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Comparison of Deposit Account from ASCEND with 3.66% - September 2026


Long-Term Analysis of CAPITAL EDUCATORS with 0.55% APY and GLOBAL with 4.00% APY and AURORA with 0.95% APY and CENTRAL ONE with 0.10% APY and JOLT with 1.46% APY and GTE with 3.30% APY and SECURITY SERVICE with 3.00% APY and SAFE with 3.45% APY and ASCEND with 3.66% 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
    CAPITAL EDUCATORS
    0.55%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    0.95x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.55%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 275 193
    2 50,275 277 194
    3 50,552 278 195
    4 50,830 280 196
    5 51,109 281 197
    6 51,390 283 198
    7 51,673 284 199
    8 51,957 286 200
    9 52,243 287 201
    10 52,530 289 202
    11 52,819 291 203
    12 53,110 292 204
    13 53,402 294 206
    14 53,695 295 207
    15 53,991 297 208
    16 54,288 299 209
    17 54,586 300 210
    18 54,886 302 211
    19 55,188 304 212
    20 55,492 305 214
    TOTAL $5,797 $4,058
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    GLOBAL
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    6.03x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    AURORA
    0.95%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.25x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $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
  • 4
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    CENTRAL ONE
    0.10%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.43x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.10%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 50 35
    2 50,050 50 35
    3 50,100 50 35
    4 50,150 50 35
    5 50,200 50 35
    6 50,251 50 35
    7 50,301 50 35
    8 50,351 50 35
    9 50,401 50 35
    10 50,452 50 35
    11 50,502 51 35
    12 50,553 51 35
    13 50,603 51 35
    14 50,654 51 35
    15 50,705 51 35
    16 50,755 51 36
    17 50,806 51 36
    18 50,857 51 36
    19 50,908 51 36
    20 50,959 51 36
    TOTAL $1,010 $707
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    JOLT
    1.46%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.78x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.46%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 730 511
    2 50,730 741 518
    3 51,471 751 526
    4 52,222 762 534
    5 52,985 774 542
    6 53,758 785 549
    7 54,543 796 557
    8 55,339 808 566
    9 56,147 820 574
    10 56,967 832 582
    11 57,799 844 591
    12 58,643 856 599
    13 59,499 869 608
    14 60,367 881 617
    15 61,249 894 626
    16 62,143 907 635
    17 63,050 921 644
    18 63,971 934 654
    19 64,905 948 663
    20 65,853 961 673
    TOTAL $16,814 $11,770
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    GTE
    3.30%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    8.19x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    SECURITY SERVICE
    3.00%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    5.46x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $50,000
     
    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
  • 8
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    SAFE
    3.45%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    6.28x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $500,001
     
    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
  • 9
    LOCAL CD
    ASCEND
    3.66%
    -
    $50,000
    3 Month
    Credit Union
    1.60x (National Avg. - 2.29%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.66%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,830 1,281
    2 51,830 1,897 1,328
    3 53,727 1,966 1,376
    4 55,693 2,038 1,427
    5 57,732 2,113 1,479
    6 59,845 2,190 1,533
    7 62,035 2,270 1,589
    8 64,306 2,354 1,648
    9 66,659 2,440 1,708
    10 69,099 2,529 1,770
    11 71,628 2,622 1,835
    12 74,249 2,718 1,902
    13 76,967 2,817 1,972
    14 79,784 2,920 2,044
    15 82,704 3,027 2,119
    16 85,731 3,138 2,196
    17 88,869 3,253 2,277
    18 92,121 3,372 2,360
    19 95,493 3,495 2,447
    20 98,988 3,623 2,536
    TOTAL $52,611 $36,828

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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