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Comparison of Deposit Account from BRIGHTSTAR with 4.00% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of SUNCOAST with 4.25% APY and EVERENCE with 1.00% APY and BRIGHTSTAR with 4.00% APY and FIRST FINANCIAL with 0.89% APY and RED WING with 1.21% APY and LAKEVIEW with 0.10% APY and REDSTONE with 3.56% 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
    4.25%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    5.60x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,125 1,488
    2 52,125 2,215 1,551
    3 54,340 2,309 1,617
    4 56,650 2,408 1,685
    5 59,057 2,510 1,757
    6 61,567 2,617 1,832
    7 64,184 2,728 1,909
    8 66,912 2,844 1,991
    9 69,756 2,965 2,075
    10 72,720 3,091 2,163
    11 75,811 3,222 2,255
    12 79,033 3,359 2,351
    13 82,392 3,502 2,451
    14 85,893 3,650 2,555
    15 89,544 3,806 2,664
    16 93,349 3,967 2,777
    17 97,317 4,136 2,895
    18 101,453 4,312 3,018
    19 105,764 4,495 3,146
    20 110,259 4,686 3,280
    TOTAL $64,945 $45,462
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.08x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    6.02x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $500
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.89%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.34x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.89%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 445 312
    2 50,445 449 314
    3 50,894 453 317
    4 51,347 457 320
    5 51,804 461 323
    6 52,265 465 326
    7 52,730 469 329
    8 53,199 473 331
    9 53,673 478 334
    10 54,151 482 337
    11 54,633 486 340
    12 55,119 491 343
    13 55,609 495 346
    14 56,104 499 350
    15 56,604 504 353
    16 57,107 508 356
    17 57,616 513 359
    18 58,128 517 362
    19 58,646 522 365
    20 59,168 527 369
    TOTAL $9,694 $6,786
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    1.21%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.30x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.21%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 605 424
    2 50,605 612 429
    3 51,217 620 434
    4 51,837 627 439
    5 52,464 635 444
    6 53,099 642 450
    7 53,742 650 455
    8 54,392 658 461
    9 55,050 666 466
    10 55,716 674 472
    11 56,390 682 478
    12 57,073 691 483
    13 57,763 699 489
    14 58,462 707 495
    15 59,170 716 501
    16 59,885 725 507
    17 60,610 733 513
    18 61,343 742 520
    19 62,086 751 526
    20 62,837 760 532
    TOTAL $13,597 $9,518
  • 6
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    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
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    3.56%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    6.14x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.56%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,780 1,246
    2 51,780 1,843 1,290
    3 53,623 1,909 1,336
    4 55,532 1,977 1,384
    5 57,509 2,047 1,433
    6 59,557 2,120 1,484
    7 61,677 2,196 1,537
    8 63,873 2,274 1,592
    9 66,146 2,355 1,648
    10 68,501 2,439 1,707
    11 70,940 2,525 1,768
    12 73,465 2,615 1,831
    13 76,081 2,708 1,896
    14 78,789 2,805 1,963
    15 81,594 2,905 2,033
    16 84,499 3,008 2,106
    17 87,507 3,115 2,181
    18 90,622 3,226 2,258
    19 93,848 3,341 2,339
    20 97,189 3,460 2,422
    TOTAL $50,649 $35,455

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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