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Comparison of Deposit Account from Sandy Spring Bank with 3.00% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of Sandy Spring Bank with 3.50% APY and Sandy Spring Bank with 3.00% APY and EARTHMOVER with 0.75% APY and DIAMOND VALLEY with 0.88% APY and BARKSDALE with 0.35% APY and CHAMPION with 3.50% APY and WESTERN SUN with 0.30% APY and Summit Bank with 0.20% 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
    3.50%
    -
    $50,000
    13 Month
    Bank
    N.A.
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,750 1,225
    2 51,750 1,811 1,268
    3 53,561 1,875 1,312
    4 55,436 1,940 1,358
    5 57,376 2,008 1,406
    6 59,384 2,078 1,455
    7 61,463 2,151 1,506
    8 63,614 2,226 1,559
    9 65,840 2,304 1,613
    10 68,145 2,385 1,670
    11 70,530 2,469 1,728
    12 72,998 2,555 1,788
    13 75,553 2,644 1,851
    14 78,198 2,737 1,916
    15 80,935 2,833 1,983
    16 83,767 2,932 2,052
    17 86,699 3,034 2,124
    18 89,734 3,141 2,198
    19 92,874 3,251 2,275
    20 96,125 3,364 2,355
    TOTAL $49,489 $34,643
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    3.00%
    -
    $50,000
    13 Month
    Bank
    N.A.
    $5,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,500 1,050
    2 51,500 1,545 1,082
    3 53,045 1,591 1,114
    4 54,636 1,639 1,147
    5 56,275 1,688 1,182
    6 57,964 1,739 1,217
    7 59,703 1,791 1,254
    8 61,494 1,845 1,291
    9 63,339 1,900 1,330
    10 65,239 1,957 1,370
    11 67,196 2,016 1,411
    12 69,212 2,076 1,453
    13 71,288 2,139 1,497
    14 73,427 2,203 1,542
    15 75,629 2,269 1,588
    16 77,898 2,337 1,636
    17 80,235 2,407 1,685
    18 82,642 2,479 1,735
    19 85,122 2,554 1,788
    20 87,675 2,630 1,841
    TOTAL $40,306 $28,214
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.75%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    0.91x (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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.88%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    1.52x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.88%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 440 308
    2 50,440 444 311
    3 50,884 448 313
    4 51,332 452 316
    5 51,783 456 319
    6 52,239 460 322
    7 52,699 464 325
    8 53,163 468 327
    9 53,630 472 330
    10 54,102 476 333
    11 54,578 480 336
    12 55,059 485 339
    13 55,543 489 342
    14 56,032 493 345
    15 56,525 497 348
    16 57,022 502 351
    17 57,524 506 354
    18 58,030 511 357
    19 58,541 515 361
    20 59,056 520 364
    TOTAL $9,576 $6,703
  • 5
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.35%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.60x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.35%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 175 123
    2 50,175 176 123
    3 50,351 176 123
    4 50,527 177 124
    5 50,704 177 124
    6 50,881 178 125
    7 51,059 179 125
    8 51,238 179 126
    9 51,417 180 126
    10 51,597 181 126
    11 51,778 181 127
    12 51,959 182 127
    13 52,141 182 128
    14 52,323 183 128
    15 52,507 184 129
    16 52,690 184 129
    17 52,875 185 130
    18 53,060 186 130
    19 53,245 186 130
    20 53,432 187 131
    TOTAL $3,619 $2,533
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    3.50%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    6.03x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,750 1,225
    2 51,750 1,811 1,268
    3 53,561 1,875 1,312
    4 55,436 1,940 1,358
    5 57,376 2,008 1,406
    6 59,384 2,078 1,455
    7 61,463 2,151 1,506
    8 63,614 2,226 1,559
    9 65,840 2,304 1,613
    10 68,145 2,385 1,670
    11 70,530 2,469 1,728
    12 72,998 2,555 1,788
    13 75,553 2,644 1,851
    14 78,198 2,737 1,916
    15 80,935 2,833 1,983
    16 83,767 2,932 2,052
    17 86,699 3,034 2,124
    18 89,734 3,141 2,198
    19 92,874 3,251 2,275
    20 96,125 3,364 2,355
    TOTAL $49,489 $34,643
  • 7
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.30%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.52x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.30%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 150 105
    2 50,150 150 105
    3 50,300 151 106
    4 50,451 151 106
    5 50,603 152 106
    6 50,755 152 107
    7 50,907 153 107
    8 51,059 153 107
    9 51,213 154 108
    10 51,366 154 108
    11 51,520 155 108
    12 51,675 155 109
    13 51,830 155 109
    14 51,985 156 109
    15 52,141 156 109
    16 52,298 157 110
    17 52,455 157 110
    18 52,612 158 110
    19 52,770 158 111
    20 52,928 159 111
    TOTAL $3,087 $2,161
  • 8
    LOCAL CD
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    30 Month
    Bank
    N.A.
    $10,000
     
    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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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