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Comparison of Deposit Account from EXCITE with 1.30% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of VYSTAR with 3.20% APY and TOGETHER with 0.99% APY and TOGETHER with 0.25% APY and EXCITE with 1.30% APY and NORTHWEST PLUS with 0.45% APY and LOWER VALLEY with 0.05% 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
    3.20%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    7.92x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $50,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,600 1,120
    2 51,600 1,651 1,156
    3 53,251 1,704 1,193
    4 54,955 1,759 1,231
    5 56,714 1,815 1,270
    6 58,529 1,873 1,311
    7 60,402 1,933 1,353
    8 62,334 1,995 1,396
    9 64,329 2,059 1,441
    10 66,388 2,124 1,487
    11 68,512 2,192 1,535
    12 70,704 2,263 1,584
    13 72,967 2,335 1,634
    14 75,302 2,410 1,687
    15 77,712 2,487 1,741
    16 80,198 2,566 1,796
    17 82,765 2,648 1,854
    18 85,413 2,733 1,913
    19 88,146 2,821 1,974
    20 90,967 2,911 2,038
    TOTAL $43,878 $30,715
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.99%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.30x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.99%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 495 347
    2 50,495 500 350
    3 50,995 505 353
    4 51,500 510 357
    5 52,010 515 360
    6 52,524 520 364
    7 53,044 525 368
    8 53,570 530 371
    9 54,100 536 375
    10 54,636 541 379
    11 55,176 546 382
    12 55,723 552 386
    13 56,274 557 390
    14 56,831 563 394
    15 57,394 568 398
    16 57,962 574 402
    17 58,536 580 406
    18 59,116 585 410
    19 59,701 591 414
    20 60,292 597 418
    TOTAL $10,889 $7,622
  • 3
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.33x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 125 88
    2 50,125 125 88
    3 50,250 126 88
    4 50,376 126 88
    5 50,502 126 88
    6 50,628 127 89
    7 50,755 127 89
    8 50,882 127 89
    9 51,009 128 89
    10 51,136 128 89
    11 51,264 128 90
    12 51,392 128 90
    13 51,521 129 90
    14 51,650 129 90
    15 51,779 129 91
    16 51,908 130 91
    17 52,038 130 91
    18 52,168 130 91
    19 52,298 131 92
    20 52,429 131 92
    TOTAL $2,560 $1,792
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    1.30%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.40x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.30%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 650 455
    2 50,650 658 461
    3 51,308 667 467
    4 51,975 676 473
    5 52,651 684 479
    6 53,336 693 485
    7 54,029 702 492
    8 54,731 712 498
    9 55,443 721 505
    10 56,164 730 511
    11 56,894 740 518
    12 57,633 749 524
    13 58,383 759 531
    14 59,142 769 538
    15 59,910 779 545
    16 60,689 789 552
    17 61,478 799 559
    18 62,277 810 567
    19 63,087 820 574
    20 63,907 831 582
    TOTAL $14,738 $10,317
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    0.68x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    0.05%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.09x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.05%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 25 18
    2 50,025 25 18
    3 50,050 25 18
    4 50,075 25 18
    5 50,100 25 18
    6 50,125 25 18
    7 50,150 25 18
    8 50,175 25 18
    9 50,200 25 18
    10 50,225 25 18
    11 50,251 25 18
    12 50,276 25 18
    13 50,301 25 18
    14 50,326 25 18
    15 50,351 25 18
    16 50,376 25 18
    17 50,402 25 18
    18 50,427 25 18
    19 50,452 25 18
    20 50,477 25 18
    TOTAL $502 $352

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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