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Comparison of Deposit Account from MAINSTREET with 1.20% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of HOUSTON with 0.82% APY and MAINSTREET with 1.20% 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
    0.82%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    2.03x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.82%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 410 287
    2 50,410 413 289
    3 50,823 417 292
    4 51,240 420 294
    5 51,660 424 297
    6 52,084 427 299
    7 52,511 431 301
    8 52,942 434 304
    9 53,376 438 306
    10 53,813 441 309
    11 54,255 445 311
    12 54,700 449 314
    13 55,148 452 317
    14 55,600 456 319
    15 56,056 460 322
    16 56,516 463 324
    17 56,979 467 327
    18 57,447 471 330
    19 57,918 475 332
    20 58,393 479 335
    TOTAL $8,871 $6,210
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.20%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.46x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 600 420
    2 50,600 607 425
    3 51,207 614 430
    4 51,822 622 435
    5 52,444 629 441
    6 53,073 637 446
    7 53,710 645 451
    8 54,354 652 457
    9 55,007 660 462
    10 55,667 668 468
    11 56,335 676 473
    12 57,011 684 479
    13 57,695 692 485
    14 58,387 701 490
    15 59,088 709 496
    16 59,797 718 502
    17 60,514 726 508
    18 61,240 735 514
    19 61,975 744 521
    20 62,719 753 527
    TOTAL $13,472 $9,430

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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