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Comparison of Deposit Account from GSA with 1.02% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of PEPCO with 0.20% APY and GSA with 1.02% APY and GSA with 1.28% APY and GSA with 1.57% 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
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.36x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.02%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.85x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.02%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 510 357
    2 50,510 515 361
    3 51,025 520 364
    4 51,546 526 368
    5 52,071 531 372
    6 52,603 537 376
    7 53,139 542 379
    8 53,681 548 383
    9 54,229 553 387
    10 54,782 559 391
    11 55,341 564 395
    12 55,905 570 399
    13 56,475 576 403
    14 57,051 582 407
    15 57,633 588 412
    16 58,221 594 416
    17 58,815 600 420
    18 59,415 606 424
    19 60,021 612 429
    20 60,633 618 433
    TOTAL $11,252 $7,876
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    1.28%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.92x (National Avg. - 0.67%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.28%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 640 448
    2 50,640 648 454
    3 51,288 656 460
    4 51,945 665 465
    5 52,610 673 471
    6 53,283 682 477
    7 53,965 691 484
    8 54,656 700 490
    9 55,355 709 496
    10 56,064 718 502
    11 56,782 727 509
    12 57,508 736 515
    13 58,244 746 522
    14 58,990 755 529
    15 59,745 765 535
    16 60,510 775 542
    17 61,284 784 549
    18 62,069 794 556
    19 62,863 805 563
    20 63,668 815 570
    TOTAL $14,483 $10,138
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    1.57%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.91x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.57%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 785 550
    2 50,785 797 558
    3 51,582 810 567
    4 52,392 823 576
    5 53,215 835 585
    6 54,050 849 594
    7 54,899 862 603
    8 55,761 875 613
    9 56,636 889 622
    10 57,525 903 632
    11 58,428 917 642
    12 59,346 932 652
    13 60,278 946 662
    14 61,224 961 673
    15 62,185 976 683
    16 63,161 992 694
    17 64,153 1,007 705
    18 65,160 1,023 716
    19 66,183 1,039 727
    20 67,222 1,055 739
    TOTAL $18,278 $12,794

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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