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Comparison of Deposit Account from CPM with 0.45% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of PIMA with 4.50% APY and DISCOVERY with 4.75% APY and CPM with 0.45% APY and ALPINE with 1.00% APY and SAFE with 1.05% 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
    PIMA
    4.50%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    7.76x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $250
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.50%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,250 1,575
    2 52,250 2,351 1,646
    3 54,601 2,457 1,720
    4 57,058 2,568 1,797
    5 59,626 2,683 1,878
    6 62,309 2,804 1,963
    7 65,113 2,930 2,051
    8 68,043 3,062 2,143
    9 71,105 3,200 2,240
    10 74,305 3,344 2,341
    11 77,648 3,494 2,446
    12 81,143 3,651 2,556
    13 84,794 3,816 2,671
    14 88,610 3,987 2,791
    15 92,597 4,167 2,917
    16 96,764 4,354 3,048
    17 101,119 4,550 3,185
    18 105,669 4,755 3,329
    19 110,424 4,969 3,478
    20 115,393 5,193 3,635
    TOTAL $70,586 $49,410
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    DISCOVERY
    4.75%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    11.76x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $100
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.75%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,375 1,663
    2 52,375 2,488 1,741
    3 54,863 2,606 1,824
    4 57,469 2,730 1,911
    5 60,199 2,859 2,002
    6 63,058 2,995 2,097
    7 66,053 3,138 2,196
    8 69,191 3,287 2,301
    9 72,477 3,443 2,410
    10 75,920 3,606 2,524
    11 79,526 3,777 2,644
    12 83,304 3,957 2,770
    13 87,261 4,145 2,901
    14 91,406 4,342 3,039
    15 95,747 4,548 3,184
    16 100,295 4,764 3,335
    17 105,059 4,990 3,493
    18 110,050 5,227 3,659
    19 115,277 5,476 3,833
    20 120,753 5,736 4,015
    TOTAL $76,488 $53,542
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    CPM
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    30 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.45%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 225 158
    2 50,225 226 158
    3 50,451 227 159
    4 50,678 228 160
    5 50,906 229 160
    6 51,135 230 161
    7 51,365 231 162
    8 51,596 232 163
    9 51,829 233 163
    10 52,062 234 164
    11 52,296 235 165
    12 52,531 236 165
    13 52,768 237 166
    14 53,005 239 167
    15 53,244 240 168
    16 53,483 241 168
    17 53,724 242 169
    18 53,966 243 170
    19 54,209 244 171
    20 54,453 245 172
    TOTAL $4,698 $3,288
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    ALPINE
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.22x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $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
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    SAFE
    1.05%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.28x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $50,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.05%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 525 368
    2 50,525 531 371
    3 51,056 536 375
    4 51,592 542 379
    5 52,133 547 383
    6 52,681 553 387
    7 53,234 559 391
    8 53,793 565 395
    9 54,358 571 400
    10 54,928 577 404
    11 55,505 583 408
    12 56,088 589 412
    13 56,677 595 417
    14 57,272 601 421
    15 57,873 608 425
    16 58,481 614 430
    17 59,095 620 434
    18 59,716 627 439
    19 60,343 634 444
    20 60,976 640 448
    TOTAL $11,616 $8,131

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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