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Comparison of Deposit Account from CENTRA with 0.85% - September 2026


Long-Term Analysis of SELF-HELP with 3.35% APY and PREMIER with 1.01% APY and FIRST FLIGHT with 3.30% APY and CENTRA with 0.85% 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
    SELF-HELP
    3.35%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    4.08x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.35%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,675 1,173
    2 51,675 1,731 1,212
    3 53,406 1,789 1,252
    4 55,195 1,849 1,294
    5 57,044 1,911 1,338
    6 58,955 1,975 1,383
    7 60,930 2,041 1,429
    8 62,971 2,110 1,477
    9 65,081 2,180 1,526
    10 67,261 2,253 1,577
    11 69,514 2,329 1,630
    12 71,843 2,407 1,685
    13 74,250 2,487 1,741
    14 76,737 2,571 1,799
    15 79,308 2,657 1,860
    16 81,965 2,746 1,922
    17 84,711 2,838 1,986
    18 87,548 2,933 2,053
    19 90,481 3,031 2,122
    20 93,512 3,133 2,193
    TOTAL $46,645 $32,652
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    PREMIER
    1.01%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.23x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.01%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 505 354
    2 50,505 510 357
    3 51,015 515 361
    4 51,530 520 364
    5 52,051 526 368
    6 52,577 531 372
    7 53,108 536 375
    8 53,644 542 379
    9 54,186 547 383
    10 54,733 553 387
    11 55,286 558 391
    12 55,844 564 395
    13 56,408 570 399
    14 56,978 575 403
    15 57,553 581 407
    16 58,135 587 411
    17 58,722 593 415
    18 59,315 599 419
    19 59,914 605 424
    20 60,519 611 428
    TOTAL $11,130 $7,791
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    FIRST FLIGHT
    3.30%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    4.01x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    CENTRA
    0.85%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.03x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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