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Comparison of Deposit Account from SPECTRUM with 4.25% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of AFFINITY with 3.25% APY and AFFINITY with 1.25% APY and AFFINITY with 3.25% APY and AFFINITY with 0.62% APY and AFFINITY with 2.50% APY and AFFINITY with 4.45% APY and SPECTRUM with 4.25% 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
    AFFINITY
    3.25%
    -
    $50,000
    7 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.25%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,625 1,138
    2 51,625 1,678 1,174
    3 53,303 1,732 1,213
    4 55,035 1,789 1,252
    5 56,824 1,847 1,293
    6 58,671 1,907 1,335
    7 60,577 1,969 1,378
    8 62,546 2,033 1,423
    9 64,579 2,099 1,469
    10 66,678 2,167 1,517
    11 68,845 2,237 1,566
    12 71,082 2,310 1,617
    13 73,392 2,385 1,670
    14 75,778 2,463 1,724
    15 78,240 2,543 1,780
    16 80,783 2,625 1,838
    17 83,409 2,711 1,898
    18 86,119 2,799 1,959
    19 88,918 2,890 2,023
    20 91,808 2,984 2,089
    TOTAL $44,792 $31,354
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    AFFINITY
    1.25%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.88x (National Avg. - 0.67%)
    $500
     
    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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    AFFINITY
    3.25%
    -
    $50,000
    9 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.25%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,625 1,138
    2 51,625 1,678 1,174
    3 53,303 1,732 1,213
    4 55,035 1,789 1,252
    5 56,824 1,847 1,293
    6 58,671 1,907 1,335
    7 60,577 1,969 1,378
    8 62,546 2,033 1,423
    9 64,579 2,099 1,469
    10 66,678 2,167 1,517
    11 68,845 2,237 1,566
    12 71,082 2,310 1,617
    13 73,392 2,385 1,670
    14 75,778 2,463 1,724
    15 78,240 2,543 1,780
    16 80,783 2,625 1,838
    17 83,409 2,711 1,898
    18 86,119 2,799 1,959
    19 88,918 2,890 2,023
    20 91,808 2,984 2,089
    TOTAL $44,792 $31,354
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    AFFINITY
    0.62%
    -
    $50,000
    3 Month
    Credit Union
    0.27x (National Avg. - 2.29%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.62%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 310 217
    2 50,310 312 218
    3 50,622 314 220
    4 50,936 316 221
    5 51,252 318 222
    6 51,569 320 224
    7 51,889 322 225
    8 52,211 324 227
    9 52,534 326 228
    10 52,860 328 229
    11 53,188 330 231
    12 53,518 332 232
    13 53,850 334 234
    14 54,183 336 235
    15 54,519 338 237
    16 54,857 340 238
    17 55,197 342 240
    18 55,540 344 241
    19 55,884 346 243
    20 56,231 349 244
    TOTAL $6,579 $4,605
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    AFFINITY
    2.50%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    6.19x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.50%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,250 875
    2 51,250 1,281 897
    3 52,531 1,313 919
    4 53,845 1,346 942
    5 55,191 1,380 966
    6 56,570 1,414 990
    7 57,985 1,450 1,015
    8 59,434 1,486 1,040
    9 60,920 1,523 1,066
    10 62,443 1,561 1,093
    11 64,004 1,600 1,120
    12 65,604 1,640 1,148
    13 67,244 1,681 1,177
    14 68,926 1,723 1,206
    15 70,649 1,766 1,236
    16 72,415 1,810 1,267
    17 74,225 1,856 1,299
    18 76,081 1,902 1,331
    19 77,983 1,950 1,365
    20 79,933 1,998 1,399
    TOTAL $31,931 $22,352
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    AFFINITY
    4.45%
    -
    $50,000
    14 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.45%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,225 1,558
    2 52,225 2,324 1,627
    3 54,549 2,427 1,699
    4 56,976 2,535 1,775
    5 59,512 2,648 1,854
    6 62,160 2,766 1,936
    7 64,926 2,889 2,022
    8 67,816 3,018 2,112
    9 70,833 3,152 2,206
    10 73,985 3,292 2,305
    11 77,278 3,439 2,407
    12 80,717 3,592 2,514
    13 84,308 3,752 2,626
    14 88,060 3,919 2,743
    15 91,979 4,093 2,865
    16 96,072 4,275 2,993
    17 100,347 4,465 3,126
    18 104,813 4,664 3,265
    19 109,477 4,872 3,410
    20 114,348 5,089 3,562
    TOTAL $69,437 $48,606
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    SPECTRUM
    4.25%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    7.69x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $250,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.25%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,125 1,488
    2 52,125 2,215 1,551
    3 54,340 2,309 1,617
    4 56,650 2,408 1,685
    5 59,057 2,510 1,757
    6 61,567 2,617 1,832
    7 64,184 2,728 1,909
    8 66,912 2,844 1,991
    9 69,756 2,965 2,075
    10 72,720 3,091 2,163
    11 75,811 3,222 2,255
    12 79,033 3,359 2,351
    13 82,392 3,502 2,451
    14 85,893 3,650 2,555
    15 89,544 3,806 2,664
    16 93,349 3,967 2,777
    17 97,317 4,136 2,895
    18 101,453 4,312 3,018
    19 105,764 4,495 3,146
    20 110,259 4,686 3,280
    TOTAL $64,945 $45,462

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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