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Comparison of Deposit Account from FINANCIAL CENTER FIRST with 0.25% - June 2025


Long-Term Analysis of BankIowa of Cedar Rapids with 0.51% APY and Citizens State Bank with 1.49% APY and FINANCIAL CENTER FIRST with 0.25% 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
    0.51%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.62x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.51%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 255 179
    2 50,255 256 179
    3 50,511 258 180
    4 50,769 259 181
    5 51,028 260 182
    6 51,288 262 183
    7 51,550 263 184
    8 51,813 264 185
    9 52,077 266 186
    10 52,342 267 187
    11 52,609 268 188
    12 52,878 270 189
    13 53,147 271 190
    14 53,418 272 191
    15 53,691 274 192
    16 53,965 275 193
    17 54,240 277 194
    18 54,516 278 195
    19 54,794 279 196
    20 55,074 281 197
    TOTAL $5,355 $3,748
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.49%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.62x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.49%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 745 522
    2 50,745 756 529
    3 51,501 767 537
    4 52,268 779 545
    5 53,047 790 553
    6 53,838 802 562
    7 54,640 814 570
    8 55,454 826 578
    9 56,280 839 587
    10 57,119 851 596
    11 57,970 864 605
    12 58,834 877 614
    13 59,710 890 623
    14 60,600 903 632
    15 61,503 916 641
    16 62,419 930 651
    17 63,349 944 661
    18 64,293 958 671
    19 65,251 972 681
    20 66,223 987 691
    TOTAL $17,210 $12,047
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    0.61x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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