Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from PFCU with 0.80% - May 2024


Long-Term Analysis of Pacific Valley Bank with 0.20% APY and F&M Bank with 0.60% APY and COMMONWEALTH with 1.20% APY and PFCU with 0.80% APY and Gate City Bank with 0.03% APY and DFCU FINANCIAL with 2.00% APY and HIWAY with 4.00% APY and HIWAY with 5.00% 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
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.28x (National Avg. - 0.73%)
    $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
    0.60%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    0.69x (National Avg. - 0.87%)
    $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
    1.20%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.26x (National Avg. - 0.95%)
    $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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    0.84x (National Avg. - 0.95%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 400 280
    2 50,400 403 282
    3 50,803 406 284
    4 51,210 410 287
    5 51,619 413 289
    6 52,032 416 291
    7 52,449 420 294
    8 52,868 423 296
    9 53,291 426 298
    10 53,717 430 301
    11 54,147 433 303
    12 54,580 437 306
    13 55,017 440 308
    14 55,457 444 311
    15 55,901 447 313
    16 56,348 451 316
    17 56,799 454 318
    18 57,253 458 321
    19 57,711 462 323
    20 58,173 465 326
    TOTAL $8,638 $6,047
  • 5
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.03%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.03x (National Avg. - 0.95%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.03%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 15 11
    2 50,015 15 11
    3 50,030 15 11
    4 50,045 15 11
    5 50,060 15 11
    6 50,075 15 11
    7 50,090 15 11
    8 50,105 15 11
    9 50,120 15 11
    10 50,135 15 11
    11 50,150 15 11
    12 50,165 15 11
    13 50,180 15 11
    14 50,195 15 11
    15 50,210 15 11
    16 50,225 15 11
    17 50,241 15 11
    18 50,256 15 11
    19 50,271 15 11
    20 50,286 15 11
    TOTAL $301 $211
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    2.00%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    2.19x (National Avg. - 0.91%)
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,000 700
    2 51,000 1,020 714
    3 52,020 1,040 728
    4 53,060 1,061 743
    5 54,122 1,082 758
    6 55,204 1,104 773
    7 56,308 1,126 788
    8 57,434 1,149 804
    9 58,583 1,172 820
    10 59,755 1,195 837
    11 60,950 1,219 853
    12 62,169 1,243 870
    13 63,412 1,268 888
    14 64,680 1,294 906
    15 65,974 1,319 924
    16 67,293 1,346 942
    17 68,639 1,373 961
    18 70,012 1,400 980
    19 71,412 1,428 1,000
    20 72,841 1,457 1,020
    TOTAL $24,297 $17,008
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    9 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 8
    LOCAL CD
    5.00%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    5.97x (National Avg. - 0.84%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    5.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,500 1,750
    2 52,500 2,625 1,838
    3 55,125 2,756 1,929
    4 57,881 2,894 2,026
    5 60,775 3,039 2,127
    6 63,814 3,191 2,233
    7 67,005 3,350 2,345
    8 70,355 3,518 2,462
    9 73,873 3,694 2,586
    10 77,566 3,878 2,715
    11 81,445 4,072 2,851
    12 85,517 4,276 2,993
    13 89,793 4,490 3,143
    14 94,282 4,714 3,300
    15 98,997 4,950 3,465
    16 103,946 5,197 3,638
    17 109,144 5,457 3,820
    18 114,601 5,730 4,011
    19 120,331 6,017 4,212
    20 126,348 6,317 4,422
    TOTAL $82,665 $57,865

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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