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Comparison of Deposit Account from SCHOOLSFIRST with 4.20% - May 2025


Long-Term Analysis of UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA with 0.80% APY and SCHOOLSFIRST with 4.20% 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
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.06x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    4.20%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    7.24x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $20,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,100 1,470
    2 52,100 2,188 1,532
    3 54,288 2,280 1,596
    4 56,568 2,376 1,663
    5 58,944 2,476 1,733
    6 61,420 2,580 1,806
    7 63,999 2,688 1,882
    8 66,687 2,801 1,961
    9 69,488 2,919 2,043
    10 72,407 3,041 2,129
    11 75,448 3,169 2,218
    12 78,617 3,302 2,311
    13 81,919 3,441 2,408
    14 85,359 3,585 2,510
    15 88,944 3,736 2,615
    16 92,680 3,893 2,725
    17 96,573 4,056 2,839
    18 100,629 4,226 2,958
    19 104,855 4,404 3,083
    20 109,259 4,589 3,212
    TOTAL $63,848 $44,693

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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