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Comparison of Deposit Account from Gateway First Bank with 3.00% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of Gateway First Bank with 3.00% APY and First State Bank with 0.20% APY and HONDA with 1.26% APY and HEARTLAND with 1.00% APY and Frazer Bank with 0.80% APY and PALMETTO FIRST with 0.05% APY and BankNorth with 0.65% 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
    Gateway First Bank
    3.00%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Online Bank
    4.52x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $500
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    First State Bank
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.30x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.20%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 100 70
    2 50,100 100 70
    3 50,200 100 70
    4 50,301 101 70
    5 50,401 101 71
    6 50,502 101 71
    7 50,603 101 71
    8 50,704 101 71
    9 50,806 102 71
    10 50,907 102 71
    11 51,009 102 71
    12 51,111 102 72
    13 51,213 102 72
    14 51,316 103 72
    15 51,418 103 72
    16 51,521 103 72
    17 51,624 103 72
    18 51,727 103 72
    19 51,831 104 73
    20 51,935 104 73
    TOTAL $2,038 $1,427
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    HONDA
    1.26%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.36x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.26%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 630 441
    2 50,630 638 447
    3 51,268 646 452
    4 51,914 654 458
    5 52,568 662 464
    6 53,230 671 469
    7 53,901 679 475
    8 54,580 688 481
    9 55,268 696 487
    10 55,964 705 494
    11 56,669 714 500
    12 57,384 723 506
    13 58,107 732 512
    14 58,839 741 519
    15 59,580 751 525
    16 60,331 760 532
    17 61,091 770 539
    18 61,861 779 546
    19 62,640 789 552
    20 63,429 799 559
    TOTAL $14,229 $9,960
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    HEARTLAND
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    1.72x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    Frazer Bank
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    1.05x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $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
  • 6
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    PALMETTO FIRST
    0.05%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.21x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $2,500
     
    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
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    BankNorth
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    0.98x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.65%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 325 228
    2 50,325 327 229
    3 50,652 329 230
    4 50,981 331 232
    5 51,313 334 233
    6 51,646 336 235
    7 51,982 338 237
    8 52,320 340 238
    9 52,660 342 240
    10 53,002 345 241
    11 53,347 347 243
    12 53,693 349 244
    13 54,042 351 246
    14 54,394 354 247
    15 54,747 356 249
    16 55,103 358 251
    17 55,461 360 252
    18 55,822 363 254
    19 56,185 365 256
    20 56,550 368 257
    TOTAL $6,917 $4,842

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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