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Comparison of Deposit Account from STARK with 0.40% - August 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Security State Bank with 0.10% APY and STARK with 0.40% APY and OptimumBank with 0.75% APY and Hyperion Bank with 2.00% 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
    0.10%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    0.24x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.10%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 50 35
    2 50,050 50 35
    3 50,100 50 35
    4 50,150 50 35
    5 50,200 50 35
    6 50,251 50 35
    7 50,301 50 35
    8 50,351 50 35
    9 50,401 50 35
    10 50,452 50 35
    11 50,502 51 35
    12 50,553 51 35
    13 50,603 51 35
    14 50,654 51 35
    15 50,705 51 35
    16 50,755 51 36
    17 50,806 51 36
    18 50,857 51 36
    19 50,908 51 36
    20 50,959 51 36
    TOTAL $1,010 $707
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.40%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.73x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.40%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 201 140
    2 50,201 201 141
    3 50,402 202 141
    4 50,604 203 142
    5 50,807 204 143
    6 51,011 205 143
    7 51,215 205 144
    8 51,420 206 144
    9 51,627 207 145
    10 51,834 208 145
    11 52,042 209 146
    12 52,250 210 147
    13 52,460 210 147
    14 52,670 211 148
    15 52,881 212 148
    16 53,093 213 149
    17 53,306 214 150
    18 53,520 215 150
    19 53,735 215 151
    20 53,950 216 151
    TOTAL $4,166 $2,917
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.75%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    0.82x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $1,000
     
    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
    2.00%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    2.65x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,000 700
    2 51,000 1,020 714
    3 52,020 1,040 728
    4 53,060 1,061 743
    5 54,122 1,082 758
    6 55,204 1,104 773
    7 56,308 1,126 788
    8 57,434 1,149 804
    9 58,583 1,172 820
    10 59,755 1,195 837
    11 60,950 1,219 853
    12 62,169 1,243 870
    13 63,412 1,268 888
    14 64,680 1,294 906
    15 65,974 1,319 924
    16 67,293 1,346 942
    17 68,639 1,373 961
    18 70,012 1,400 980
    19 71,412 1,428 1,000
    20 72,841 1,457 1,020
    TOTAL $24,297 $17,008

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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