Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from UNIVERSITY FIRST with 1.25% - October 2025


Long-Term Analysis of CSE with 0.10% APY and SENTRY with 0.05% APY and CSE with 1.36% APY and UNIVERSITY FIRST with 0.65% APY and UNIVERSITY FIRST with 0.75% APY and UNIVERSITY FIRST with 1.25% APY and CIBM Bank with 0.20% APY and iGobanking.com, a division of Flushing Bank with 3.50% 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 SAVINGS
    0.10%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.45x (National Avg. - 0.22%)
    $5
     
    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 SAVINGS
    0.05%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.23x (National Avg. - 0.22%)
    $5
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.05%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 25 18
    2 50,025 25 18
    3 50,050 25 18
    4 50,075 25 18
    5 50,100 25 18
    6 50,125 25 18
    7 50,150 25 18
    8 50,175 25 18
    9 50,200 25 18
    10 50,225 25 18
    11 50,251 25 18
    12 50,276 25 18
    13 50,301 25 18
    14 50,326 25 18
    15 50,351 25 18
    16 50,376 25 18
    17 50,402 25 18
    18 50,427 25 18
    19 50,452 25 18
    20 50,477 25 18
    TOTAL $502 $352
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    1.36%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.48x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.36%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 680 476
    2 50,680 689 482
    3 51,369 699 489
    4 52,068 708 496
    5 52,776 718 502
    6 53,494 728 509
    7 54,221 737 516
    8 54,959 747 523
    9 55,706 758 530
    10 56,464 768 538
    11 57,232 778 545
    12 58,010 789 552
    13 58,799 800 560
    14 59,599 811 567
    15 60,409 822 575
    16 61,231 833 583
    17 62,063 844 591
    18 62,907 856 599
    19 63,763 867 607
    20 64,630 879 615
    TOTAL $15,509 $10,856
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.19x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.65%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 325 228
    2 50,325 327 229
    3 50,652 329 230
    4 50,981 331 232
    5 51,313 334 233
    6 51,646 336 235
    7 51,982 338 237
    8 52,320 340 238
    9 52,660 342 240
    10 53,002 345 241
    11 53,347 347 243
    12 53,693 349 244
    13 54,042 351 246
    14 54,394 354 247
    15 54,747 356 249
    16 55,103 358 251
    17 55,461 360 252
    18 55,822 363 254
    19 56,185 365 256
    20 56,550 368 257
    TOTAL $6,917 $4,842
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.75%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    1.30x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    1.25%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.53x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 625 438
    2 50,625 633 443
    3 51,258 641 449
    4 51,899 649 454
    5 52,547 657 460
    6 53,204 665 466
    7 53,869 673 471
    8 54,543 682 477
    9 55,224 690 483
    10 55,915 699 489
    11 56,614 708 495
    12 57,321 717 502
    13 58,038 725 508
    14 58,763 735 514
    15 59,498 744 521
    16 60,241 753 527
    17 60,994 762 534
    18 61,757 772 540
    19 62,529 782 547
    20 63,310 791 554
    TOTAL $14,102 $9,871
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    0.36x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 100 70
    2 50,100 100 70
    3 50,200 100 70
    4 50,301 101 70
    5 50,401 101 71
    6 50,502 101 71
    7 50,603 101 71
    8 50,704 101 71
    9 50,806 102 71
    10 50,907 102 71
    11 51,009 102 71
    12 51,111 102 72
    13 51,213 102 72
    14 51,316 103 72
    15 51,418 103 72
    16 51,521 103 72
    17 51,624 103 72
    18 51,727 103 72
    19 51,831 104 73
    20 51,935 104 73
    TOTAL $2,038 $1,427
  • 8
    ONLINE CD
    3.50%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Online Bank
    4.65x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,750 1,225
    2 51,750 1,811 1,268
    3 53,561 1,875 1,312
    4 55,436 1,940 1,358
    5 57,376 2,008 1,406
    6 59,384 2,078 1,455
    7 61,463 2,151 1,506
    8 63,614 2,226 1,559
    9 65,840 2,304 1,613
    10 68,145 2,385 1,670
    11 70,530 2,469 1,728
    12 72,998 2,555 1,788
    13 75,553 2,644 1,851
    14 78,198 2,737 1,916
    15 80,935 2,833 1,983
    16 83,767 2,932 2,052
    17 86,699 3,034 2,124
    18 89,734 3,141 2,198
    19 92,874 3,251 2,275
    20 96,125 3,364 2,355
    TOTAL $49,489 $34,643

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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