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Comparison of Deposit Account from Today's Bank with 0.50% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Today's Bank with 0.50% APY and ASHLAND with 0.80% 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
    0.86x (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 50,500 252 176
    4 50,752 253 177
    5 51,005 255 178
    6 51,260 256 179
    7 51,516 257 180
    8 51,773 258 181
    9 52,031 260 182
    10 52,291 261 183
    11 52,552 262 184
    12 52,814 264 184
    13 53,078 265 185
    14 53,342 266 186
    15 53,609 268 187
    16 53,876 269 188
    17 54,145 270 189
    18 54,415 272 190
    19 54,687 273 191
    20 54,960 274 192
    TOTAL $5,234 $3,664
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.46x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 400 280
    2 50,400 403 282
    3 50,803 406 284
    4 51,210 410 287
    5 51,619 413 289
    6 52,032 416 291
    7 52,449 420 294
    8 52,868 423 296
    9 53,291 426 298
    10 53,717 430 301
    11 54,147 433 303
    12 54,580 437 306
    13 55,017 440 308
    14 55,457 444 311
    15 55,901 447 313
    16 56,348 451 316
    17 56,799 454 318
    18 57,253 458 321
    19 57,711 462 323
    20 58,173 465 326
    TOTAL $8,638 $6,047

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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