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Comparison of Deposit Account from Charter Bank with 0.60% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Parkway Bank and Trust Company with 0.65% APY and Freedom Bank (NJ) with 5.00% APY and PlainsCapital Bank with 0.05% APY and Valliance Bank with 0.03% APY and Charter Bank with 0.60% 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
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    1.18x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    5.00%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    12.32x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    5.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,500 1,750
    2 52,500 2,625 1,838
    3 55,125 2,756 1,929
    4 57,881 2,894 2,026
    5 60,775 3,039 2,127
    6 63,814 3,191 2,233
    7 67,005 3,350 2,345
    8 70,355 3,518 2,462
    9 73,873 3,694 2,586
    10 77,566 3,878 2,715
    11 81,445 4,072 2,851
    12 85,517 4,276 2,993
    13 89,793 4,490 3,143
    14 94,282 4,714 3,300
    15 98,997 4,950 3,465
    16 103,946 5,197 3,638
    17 109,144 5,457 3,820
    18 114,601 5,730 4,011
    19 120,331 6,017 4,212
    20 126,348 6,317 4,422
    TOTAL $82,665 $57,865
  • 3
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    0.05%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.22x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $2,500
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.03%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.13x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.03%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 15 11
    2 50,015 15 11
    3 50,030 15 11
    4 50,045 15 11
    5 50,060 15 11
    6 50,075 15 11
    7 50,090 15 11
    8 50,105 15 11
    9 50,120 15 11
    10 50,135 15 11
    11 50,150 15 11
    12 50,165 15 11
    13 50,180 15 11
    14 50,195 15 11
    15 50,210 15 11
    16 50,225 15 11
    17 50,241 15 11
    18 50,256 15 11
    19 50,271 15 11
    20 50,286 15 11
    TOTAL $301 $211
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.60%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    0.91x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.60%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 300 210
    2 50,300 302 211
    3 50,602 304 213
    4 50,905 305 214
    5 51,211 307 215
    6 51,518 309 216
    7 51,827 311 218
    8 52,138 313 219
    9 52,451 315 220
    10 52,766 317 222
    11 53,082 318 223
    12 53,401 320 224
    13 53,721 322 226
    14 54,044 324 227
    15 54,368 326 228
    16 54,694 328 230
    17 55,022 330 231
    18 55,352 332 232
    19 55,684 334 234
    20 56,019 336 235
    TOTAL $6,355 $4,448

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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