Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from FIRST CASTLE with 1.08% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Security Bank with 1.00% APY and A. E. A. with 0.50% APY and RCB Bank with 2.75% APY and FIRST CASTLE with 1.08% 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
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    1.73x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $500
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    0.66x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 250 175
    2 50,250 251 176
    3 50,501 253 177
    4 50,754 254 178
    5 51,008 255 179
    6 51,263 256 179
    7 51,519 258 180
    8 51,776 259 181
    9 52,035 260 182
    10 52,296 261 183
    11 52,557 263 184
    12 52,820 264 185
    13 53,084 265 186
    14 53,349 267 187
    15 53,616 268 188
    16 53,884 269 189
    17 54,154 271 190
    18 54,424 272 190
    19 54,696 273 191
    20 54,970 275 192
    TOTAL $5,245 $3,671
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    2.75%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    3.36x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.75%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,375 963
    2 51,375 1,413 989
    3 52,788 1,452 1,016
    4 54,239 1,492 1,044
    5 55,731 1,533 1,073
    6 57,264 1,575 1,102
    7 58,838 1,618 1,133
    8 60,456 1,663 1,164
    9 62,119 1,708 1,196
    10 63,827 1,755 1,229
    11 65,583 1,804 1,262
    12 67,386 1,853 1,297
    13 69,239 1,904 1,333
    14 71,143 1,956 1,370
    15 73,100 2,010 1,407
    16 75,110 2,066 1,446
    17 77,175 2,122 1,486
    18 79,298 2,181 1,526
    19 81,478 2,241 1,568
    20 83,719 2,302 1,612
    TOTAL $36,021 $25,215
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    1.08%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.32x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.08%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 540 378
    2 50,540 546 382
    3 51,086 552 386
    4 51,638 558 390
    5 52,195 564 395
    6 52,759 570 399
    7 53,329 576 403
    8 53,905 582 408
    9 54,487 588 412
    10 55,075 595 416
    11 55,670 601 421
    12 56,271 608 425
    13 56,879 614 430
    14 57,493 621 435
    15 58,114 628 439
    16 58,742 634 444
    17 59,376 641 449
    18 60,018 648 454
    19 60,666 655 459
    20 61,321 662 464
    TOTAL $11,983 $8,388

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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