
    13 53,084 265 186
    14 53,349 267 187
    15 53,616 268 188
    16 53,884 269 189
    17 54,154 271 190
    18 54,424 272 190
    19 54,696 273 191
    20 54,970 275 192
    TOTAL $5,245 $3,671
  • 8
    N.A.
    1.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    1.66x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 625 438
    2 50,625 633 443
    3 51,258 641 449
    4 51,899 649 454
    5 52,547 657 460
    6 53,204 665 466
    7 53,869 673 471
    8 54,543 682 477
    9 55,224 690 483
    10 55,915 699 489
    11 56,614 708 495
    12 57,321 717 502
    13 58,038 725 508
    14 58,763 735 514
    15 59,498 744 521
    16 60,241 753 527
    17 60,994 762 534
    18 61,757 772 540
    19 62,529 782 547
    20 63,310 791 554
    TOTAL $14,102 $9,871
  • 9
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    4.44x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 500 350
    2 50,500 505 354
    3 51,005 510 357
    4 51,515 515 361
    5 52,030 520 364
    6 52,551 526 368
    7 53,076 531 372
    8 53,607 536 375
    9 54,143 541 379
    10 54,684 547 383
    11 55,231 552 387
    12 55,783 558 390
    13 56,341 563 394
    14 56,905 569 398
    15 57,474 575 402
    16 58,048 580 406
    17 58,629 586 410
    18 59,215 592 415
    19 59,807 598 419
    20 60,405 604 423
    TOTAL $11,010 $7,707
  • 10
    LOCAL CD
    3.55%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    6.11x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $50,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.55%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,775 1,243
    2 51,775 1,838 1,287
    3 53,613 1,903 1,332
    4 55,516 1,971 1,380
    5 57,487 2,041 1,429
    6 59,528 2,113 1,479
    7 61,641 2,188 1,532
    8 63,829 2,266 1,586
    9 66,095 2,346 1,642
    10 68,442 2,430 1,701
    11 70,871 2,516 1,761
    12 73,387 2,605 1,824
    13 75,993 2,698 1,888
    14 78,690 2,794 1,955
    15 81,484 2,893 2,025
    16 84,377 2,995 2,097
    17 87,372 3,102 2,171
    18 90,474 3,212 2,248
    19 93,685 3,326 2,328
    20 97,011 3,444 2,411
    TOTAL $50,455 $35,319
  • 11
    LOCAL CD
    3.77%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    5.71x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.77%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,885 1,320
    2 51,885 1,956 1,369
    3 53,841 2,030 1,421
    4 55,871 2,106 1,474
    5 57,977 2,186 1,530
    6 60,163 2,268 1,588
    7 62,431 2,354 1,648
    8 64,785 2,442 1,710
    9 67,227 2,534 1,774
    10 69,762 2,630 1,841
    11 72,392 2,729 1,910
    12 75,121 2,832 1,982
    13 77,953 2,939 2,057
    14 80,892 3,050 2,135
    15 83,941 3,165 2,215
    16 87,106 3,284 2,299
    17 90,390 3,408 2,385
    18 93,797 3,536 2,475
    19 97,334 3,669 2,569
    20 101,003 3,808 2,665
    TOTAL $54,811 $38,368
  • 12
    LOCAL CD
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.45x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 13
    LOCAL CD
    3.30%
    -
    $50,000
    30 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.30%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,650 1,155
    2 51,650 1,704 1,193
    3 53,354 1,761 1,232
    4 55,115 1,819 1,273
    5 56,934 1,879 1,315
    6 58,813 1,941 1,359
    7 60,754 2,005 1,403
    8 62,758 2,071 1,450
    9 64,829 2,139 1,498
    10 66,969 2,210 1,547
    11 69,179 2,283 1,598
    12 71,462 2,358 1,651
    13 73,820 2,436 1,705
    14 76,256 2,516 1,762
    15 78,772 2,599 1,820
    16 81,372 2,685 1,880
    17 84,057 2,774 1,942
    18 86,831 2,865 2,006
    19 89,697 2,960 2,072
    20 92,657 3,058 2,140
    TOTAL $45,714 $32,000
  • 14
    LOCAL CD
    2.45%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    5.99x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.45%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,225 858
    2 51,225 1,255 879
    3 52,480 1,286 900
    4 53,766 1,317 922
    5 55,083 1,350 945
    6 56,433 1,383 968
    7 57,815 1,416 992
    8 59,232 1,451 1,016
    9 60,683 1,487 1,041
    10 62,170 1,523 1,066
    11 63,693 1,560 1,092
    12 65,253 1,599 1,119
    13 66,852 1,638 1,147
    14 68,490 1,678 1,175
    15 70,168 1,719 1,203
    16 71,887 1,761 1,233
    17 73,648 1,804 1,263
    18 75,452 1,849 1,294
    19 77,301 1,894 1,326
    20 79,195 1,940 1,358
    TOTAL $31,135 $21,795
  • 15
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.85%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    2.08x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $2,500
     
    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
  • 16
    N.A.
    2.00%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    4.89x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $50,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,000 700
    2 51,000 1,020 714
    3 52,020 1,040 728
    4 53,060 1,061 743
    5 54,122 1,082 758
    6 55,204 1,104 773
    7 56,308 1,126 788
    8 57,434 1,149 804
    9 58,583 1,172 820
    10 59,755 1,195 837
    11 60,950 1,219 853
    12 62,169 1,243 870
    13 63,412 1,268 888
    14 64,680 1,294 906
    15 65,974 1,319 924
    16 67,293 1,346 942
    17 68,639 1,373 961
    18 70,012 1,400 980
    19 71,412 1,428 1,000
    20 72,841 1,457 1,020
    TOTAL $24,297 $17,008
  • 17
    N.A.
    2.50%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    6.11x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,250 875
    2 51,250 1,281 897
    3 52,531 1,313 919
    4 53,845 1,346 942
    5 55,191 1,380 966
    6 56,570 1,414 990
    7 57,985 1,450 1,015
    8 59,434 1,486 1,040
    9 60,920 1,523 1,066
    10 62,443 1,561 1,093
    11 64,004 1,600 1,120
    12 65,604 1,640 1,148
    13 67,244 1,681 1,177
    14 68,926 1,723 1,206
    15 70,649 1,766 1,236
    16 72,415 1,810 1,267
    17 74,225 1,856 1,299
    18 76,081 1,902 1,331
    19 77,983 1,950 1,365
    20 79,933 1,998 1,399
    TOTAL $31,931 $22,352
  • 18
    LOCAL CD
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    7 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $5,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,000 1,400
    2 52,000 2,080 1,456
    3 54,080 2,163 1,514
    4 56,243 2,250 1,575
    5 58,493 2,340 1,638
    6 60,833 2,433 1,703
    7 63,266 2,531 1,771
    8 65,797 2,632 1,842
    9 68,428 2,737 1,916
    10 71,166 2,847 1,993
    11 74,012 2,960 2,072
    12 76,973 3,079 2,155
    13 80,052 3,202 2,241
    14 83,254 3,330 2,331
    15 86,584 3,463 2,424
    16 90,047 3,602 2,521
    17 93,649 3,746 2,622
    18 97,395 3,896 2,727
    19 101,291 4,052 2,836
    20 105,342 4,214 2,950
    TOTAL $59,556 $41,689

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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