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Comparison of Deposit Account from FRONTWAVE with 4.00% - March 2025


Long-Term Analysis of FRONTWAVE with 4.00% APY and UNITY ONE with 0.70% APY and NORTHWOOD with 1.25% APY and MARKET USA 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
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    6.07x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,000 1,400
    2 52,000 2,080 1,456
    3 54,080 2,163 1,514
    4 56,243 2,250 1,575
    5 58,493 2,340 1,638
    6 60,833 2,433 1,703
    7 63,266 2,531 1,771
    8 65,797 2,632 1,842
    9 68,428 2,737 1,916
    10 71,166 2,847 1,993
    11 74,012 2,960 2,072
    12 76,973 3,079 2,155
    13 80,052 3,202 2,241
    14 83,254 3,330 2,331
    15 86,584 3,463 2,424
    16 90,047 3,602 2,521
    17 93,649 3,746 2,622
    18 97,395 3,896 2,727
    19 101,291 4,052 2,836
    20 105,342 4,214 2,950
    TOTAL $59,556 $41,689
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.70%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.06x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.70%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 350 245
    2 50,350 352 247
    3 50,702 355 248
    4 51,057 357 250
    5 51,415 360 252
    6 51,775 362 254
    7 52,137 365 255
    8 52,502 368 257
    9 52,870 370 259
    10 53,240 373 261
    11 53,612 375 263
    12 53,988 378 265
    13 54,366 381 266
    14 54,746 383 268
    15 55,129 386 270
    16 55,515 389 272
    17 55,904 391 274
    18 56,295 394 276
    19 56,689 397 278
    20 57,086 400 280
    TOTAL $7,486 $5,240
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    1.25%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.90x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.90%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    0.98x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    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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