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Comparison of Deposit Account from EDUCATIONAL with 3.55% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of EDUCATIONAL with 3.55% APY and CREDIT UNION 1 with 0.50% APY and ESTACADO with 0.81% 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
    3.55%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    6.12x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.55%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,775 1,243
    2 51,775 1,838 1,287
    3 53,613 1,903 1,332
    4 55,516 1,971 1,380
    5 57,487 2,041 1,429
    6 59,528 2,113 1,479
    7 61,641 2,188 1,532
    8 63,829 2,266 1,586
    9 66,095 2,346 1,642
    10 68,442 2,430 1,701
    11 70,871 2,516 1,761
    12 73,387 2,605 1,824
    13 75,993 2,698 1,888
    14 78,690 2,794 1,955
    15 81,484 2,893 2,025
    16 84,377 2,995 2,097
    17 87,372 3,102 2,171
    18 90,474 3,212 2,248
    19 93,685 3,326 2,328
    20 97,011 3,444 2,411
    TOTAL $50,455 $35,319
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.91x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.81%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.07x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.81%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 405 284
    2 50,405 408 286
    3 50,813 412 288
    4 51,225 415 290
    5 51,640 418 293
    6 52,058 422 295
    7 52,480 425 298
    8 52,905 429 300
    9 53,333 432 302
    10 53,765 435 305
    11 54,201 439 307
    12 54,640 443 310
    13 55,082 446 312
    14 55,529 450 315
    15 55,978 453 317
    16 56,432 457 320
    17 56,889 461 323
    18 57,350 465 325
    19 57,814 468 328
    20 58,283 472 330
    TOTAL $8,755 $6,128

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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