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Comparison of Deposit Account from ALIVE with 0.97% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of CARO with 1.10% APY and CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST with 2.80% APY and ALIVE with 0.97% 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
    1.10%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.34x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.10%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 550 385
    2 50,550 556 389
    3 51,106 562 394
    4 51,668 568 398
    5 52,237 575 402
    6 52,811 581 407
    7 53,392 587 411
    8 53,979 594 416
    9 54,573 600 420
    10 55,173 607 425
    11 55,780 614 430
    12 56,394 620 434
    13 57,014 627 439
    14 57,641 634 444
    15 58,276 641 449
    16 58,917 648 454
    17 59,565 655 459
    18 60,220 662 464
    19 60,882 670 469
    20 61,552 677 474
    TOTAL $12,229 $8,560
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    2.80%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    5.08x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,400 980
    2 51,400 1,439 1,007
    3 52,839 1,479 1,036
    4 54,319 1,521 1,065
    5 55,840 1,564 1,094
    6 57,403 1,607 1,125
    7 59,010 1,652 1,157
    8 60,663 1,699 1,189
    9 62,361 1,746 1,222
    10 64,107 1,795 1,257
    11 65,902 1,845 1,292
    12 67,748 1,897 1,328
    13 69,645 1,950 1,365
    14 71,595 2,005 1,403
    15 73,599 2,061 1,443
    16 75,660 2,118 1,483
    17 77,779 2,178 1,524
    18 79,956 2,239 1,567
    19 82,195 2,301 1,611
    20 84,497 2,366 1,656
    TOTAL $36,862 $25,804
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.97%
    -
    $50,000
    30 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.97%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 485 340
    2 50,485 490 343
    3 50,975 494 346
    4 51,469 499 349
    5 51,968 504 353
    6 52,473 509 356
    7 52,981 514 360
    8 53,495 519 363
    9 54,014 524 367
    10 54,538 529 370
    11 55,067 534 374
    12 55,601 539 378
    13 56,141 545 381
    14 56,685 550 385
    15 57,235 555 389
    16 57,790 561 392
    17 58,351 566 396
    18 58,917 571 400
    19 59,488 577 404
    20 60,065 583 408
    TOTAL $10,648 $7,454

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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