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Comparison of Deposit Account from FIRST EDUCATION with 1.00% - May 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Alliance Bank with 0.15% APY and Methuen Co-operative Bank with 3.00% APY and Bank of Charles Town with 0.80% APY and FIRST EDUCATION with 1.00% 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 MONEY MARKET
    0.15%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    N.A.
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.15%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 75 53
    2 50,075 75 53
    3 50,150 75 53
    4 50,225 75 53
    5 50,301 75 53
    6 50,376 76 53
    7 50,452 76 53
    8 50,527 76 53
    9 50,603 76 53
    10 50,679 76 53
    11 50,755 76 53
    12 50,831 76 53
    13 50,907 76 53
    14 50,984 76 54
    15 51,060 77 54
    16 51,137 77 54
    17 51,214 77 54
    18 51,290 77 54
    19 51,367 77 54
    20 51,444 77 54
    TOTAL $1,522 $1,065
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    3.00%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    5.17x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,500 1,050
    2 51,500 1,545 1,082
    3 53,045 1,591 1,114
    4 54,636 1,639 1,147
    5 56,275 1,688 1,182
    6 57,964 1,739 1,217
    7 59,703 1,791 1,254
    8 61,494 1,845 1,291
    9 63,339 1,900 1,330
    10 65,239 1,957 1,370
    11 67,196 2,016 1,411
    12 69,212 2,076 1,453
    13 71,288 2,139 1,497
    14 73,427 2,203 1,542
    15 75,629 2,269 1,588
    16 77,898 2,337 1,636
    17 80,235 2,407 1,685
    18 82,642 2,479 1,735
    19 85,122 2,554 1,788
    20 87,675 2,630 1,841
    TOTAL $40,306 $28,214
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    0.87x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 400 280
    2 50,400 403 282
    3 50,803 406 284
    4 51,210 410 287
    5 51,619 413 289
    6 52,032 416 291
    7 52,449 420 294
    8 52,868 423 296
    9 53,291 426 298
    10 53,717 430 301
    11 54,147 433 303
    12 54,580 437 306
    13 55,017 440 308
    14 55,457 444 311
    15 55,901 447 313
    16 56,348 451 316
    17 56,799 454 318
    18 57,253 458 321
    19 57,711 462 323
    20 58,173 465 326
    TOTAL $8,638 $6,047
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.23x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 502 351
    2 50,502 507 355
    3 51,009 512 358
    4 51,521 517 362
    5 52,038 522 366
    6 52,561 528 369
    7 53,089 533 373
    8 53,622 538 377
    9 54,160 544 381
    10 54,704 549 384
    11 55,253 555 388
    12 55,808 560 392
    13 56,368 566 396
    14 56,934 572 400
    15 57,506 577 404
    16 58,083 583 408
    17 58,666 589 412
    18 59,255 595 416
    19 59,850 601 421
    20 60,451 607 425
    TOTAL $11,058 $7,740

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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