Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from FIRSTLIGHT with 1.40% - June 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Jeff Bank with 0.25% APY and FIRSTLIGHT with 1.40% APY and 1ST UNIVERSITY with 1.25% 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
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.40%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.52x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.40%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 700 490
    2 50,700 710 497
    3 51,410 720 504
    4 52,130 730 511
    5 52,859 740 518
    6 53,599 750 525
    7 54,350 761 533
    8 55,111 772 540
    9 55,882 782 548
    10 56,665 793 555
    11 57,458 804 563
    12 58,262 816 571
    13 59,078 827 579
    14 59,905 839 587
    15 60,744 850 595
    16 61,594 862 604
    17 62,456 874 612
    18 63,331 887 621
    19 64,217 899 629
    20 65,117 912 638
    TOTAL $16,028 $11,220
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    1.25%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    2.15x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 625 438
    2 50,625 633 443
    3 51,258 641 449
    4 51,899 649 454
    5 52,547 657 460
    6 53,204 665 466
    7 53,869 673 471
    8 54,543 682 477
    9 55,224 690 483
    10 55,915 699 489
    11 56,614 708 495
    12 57,321 717 502
    13 58,038 725 508
    14 58,763 735 514
    15 59,498 744 521
    16 60,241 753 527
    17 60,994 762 534
    18 61,757 772 540
    19 62,529 782 547
    20 63,310 791 554
    TOTAL $14,102 $9,871

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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