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Comparison of Deposit Account from EDUCATION with 1.00% - November 2025


Long-Term Analysis of LABOR MANAGEMENT with 0.50% APY and BlueHarbor Bank with 1.20% APY and EDUCATION with 1.00% APY and GECU with 3.46% 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
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.23x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 251 175
    2 50,251 252 176
    3 50,502 253 177
    4 50,755 254 178
    5 51,010 256 179
    6 51,265 257 180
    7 51,522 258 181
    8 51,780 259 182
    9 52,039 261 183
    10 52,300 262 183
    11 52,562 263 184
    12 52,826 265 185
    13 53,090 266 186
    14 53,356 267 187
    15 53,624 269 188
    16 53,892 270 189
    17 54,162 271 190
    18 54,434 273 191
    19 54,706 274 192
    20 54,980 275 193
    TOTAL $5,256 $3,679
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.20%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    1.59x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 600 420
    2 50,600 607 425
    3 51,207 614 430
    4 51,822 622 435
    5 52,444 629 441
    6 53,073 637 446
    7 53,710 645 451
    8 54,354 652 457
    9 55,007 660 462
    10 55,667 668 468
    11 56,335 676 473
    12 57,011 684 479
    13 57,695 692 485
    14 58,387 701 490
    15 59,088 709 496
    16 59,797 718 502
    17 60,514 726 508
    18 61,240 735 514
    19 61,975 744 521
    20 62,719 753 527
    TOTAL $13,472 $9,430
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.33x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    3.46%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    4.59x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.46%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,730 1,211
    2 51,730 1,790 1,253
    3 53,520 1,852 1,296
    4 55,372 1,916 1,341
    5 57,288 1,982 1,388
    6 59,270 2,051 1,436
    7 61,320 2,122 1,485
    8 63,442 2,195 1,537
    9 65,637 2,271 1,590
    10 67,908 2,350 1,645
    11 70,258 2,431 1,702
    12 72,689 2,515 1,761
    13 75,204 2,602 1,821
    14 77,806 2,692 1,884
    15 80,498 2,785 1,950
    16 83,283 2,882 2,017
    17 86,165 2,981 2,087
    18 89,146 3,084 2,159
    19 92,230 3,191 2,234
    20 95,422 3,302 2,311
    TOTAL $48,723 $34,106

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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