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Comparison of Deposit Account from Preferred Bank with 0.03% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Main Street Bank with 0.75% APY and PENOBSCOT COUNTY with 0.60% APY and Preferred Bank with 0.03% APY and GOLDEN CIRCLE with 0.42% APY and CHENEY with 1.06% 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
    Main Street Bank
    0.75%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.92x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    PENOBSCOT COUNTY
    0.60%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.10x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.60%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 301 211
    2 50,301 303 212
    3 50,604 305 213
    4 50,908 306 215
    5 51,215 308 216
    6 51,523 310 217
    7 51,833 312 218
    8 52,145 314 220
    9 52,459 316 221
    10 52,775 318 222
    11 53,093 320 224
    12 53,412 322 225
    13 53,734 323 226
    14 54,058 325 228
    15 54,383 327 229
    16 54,710 329 231
    17 55,040 331 232
    18 55,371 333 233
    19 55,704 335 235
    20 56,040 337 236
    TOTAL $6,377 $4,464
  • 3
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    Preferred Bank
    0.03%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.05x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.03%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 13 9
    2 50,013 13 9
    3 50,025 13 9
    4 50,038 13 9
    5 50,050 13 9
    6 50,063 13 9
    7 50,075 13 9
    8 50,088 13 9
    9 50,100 13 9
    10 50,113 13 9
    11 50,125 13 9
    12 50,138 13 9
    13 50,150 13 9
    14 50,163 13 9
    15 50,175 13 9
    16 50,188 13 9
    17 50,200 13 9
    18 50,213 13 9
    19 50,225 13 9
    20 50,238 13 9
    TOTAL $251 $175
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    GOLDEN CIRCLE
    0.42%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    0.51x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.42%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 210 147
    2 50,210 211 148
    3 50,421 212 148
    4 50,633 213 149
    5 50,845 214 149
    6 51,059 214 150
    7 51,273 215 151
    8 51,489 216 151
    9 51,705 217 152
    10 51,922 218 153
    11 52,140 219 153
    12 52,359 220 154
    13 52,579 221 155
    14 52,800 222 155
    15 53,022 223 156
    16 53,244 224 157
    17 53,468 225 157
    18 53,693 226 158
    19 53,918 226 159
    20 54,144 227 159
    TOTAL $4,372 $3,060
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    CHENEY
    1.06%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.61x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.06%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 530 371
    2 50,530 536 375
    3 51,066 541 379
    4 51,607 547 383
    5 52,154 553 387
    6 52,707 559 391
    7 53,265 565 395
    8 53,830 571 399
    9 54,401 577 404
    10 54,977 583 408
    11 55,560 589 412
    12 56,149 595 417
    13 56,744 601 421
    14 57,346 608 426
    15 57,954 614 430
    16 58,568 621 435
    17 59,189 627 439
    18 59,816 634 444
    19 60,450 641 449
    20 61,091 648 453
    TOTAL $11,738 $8,217

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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