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Comparison of Deposit Account from Sallie Mae Bank with 4.25% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Sallie Mae Bank with 4.25% APY and Climate First Bank with 4.34% APY and Home Savings Bank with 2.50% 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
    ONLINE CD
    4.25%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    7.70x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,125 1,488
    2 52,125 2,215 1,551
    3 54,340 2,309 1,617
    4 56,650 2,408 1,685
    5 59,057 2,510 1,757
    6 61,567 2,617 1,832
    7 64,184 2,728 1,909
    8 66,912 2,844 1,991
    9 69,756 2,965 2,075
    10 72,720 3,091 2,163
    11 75,811 3,222 2,255
    12 79,033 3,359 2,351
    13 82,392 3,502 2,451
    14 85,893 3,650 2,555
    15 89,544 3,806 2,664
    16 93,349 3,967 2,777
    17 97,317 4,136 2,895
    18 101,453 4,312 3,018
    19 105,764 4,495 3,146
    20 110,259 4,686 3,280
    TOTAL $64,945 $45,462
  • 2
    ONLINE CD
    4.34%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    10.69x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.34%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,170 1,519
    2 52,170 2,264 1,585
    3 54,434 2,362 1,654
    4 56,797 2,465 1,725
    5 59,262 2,572 1,800
    6 61,834 2,684 1,879
    7 64,517 2,800 1,960
    8 67,317 2,922 2,045
    9 70,239 3,048 2,134
    10 73,287 3,181 2,226
    11 76,468 3,319 2,323
    12 79,786 3,463 2,424
    13 83,249 3,613 2,529
    14 86,862 3,770 2,639
    15 90,632 3,933 2,753
    16 94,565 4,104 2,873
    17 98,670 4,282 2,998
    18 102,952 4,468 3,128
    19 107,420 4,662 3,263
    20 112,082 4,864 3,405
    TOTAL $66,946 $46,862
  • 3
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    2.50%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    6.16x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,250 875
    2 51,250 1,281 897
    3 52,531 1,313 919
    4 53,845 1,346 942
    5 55,191 1,380 966
    6 56,570 1,414 990
    7 57,985 1,450 1,015
    8 59,434 1,486 1,040
    9 60,920 1,523 1,066
    10 62,443 1,561 1,093
    11 64,004 1,600 1,120
    12 65,604 1,640 1,148
    13 67,244 1,681 1,177
    14 68,926 1,723 1,206
    15 70,649 1,766 1,236
    16 72,415 1,810 1,267
    17 74,225 1,856 1,299
    18 76,081 1,902 1,331
    19 77,983 1,950 1,365
    20 79,933 1,998 1,399
    TOTAL $31,931 $22,352

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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