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Comparison of Deposit Account from Generations Bank with 0.25% - May 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Gateway First Bank with 3.60% APY and ALATRUST with 0.85% APY and Generations Bank with 0.25% APY and WESTERLY COMMUNITY with 0.70% APY and TECHNOLOGY with 4.00% 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 CD
    3.60%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    5.46x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.60%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,800 1,260
    2 51,800 1,865 1,305
    3 53,665 1,932 1,352
    4 55,597 2,001 1,401
    5 57,598 2,074 1,451
    6 59,672 2,148 1,504
    7 61,820 2,226 1,558
    8 64,045 2,306 1,614
    9 66,351 2,389 1,672
    10 68,740 2,475 1,732
    11 71,214 2,564 1,795
    12 73,778 2,656 1,859
    13 76,434 2,752 1,926
    14 79,186 2,851 1,995
    15 82,036 2,953 2,067
    16 84,990 3,060 2,142
    17 88,049 3,170 2,219
    18 91,219 3,284 2,299
    19 94,503 3,402 2,381
    20 97,905 3,525 2,467
    TOTAL $51,430 $36,001
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.85%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.13x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.85%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 425 298
    2 50,425 429 300
    3 50,854 432 303
    4 51,286 436 305
    5 51,722 440 308
    6 52,161 443 310
    7 52,605 447 313
    8 53,052 451 316
    9 53,503 455 318
    10 53,958 459 321
    11 54,416 463 324
    12 54,879 466 327
    13 55,345 470 329
    14 55,816 474 332
    15 56,290 478 335
    16 56,769 483 338
    17 57,251 487 341
    18 57,738 491 344
    19 58,229 495 346
    20 58,724 499 349
    TOTAL $9,223 $6,456
  • 3
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.33x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $25,000
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.70%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    0.86x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.70%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 350 245
    2 50,350 352 247
    3 50,702 355 248
    4 51,057 357 250
    5 51,415 360 252
    6 51,775 362 254
    7 52,137 365 255
    8 52,502 368 257
    9 52,870 370 259
    10 53,240 373 261
    11 53,612 375 263
    12 53,988 378 265
    13 54,366 381 266
    14 54,746 383 268
    15 55,129 386 270
    16 55,515 389 272
    17 55,904 391 274
    18 56,295 394 276
    19 56,689 397 278
    20 57,086 400 280
    TOTAL $7,486 $5,240
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    10 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,000 1,400
    2 52,000 2,080 1,456
    3 54,080 2,163 1,514
    4 56,243 2,250 1,575
    5 58,493 2,340 1,638
    6 60,833 2,433 1,703
    7 63,266 2,531 1,771
    8 65,797 2,632 1,842
    9 68,428 2,737 1,916
    10 71,166 2,847 1,993
    11 74,012 2,960 2,072
    12 76,973 3,079 2,155
    13 80,052 3,202 2,241
    14 83,254 3,330 2,331
    15 86,584 3,463 2,424
    16 90,047 3,602 2,521
    17 93,649 3,746 2,622
    18 97,395 3,896 2,727
    19 101,291 4,052 2,836
    20 105,342 4,214 2,950
    TOTAL $59,556 $41,689

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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