Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from SOUTHWEST RESEARCH CENTER with 0.25% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Fleetwood Bank with 0.50% APY and COLORADO with 3.90% APY and First Southern Bank with 0.50% APY and The Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake with 0.33% APY and Arbor Bank with 0.70% APY and Royal Savings Bank with 0.16% APY and Bank of The Rockies with 0.45% APY and Bank of Dixon County with 1.25% APY and Merrimack County Savings Bank with 0.02% APY and SOUTHWEST RESEARCH CENTER with 0.25% 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
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.87x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $500
     
    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
    3.90%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    4.76x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.90%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,950 1,365
    2 51,950 2,026 1,418
    3 53,976 2,105 1,474
    4 56,081 2,187 1,531
    5 58,268 2,272 1,591
    6 60,541 2,361 1,653
    7 62,902 2,453 1,717
    8 65,355 2,549 1,784
    9 67,904 2,648 1,854
    10 70,552 2,752 1,926
    11 73,304 2,859 2,001
    12 76,162 2,970 2,079
    13 79,133 3,086 2,160
    14 82,219 3,207 2,245
    15 85,426 3,332 2,332
    16 88,757 3,462 2,423
    17 92,219 3,597 2,518
    18 95,815 3,737 2,616
    19 99,552 3,883 2,718
    20 103,434 4,034 2,824
    TOTAL $57,468 $40,228
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.87x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.33%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    0.50x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.33%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 165 116
    2 50,165 166 116
    3 50,331 166 116
    4 50,497 167 117
    5 50,663 167 117
    6 50,830 168 117
    7 50,998 168 118
    8 51,166 169 118
    9 51,335 169 119
    10 51,505 170 119
    11 51,675 171 119
    12 51,845 171 120
    13 52,016 172 120
    14 52,188 172 121
    15 52,360 173 121
    16 52,533 173 121
    17 52,706 174 122
    18 52,880 175 122
    19 53,055 175 123
    20 53,230 176 123
    TOTAL $3,406 $2,384
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.70%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    0.76x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.70%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 350 245
    2 50,350 352 247
    3 50,702 355 248
    4 51,057 357 250
    5 51,415 360 252
    6 51,775 362 254
    7 52,137 365 255
    8 52,502 368 257
    9 52,870 370 259
    10 53,240 373 261
    11 53,612 375 263
    12 53,988 378 265
    13 54,366 381 266
    14 54,746 383 268
    15 55,129 386 270
    16 55,515 389 272
    17 55,904 391 274
    18 56,295 394 276
    19 56,689 397 278
    20 57,086 400 280
    TOTAL $7,486 $5,240
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    0.16%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    0.29x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.16%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 80 56
    2 50,080 80 56
    3 50,160 80 56
    4 50,240 80 56
    5 50,321 81 56
    6 50,401 81 56
    7 50,482 81 57
    8 50,563 81 57
    9 50,644 81 57
    10 50,725 81 57
    11 50,806 81 57
    12 50,887 81 57
    13 50,968 82 57
    14 51,050 82 57
    15 51,132 82 57
    16 51,214 82 57
    17 51,295 82 57
    18 51,378 82 58
    19 51,460 82 58
    20 51,542 82 58
    TOTAL $1,625 $1,137
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.78x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.45%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 225 158
    2 50,225 226 158
    3 50,451 227 159
    4 50,678 228 160
    5 50,906 229 160
    6 51,135 230 161
    7 51,365 231 162
    8 51,596 232 163
    9 51,829 233 163
    10 52,062 234 164
    11 52,296 235 165
    12 52,531 236 165
    13 52,768 237 166
    14 53,005 239 167
    15 53,244 240 168
    16 53,483 241 168
    17 53,724 242 169
    18 53,966 243 170
    19 54,209 244 171
    20 54,453 245 172
    TOTAL $4,698 $3,288
  • 8
    LOCAL CD
    1.25%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    2.17x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 625 438
    2 50,625 633 443
    3 51,258 641 449
    4 51,899 649 454
    5 52,547 657 460
    6 53,204 665 466
    7 53,869 673 471
    8 54,543 682 477
    9 55,224 690 483
    10 55,915 699 489
    11 56,614 708 495
    12 57,321 717 502
    13 58,038 725 508
    14 58,763 735 514
    15 59,498 744 521
    16 60,241 753 527
    17 60,994 762 534
    18 61,757 772 540
    19 62,529 782 547
    20 63,310 791 554
    TOTAL $14,102 $9,871
  • 9
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    0.02%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.09x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.02%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 10 7
    2 50,010 10 7
    3 50,020 10 7
    4 50,030 10 7
    5 50,040 10 7
    6 50,050 10 7
    7 50,060 10 7
    8 50,070 10 7
    9 50,080 10 7
    10 50,090 10 7
    11 50,100 10 7
    12 50,110 10 7
    13 50,120 10 7
    14 50,130 10 7
    15 50,140 10 7
    16 50,150 10 7
    17 50,160 10 7
    18 50,170 10 7
    19 50,180 10 7
    20 50,190 10 7
    TOTAL $200 $140
  • 10
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    1.11x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $10,000
     
    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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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