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Comparison of Deposit Account from Bank Forward with 0.75% - November 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Citizens Bank with 0.35% APY and Bell Bank with 3.05% APY and Bank Forward with 0.35% APY and Bank Forward with 0.75% APY and Bell Bank with 2.75% 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
    Citizens Bank
    0.35%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    0.86x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.35%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 175 123
    2 50,175 176 123
    3 50,351 176 123
    4 50,527 177 124
    5 50,704 177 124
    6 50,881 178 125
    7 51,059 179 125
    8 51,238 179 126
    9 51,417 180 126
    10 51,597 181 126
    11 51,778 181 127
    12 51,959 182 127
    13 52,141 182 128
    14 52,323 183 128
    15 52,507 184 129
    16 52,690 184 129
    17 52,875 185 130
    18 53,060 186 130
    19 53,245 186 130
    20 53,432 187 131
    TOTAL $3,619 $2,533
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    Bell Bank
    3.05%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    4.62x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $99,999
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.05%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,525 1,068
    2 51,525 1,572 1,100
    3 53,097 1,619 1,134
    4 54,716 1,669 1,168
    5 56,385 1,720 1,204
    6 58,105 1,772 1,241
    7 59,877 1,826 1,278
    8 61,703 1,882 1,317
    9 63,585 1,939 1,358
    10 65,524 1,998 1,399
    11 67,523 2,059 1,442
    12 69,582 2,122 1,486
    13 71,704 2,187 1,531
    14 73,891 2,254 1,578
    15 76,145 2,322 1,626
    16 78,468 2,393 1,675
    17 80,861 2,466 1,726
    18 83,327 2,541 1,779
    19 85,869 2,619 1,833
    20 88,488 2,699 1,889
    TOTAL $41,186 $28,830
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    Bank Forward
    0.35%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.60x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.35%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 175 123
    2 50,175 176 123
    3 50,351 176 123
    4 50,527 177 124
    5 50,704 177 124
    6 50,881 178 125
    7 51,059 179 125
    8 51,238 179 126
    9 51,417 180 126
    10 51,597 181 126
    11 51,778 181 127
    12 51,959 182 127
    13 52,141 182 128
    14 52,323 183 128
    15 52,507 184 129
    16 52,690 184 129
    17 52,875 185 130
    18 53,060 186 130
    19 53,245 186 130
    20 53,432 187 131
    TOTAL $3,619 $2,533
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    Bank Forward
    0.75%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    1.14x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.75%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 375 263
    2 50,375 378 264
    3 50,753 381 266
    4 51,133 384 268
    5 51,517 386 270
    6 51,903 389 272
    7 52,293 392 275
    8 52,685 395 277
    9 53,080 398 279
    10 53,478 401 281
    11 53,879 404 283
    12 54,283 407 285
    13 54,690 410 287
    14 55,101 413 289
    15 55,514 416 291
    16 55,930 419 294
    17 56,350 423 296
    18 56,772 426 298
    19 57,198 429 300
    20 57,627 432 303
    TOTAL $8,059 $5,641
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    Bell Bank
    2.75%
    -
    $50,000
    30 Month
    Bank
    N.A.
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.75%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,375 963
    2 51,375 1,413 989
    3 52,788 1,452 1,016
    4 54,239 1,492 1,044
    5 55,731 1,533 1,073
    6 57,264 1,575 1,102
    7 58,838 1,618 1,133
    8 60,456 1,663 1,164
    9 62,119 1,708 1,196
    10 63,827 1,755 1,229
    11 65,583 1,804 1,262
    12 67,386 1,853 1,297
    13 69,239 1,904 1,333
    14 71,143 1,956 1,370
    15 73,100 2,010 1,407
    16 75,110 2,066 1,446
    17 77,175 2,122 1,486
    18 79,298 2,181 1,526
    19 81,478 2,241 1,568
    20 83,719 2,302 1,612
    TOTAL $36,021 $25,215

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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