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Comparison of Deposit Account from THE FOCUS with 1.00% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of SPIRE with 0.45% APY and FIRST ALLIANCE with 0.70% APY and THE FOCUS with 1.00% APY and HERITAGE with 0.15% APY and HERITAGE with 0.25% APY and HERITAGE with 1.75% 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
    SPIRE
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.82x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    FIRST ALLIANCE
    0.70%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    0.92x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    THE FOCUS
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.51x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.00%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 500 350
    2 50,500 505 354
    3 51,005 510 357
    4 51,515 515 361
    5 52,030 520 364
    6 52,551 526 368
    7 53,076 531 372
    8 53,607 536 375
    9 54,143 541 379
    10 54,684 547 383
    11 55,231 552 387
    12 55,783 558 390
    13 56,341 563 394
    14 56,905 569 398
    15 57,474 575 402
    16 58,048 580 406
    17 58,629 586 410
    18 59,215 592 415
    19 59,807 598 419
    20 60,405 604 423
    TOTAL $11,010 $7,707
  • 4
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    HERITAGE
    0.15%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.64x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.15%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 75 53
    2 50,075 75 53
    3 50,150 75 53
    4 50,225 75 53
    5 50,301 75 53
    6 50,376 76 53
    7 50,452 76 53
    8 50,527 76 53
    9 50,603 76 53
    10 50,679 76 53
    11 50,755 76 53
    12 50,831 76 53
    13 50,907 76 53
    14 50,984 76 54
    15 51,060 77 54
    16 51,137 77 54
    17 51,214 77 54
    18 51,290 77 54
    19 51,367 77 54
    20 51,444 77 54
    TOTAL $1,522 $1,065
  • 5
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    HERITAGE
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    1.07x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 6
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    HERITAGE
    1.75%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    7.51x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $500,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.75%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 875 613
    2 50,875 890 623
    3 51,765 906 634
    4 52,671 922 645
    5 53,593 938 657
    6 54,531 954 668
    7 55,485 971 680
    8 56,456 988 692
    9 57,444 1,005 704
    10 58,449 1,023 716
    11 59,472 1,041 729
    12 60,513 1,059 741
    13 61,572 1,078 754
    14 62,649 1,096 767
    15 63,746 1,116 781
    16 64,861 1,135 795
    17 65,996 1,155 808
    18 67,151 1,175 823
    19 68,327 1,196 837
    20 69,522 1,217 852
    TOTAL $20,739 $14,517

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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