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Comparison of Deposit Account from UNIVERSITY FIRST with 0.90% - September 2026


Long-Term Analysis of ALABAMA ONE with 1.61% APY and MERIDIA COMMUNITY with 0.55% APY and BAYER HERITAGE with 0.75% APY and TWINSTAR with 0.50% APY and UNIVERSITY FIRST with 0.90% 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
    1.61%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.73x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.61%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 805 564
    2 50,805 818 573
    3 51,623 831 582
    4 52,454 845 591
    5 53,299 858 601
    6 54,157 872 610
    7 55,029 886 620
    8 55,915 900 630
    9 56,815 915 640
    10 57,730 929 651
    11 58,659 944 661
    12 59,603 960 672
    13 60,563 975 683
    14 61,538 991 694
    15 62,529 1,007 705
    16 63,536 1,023 716
    17 64,558 1,039 728
    18 65,598 1,056 739
    19 66,654 1,073 751
    20 67,727 1,090 763
    TOTAL $18,818 $13,172
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.55%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.00x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.55%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 275 193
    2 50,275 277 194
    3 50,552 278 195
    4 50,830 280 196
    5 51,109 281 197
    6 51,390 283 198
    7 51,673 284 199
    8 51,957 286 200
    9 52,243 287 201
    10 52,530 289 202
    11 52,819 291 203
    12 53,110 292 204
    13 53,402 294 206
    14 53,695 295 207
    15 53,991 297 208
    16 54,288 299 209
    17 54,586 300 210
    18 54,886 302 211
    19 55,188 304 212
    20 55,492 305 214
    TOTAL $5,797 $4,058
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.75%
    -
    $50,000
    3 Month
    Credit Union
    0.33x (National Avg. - 2.28%)
    $100
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.75%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 377 264
    2 50,377 379 266
    3 50,756 382 268
    4 51,138 385 270
    5 51,523 388 272
    6 51,911 391 274
    7 52,302 394 276
    8 52,696 397 278
    9 53,093 400 280
    10 53,492 403 282
    11 53,895 406 284
    12 54,301 409 286
    13 54,710 412 288
    14 55,122 415 291
    15 55,537 418 293
    16 55,955 421 295
    17 56,376 425 297
    18 56,801 428 299
    19 57,229 431 302
    20 57,660 434 304
    TOTAL $8,094 $5,666
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    0.66x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 250 175
    2 50,250 251 176
    3 50,501 253 177
    4 50,754 254 178
    5 51,008 255 179
    6 51,263 256 179
    7 51,519 258 180
    8 51,776 259 181
    9 52,035 260 182
    10 52,296 261 183
    11 52,557 263 184
    12 52,820 264 185
    13 53,084 265 186
    14 53,349 267 187
    15 53,616 268 188
    16 53,884 269 189
    17 54,154 271 190
    18 54,424 272 190
    19 54,696 273 191
    20 54,970 275 192
    TOTAL $5,245 $3,671
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.90%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.36x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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