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Comparison of Deposit Account from MEMBERS FIRST with 0.17% - September 2026


Long-Term Analysis of FOREST AREA with 0.50% APY and FOREST AREA with 0.60% APY and FOREST AREA with 0.90% APY and FOREST AREA with 0.90% APY and FOREST AREA with 0.25% APY and FOREST AREA with 1.01% APY and FOREST AREA with 1.01% APY and MEMBERS FIRST with 1.00% APY and MEMBERS FIRST with 0.17% APY and PREFERRED with 0.90% APY and GR CONSUMERS with 0.75% APY and GR CONSUMERS with 0.95% APY and FINANCIAL PLUS with 0.85% APY and FINANCIAL PLUS with 1.35% APY and FINANCIAL PLUS with 0.20% APY and GENISYS with 3.96% APY and TLC COMMUNITY with 0.55% APY and DOWAGIAC AREA with 0.21% 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
    FOREST AREA
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.91x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    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
    FOREST AREA
    0.60%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    0.90x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    FOREST AREA
    0.90%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.09x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.90%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 450 315
    2 50,450 454 318
    3 50,904 458 321
    4 51,362 462 324
    5 51,824 466 326
    6 52,291 471 329
    7 52,761 475 332
    8 53,236 479 335
    9 53,715 483 338
    10 54,199 488 341
    11 54,687 492 345
    12 55,179 497 348
    13 55,675 501 351
    14 56,177 506 354
    15 56,682 510 357
    16 57,192 515 360
    17 57,707 519 364
    18 58,226 524 367
    19 58,750 529 370
    20 59,279 534 373
    TOTAL $9,813 $6,869
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    FOREST AREA
    0.90%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.09x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.90%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 450 315
    2 50,450 454 318
    3 50,904 458 321
    4 51,362 462 324
    5 51,824 466 326
    6 52,291 471 329
    7 52,761 475 332
    8 53,236 479 335
    9 53,715 483 338
    10 54,199 488 341
    11 54,687 492 345
    12 55,179 497 348
    13 55,675 501 351
    14 56,177 506 354
    15 56,682 510 357
    16 57,192 515 360
    17 57,707 519 364
    18 58,226 524 367
    19 58,750 529 370
    20 59,279 534 373
    TOTAL $9,813 $6,869
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    FOREST AREA
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    0.62x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    FOREST AREA
    1.01%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.09x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.01%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 505 354
    2 50,505 510 357
    3 51,015 515 361
    4 51,530 520 364
    5 52,051 526 368
    6 52,577 531 372
    7 53,108 536 375
    8 53,644 542 379
    9 54,186 547 383
    10 54,733 553 387
    11 55,286 558 391
    12 55,844 564 395
    13 56,408 570 399
    14 56,978 575 403
    15 57,553 581 407
    16 58,135 587 411
    17 58,722 593 415
    18 59,315 599 419
    19 59,914 605 424
    20 60,519 611 428
    TOTAL $11,130 $7,791
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    FOREST AREA
    1.01%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.09x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.01%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 505 354
    2 50,505 510 357
    3 51,015 515 361
    4 51,530 520 364
    5 52,051 526 368
    6 52,577 531 372
    7 53,108 536 375
    8 53,644 542 379
    9 54,186 547 383
    10 54,733 553 387
    11 55,286 558 391
    12 55,844 564 395
    13 56,408 570 399
    14 56,978 575 403
    15 57,553 581 407
    16 58,135 587 411
    17 58,722 593 415
    18 59,315 599 419
    19 59,914 605 424
    20 60,519 611 428
    TOTAL $11,130 $7,791
  • 8
    LOCAL CD
    MEMBERS FIRST
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.22x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $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
  • 9
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    MEMBERS FIRST
    0.17%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.73x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.17%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 85 60
    2 50,085 85 60
    3 50,170 85 60
    4 50,255 85 60
    5 50,341 86 60
    6 50,426 86 60
    7 50,512 86 60
    8 50,598 86 60
    9 50,684 86 60
    10 50,770 86 60
    11 50,857 86 61
    12 50,943 87 61
    13 51,030 87 61
    14 51,116 87 61
    15 51,203 87 61
    16 51,290 87 61
    17 51,377 87 61
    18 51,465 87 61
    19 51,552 88 61
    20 51,640 88 61
    TOTAL $1,728 $1,209
  • 10
    LOCAL CD
    PREFERRED
    0.90%
    -
    $50,000
    30 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.90%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 450 315
    2 50,450 454 318
    3 50,904 458 321
    4 51,362 462 324
    5 51,824 466 326
    6 52,291 471 329
    7 52,761 475 332
    8 53,236 479 335
    9 53,715 483 338
    10 54,199 488 341
    11 54,687 492 345
    12 55,179 497 348
    13 55,675 501 351
    14 56,177 506 354
    15 56,682 510 357
    16 57,192 515 360
    17 57,707 519 364
    18 58,226 524 367
    19 58,750 529 370
    20 59,279 534 373
    TOTAL $9,813 $6,869
  • 11
    LOCAL CD
    GR CONSUMERS
    0.75%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.13x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.75%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 375 263
    2 50,375 378 264
    3 50,753 381 266
    4 51,133 384 268
    5 51,517 386 270
    6 51,903 389 272
    7 52,293 392 275
    8 52,685 395 277
    9 53,080 398 279
    10 53,478 401 281
    11 53,879 404 283
    12 54,283 407 285
    13 54,690 410 287
    14 55,101 413 289
    15 55,514 416 291
    16 55,930 419 294
    17 56,350 423 296
    18 56,772 426 298
    19 57,198 429 300
    20 57,627 432 303
    TOTAL $8,059 $5,641
  • 12
    LOCAL CD
    GR CONSUMERS
    0.95%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.16x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.95%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 475 333
    2 50,475 480 336
    3 50,955 484 339
    4 51,439 489 342
    5 51,927 493 345
    6 52,421 498 349
    7 52,919 503 352
    8 53,421 508 355
    9 53,929 512 359
    10 54,441 517 362
    11 54,958 522 365
    12 55,480 527 369
    13 56,007 532 372
    14 56,540 537 376
    15 57,077 542 380
    16 57,619 547 383
    17 58,166 553 387
    18 58,719 558 390
    19 59,277 563 394
    20 59,840 568 398
    TOTAL $10,408 $7,286
  • 13
    LOCAL CD
    FINANCIAL PLUS
    0.85%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.28x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $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
  • 14
    LOCAL CD
    FINANCIAL PLUS
    1.35%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.46x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.35%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 675 473
    2 50,675 684 479
    3 51,359 693 485
    4 52,052 703 492
    5 52,755 712 499
    6 53,467 722 505
    7 54,189 732 512
    8 54,921 741 519
    9 55,662 751 526
    10 56,414 762 533
    11 57,175 772 540
    12 57,947 782 548
    13 58,729 793 555
    14 59,522 804 562
    15 60,326 814 570
    16 61,140 825 578
    17 61,966 837 586
    18 62,802 848 593
    19 63,650 859 601
    20 64,509 871 610
    TOTAL $15,380 $10,766
  • 15
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    FINANCIAL PLUS
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.22x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $2,500
     
    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
  • 16
    LOCAL CD
    GENISYS
    3.96%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    6.85x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.96%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,980 1,386
    2 51,980 2,058 1,441
    3 54,038 2,140 1,498
    4 56,178 2,225 1,557
    5 58,403 2,313 1,619
    6 60,716 2,404 1,683
    7 63,120 2,500 1,750
    8 65,620 2,599 1,819
    9 68,218 2,701 1,891
    10 70,920 2,808 1,966
    11 73,728 2,920 2,044
    12 76,648 3,035 2,125
    13 79,683 3,155 2,209
    14 82,838 3,280 2,296
    15 86,119 3,410 2,387
    16 89,529 3,545 2,482
    17 93,074 3,686 2,580
    18 96,760 3,832 2,682
    19 100,592 3,983 2,788
    20 104,575 4,141 2,899
    TOTAL $58,716 $41,102
  • 17
    LOCAL CD
    TLC COMMUNITY
    0.55%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    0.95x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.55%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 275 193
    2 50,275 277 194
    3 50,552 278 195
    4 50,830 280 196
    5 51,109 281 197
    6 51,390 283 198
    7 51,673 284 199
    8 51,957 286 200
    9 52,243 287 201
    10 52,530 289 202
    11 52,819 291 203
    12 53,110 292 204
    13 53,402 294 206
    14 53,695 295 207
    15 53,991 297 208
    16 54,288 299 209
    17 54,586 300 210
    18 54,886 302 211
    19 55,188 304 212
    20 55,492 305 214
    TOTAL $5,797 $4,058
  • 18
    LOCAL CD
    DOWAGIAC AREA
    0.21%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.38x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.21%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 105 74
    2 50,105 105 74
    3 50,210 105 74
    4 50,316 106 74
    5 50,421 106 74
    6 50,527 106 74
    7 50,633 106 74
    8 50,740 107 75
    9 50,846 107 75
    10 50,953 107 75
    11 51,060 107 75
    12 51,167 107 75
    13 51,275 108 75
    14 51,382 108 76
    15 51,490 108 76
    16 51,598 108 76
    17 51,707 109 76
    18 51,815 109 76
    19 51,924 109 76
    20 52,033 109 76
    TOTAL $2,142 $1,500

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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