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Comparison of Deposit Account from GULF WINDS with 3.20% - August 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Merchants and Farmers Bank with 0.50% APY and GULF WINDS with 3.20% APY and PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE with 0.47% APY and Waycross Bank & Trust with 0.60% APY and Bank Midwest with 0.40% APY and The Paducah Bank and Trust Company with 0.45% APY and CHRISTIAN FINANCIAL with 1.50% APY and Pioneer Bank with 4.00% APY and SUMMIT with 0.85% APY and SANTA FE with 0.50% APY and Pioneer Bank with 0.25% 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
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    0.91x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 250 175
    2 50,250 251 176
    3 50,501 253 177
    4 50,754 254 178
    5 51,008 255 179
    6 51,263 256 179
    7 51,519 258 180
    8 51,776 259 181
    9 52,035 260 182
    10 52,296 261 183
    11 52,557 263 184
    12 52,820 264 185
    13 53,084 265 186
    14 53,349 267 187
    15 53,616 268 188
    16 53,884 269 189
    17 54,154 271 190
    18 54,424 272 190
    19 54,696 273 191
    20 54,970 275 192
    TOTAL $5,245 $3,671
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    3.20%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    4.85x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,600 1,120
    2 51,600 1,651 1,156
    3 53,251 1,704 1,193
    4 54,955 1,759 1,231
    5 56,714 1,815 1,270
    6 58,529 1,873 1,311
    7 60,402 1,933 1,353
    8 62,334 1,995 1,396
    9 64,329 2,059 1,441
    10 66,388 2,124 1,487
    11 68,512 2,192 1,535
    12 70,704 2,263 1,584
    13 72,967 2,335 1,634
    14 75,302 2,410 1,687
    15 77,712 2,487 1,741
    16 80,198 2,566 1,796
    17 82,765 2,648 1,854
    18 85,413 2,733 1,913
    19 88,146 2,821 1,974
    20 90,967 2,911 2,038
    TOTAL $43,878 $30,715
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.47%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.15x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.47%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 235 165
    2 50,235 236 165
    3 50,471 237 166
    4 50,708 238 167
    5 50,947 239 168
    6 51,186 241 168
    7 51,427 242 169
    8 51,668 243 170
    9 51,911 244 171
    10 52,155 245 172
    11 52,400 246 172
    12 52,647 247 173
    13 52,894 249 174
    14 53,143 250 175
    15 53,392 251 176
    16 53,643 252 176
    17 53,895 253 177
    18 54,149 254 178
    19 54,403 256 179
    20 54,659 257 180
    TOTAL $4,916 $3,441
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.60%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    0.80x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.60%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 300 210
    2 50,300 302 211
    3 50,602 304 213
    4 50,905 305 214
    5 51,211 307 215
    6 51,518 309 216
    7 51,827 311 218
    8 52,138 313 219
    9 52,451 315 220
    10 52,766 317 222
    11 53,082 318 223
    12 53,401 320 224
    13 53,721 322 226
    14 54,044 324 227
    15 54,368 326 228
    16 54,694 328 230
    17 55,022 330 231
    18 55,352 332 232
    19 55,684 334 234
    20 56,019 336 235
    TOTAL $6,355 $4,448
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.40%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    0.61x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.40%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 200 140
    2 50,200 201 141
    3 50,401 202 141
    4 50,602 202 142
    5 50,805 203 142
    6 51,008 204 143
    7 51,212 205 143
    8 51,417 206 144
    9 51,623 206 145
    10 51,829 207 145
    11 52,036 208 146
    12 52,245 209 146
    13 52,454 210 147
    14 52,663 211 147
    15 52,874 211 148
    16 53,085 212 149
    17 53,298 213 149
    18 53,511 214 150
    19 53,725 215 150
    20 53,940 216 151
    TOTAL $4,156 $2,909
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.55x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $5,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.45%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 225 158
    2 50,225 226 158
    3 50,451 227 159
    4 50,678 228 160
    5 50,906 229 160
    6 51,135 230 161
    7 51,365 231 162
    8 51,596 232 163
    9 51,829 233 163
    10 52,062 234 164
    11 52,296 235 165
    12 52,531 236 165
    13 52,768 237 166
    14 53,005 239 167
    15 53,244 240 168
    16 53,483 241 168
    17 53,724 242 169
    18 53,966 243 170
    19 54,209 244 171
    20 54,453 245 172
    TOTAL $4,698 $3,288
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    1.50%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.63x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 750 525
    2 50,750 761 533
    3 51,511 773 541
    4 52,284 784 549
    5 53,068 796 557
    6 53,864 808 566
    7 54,672 820 574
    8 55,492 832 583
    9 56,325 845 591
    10 57,169 858 600
    11 58,027 870 609
    12 58,897 883 618
    13 59,781 897 628
    14 60,678 910 637
    15 61,588 924 647
    16 62,512 938 656
    17 63,449 952 666
    18 64,401 966 676
    19 65,367 981 686
    20 66,348 995 697
    TOTAL $17,343 $12,140
  • 8
    LOCAL CD
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    6.88x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $500
     
    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
  • 9
    LOCAL CD
    0.85%
    -
    $50,000
    30 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $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
  • 10
    LOCAL CD
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.22x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 251 175
    2 50,251 252 176
    3 50,502 253 177
    4 50,755 254 178
    5 51,010 256 179
    6 51,265 257 180
    7 51,522 258 181
    8 51,780 259 182
    9 52,039 261 183
    10 52,300 262 183
    11 52,562 263 184
    12 52,826 265 185
    13 53,090 266 186
    14 53,356 267 187
    15 53,624 269 188
    16 53,892 270 189
    17 54,162 271 190
    18 54,434 273 191
    19 54,706 274 192
    20 54,980 275 193
    TOTAL $5,256 $3,679
  • 11
    LOCAL CD
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.31x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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