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Comparison of Deposit Account from COMMUNITY STAR with 0.85% - May 2025


Long-Term Analysis of DFCU FINANCIAL with 2.20% APY and Alton Bank with 1.51% APY and COMMUNITY STAR 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
    2.20%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    3.34x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,100 770
    2 51,100 1,124 787
    3 52,224 1,149 804
    4 53,373 1,174 822
    5 54,547 1,200 840
    6 55,747 1,226 859
    7 56,974 1,253 877
    8 58,227 1,281 897
    9 59,508 1,309 916
    10 60,817 1,338 937
    11 62,155 1,367 957
    12 63,523 1,398 978
    13 64,920 1,428 1,000
    14 66,349 1,460 1,022
    15 67,808 1,492 1,044
    16 69,300 1,525 1,067
    17 70,825 1,558 1,091
    18 72,383 1,592 1,115
    19 73,975 1,627 1,139
    20 75,603 1,663 1,164
    TOTAL $27,266 $19,086
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.51%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    1.85x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.51%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 755 529
    2 50,755 766 536
    3 51,521 778 545
    4 52,299 790 553
    5 53,089 802 561
    6 53,891 814 570
    7 54,704 826 578
    8 55,531 839 587
    9 56,369 851 596
    10 57,220 864 605
    11 58,084 877 614
    12 58,961 890 623
    13 59,852 904 633
    14 60,755 917 642
    15 61,673 931 652
    16 62,604 945 662
    17 63,549 960 672
    18 64,509 974 682
    19 65,483 989 692
    20 66,472 1,004 703
    TOTAL $17,476 $12,233
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.85%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.04x (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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