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Comparison of Deposit Account from Sterling Bank with 0.90% - May 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Sterling Bank with 0.90% APY and Marion State Bank with 0.65% APY and EFCU FINANCIAL with 0.10% APY and NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH with 0.95% APY and First Bank with 4.00% 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
    0.90%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    1.63x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.90%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 450 315
    2 50,450 454 318
    3 50,904 458 321
    4 51,362 462 324
    5 51,824 466 326
    6 52,291 471 329
    7 52,761 475 332
    8 53,236 479 335
    9 53,715 483 338
    10 54,199 488 341
    11 54,687 492 345
    12 55,179 497 348
    13 55,675 501 351
    14 56,177 506 354
    15 56,682 510 357
    16 57,192 515 360
    17 57,707 519 364
    18 58,226 524 367
    19 58,750 529 370
    20 59,279 534 373
    TOTAL $9,813 $6,869
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.80x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.65%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 326 228
    2 50,326 328 230
    3 50,654 330 231
    4 50,984 332 233
    5 51,317 335 234
    6 51,651 337 236
    7 51,988 339 237
    8 52,327 341 239
    9 52,668 343 240
    10 53,012 346 242
    11 53,357 348 244
    12 53,705 350 245
    13 54,055 352 247
    14 54,408 355 248
    15 54,763 357 250
    16 55,120 359 252
    17 55,479 362 253
    18 55,841 364 255
    19 56,205 366 257
    20 56,571 369 258
    TOTAL $6,940 $4,858
  • 3
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    0.10%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.45x (National Avg. - 0.22%)
    $2,500
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.95%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.72x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.95%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 475 333
    2 50,475 480 336
    3 50,955 484 339
    4 51,439 489 342
    5 51,927 493 345
    6 52,421 498 349
    7 52,919 503 352
    8 53,421 508 355
    9 53,929 512 359
    10 54,441 517 362
    11 54,958 522 365
    12 55,480 527 369
    13 56,007 532 372
    14 56,540 537 376
    15 57,077 542 380
    16 57,619 547 383
    17 58,166 553 387
    18 58,719 558 390
    19 59,277 563 394
    20 59,840 568 398
    TOTAL $10,408 $7,286
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    20 Month
    Bank
    N.A.
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,000 1,400
    2 52,000 2,080 1,456
    3 54,080 2,163 1,514
    4 56,243 2,250 1,575
    5 58,493 2,340 1,638
    6 60,833 2,433 1,703
    7 63,266 2,531 1,771
    8 65,797 2,632 1,842
    9 68,428 2,737 1,916
    10 71,166 2,847 1,993
    11 74,012 2,960 2,072
    12 76,973 3,079 2,155
    13 80,052 3,202 2,241
    14 83,254 3,330 2,331
    15 86,584 3,463 2,424
    16 90,047 3,602 2,521
    17 93,649 3,746 2,622
    18 97,395 3,896 2,727
    19 101,291 4,052 2,836
    20 105,342 4,214 2,950
    TOTAL $59,556 $41,689

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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