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Comparison of Deposit Account from Sterling Bank and Trust, FSB with 3.50% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of GLOBAL with 2.00% APY and American Bank of Commerce with 1.00% APY and POWER FINANCIAL with 0.70% APY and CREIGHTON with 0.45% APY and METRO CU with 0.50% APY and Sterling Bank and Trust, FSB with 3.50% APY and First US Bank with 3.03% APY and VIRGINIA CREDIT UNION, INC., with 4.12% 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
    2.00%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    4.93x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,000 700
    2 51,000 1,020 714
    3 52,020 1,040 728
    4 53,060 1,061 743
    5 54,122 1,082 758
    6 55,204 1,104 773
    7 56,308 1,126 788
    8 57,434 1,149 804
    9 58,583 1,172 820
    10 59,755 1,195 837
    11 60,950 1,219 853
    12 62,169 1,243 870
    13 63,412 1,268 888
    14 64,680 1,294 906
    15 65,974 1,319 924
    16 67,293 1,346 942
    17 68,639 1,373 961
    18 70,012 1,400 980
    19 71,412 1,428 1,000
    20 72,841 1,457 1,020
    TOTAL $24,297 $17,008
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    1.52x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 500 350
    2 50,500 505 354
    3 51,005 510 357
    4 51,515 515 361
    5 52,030 520 364
    6 52,551 526 368
    7 53,076 531 372
    8 53,607 536 375
    9 54,143 541 379
    10 54,684 547 383
    11 55,231 552 387
    12 55,783 558 390
    13 56,341 563 394
    14 56,905 569 398
    15 57,474 575 402
    16 58,048 580 406
    17 58,629 586 410
    18 59,215 592 415
    19 59,807 598 419
    20 60,405 604 423
    TOTAL $11,010 $7,707
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.70%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    0.86x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $500
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.11x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.45%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 225 158
    2 50,225 226 158
    3 50,451 227 159
    4 50,678 228 160
    5 50,906 229 160
    6 51,135 230 161
    7 51,365 231 162
    8 51,596 232 163
    9 51,829 233 163
    10 52,062 234 164
    11 52,296 235 165
    12 52,531 236 165
    13 52,768 237 166
    14 53,005 239 167
    15 53,244 240 168
    16 53,483 241 168
    17 53,724 242 169
    18 53,966 243 170
    19 54,209 244 171
    20 54,453 245 172
    TOTAL $4,698 $3,288
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.23x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    3.50%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    5.30x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $500
     
    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
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    3.03%
    -
    $50,000
    14 Month
    Bank
    N.A.
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.03%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,515 1,061
    2 51,515 1,561 1,093
    3 53,076 1,608 1,126
    4 54,684 1,657 1,160
    5 56,341 1,707 1,195
    6 58,048 1,759 1,231
    7 59,807 1,812 1,269
    8 61,619 1,867 1,307
    9 63,486 1,924 1,347
    10 65,410 1,982 1,387
    11 67,392 2,042 1,429
    12 69,434 2,104 1,473
    13 71,538 2,168 1,517
    14 73,705 2,233 1,563
    15 75,938 2,301 1,611
    16 78,239 2,371 1,659
    17 80,610 2,442 1,710
    18 83,053 2,516 1,762
    19 85,569 2,593 1,815
    20 88,162 2,671 1,870
    TOTAL $40,833 $28,583
  • 8
    LOCAL CD
    4.12%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    7.46x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $50,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.12%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,060 1,442
    2 52,060 2,145 1,501
    3 54,205 2,233 1,563
    4 56,438 2,325 1,628
    5 58,763 2,421 1,695
    6 61,184 2,521 1,765
    7 63,705 2,625 1,837
    8 66,330 2,733 1,913
    9 69,063 2,845 1,992
    10 71,908 2,963 2,074
    11 74,871 3,085 2,159
    12 77,955 3,212 2,248
    13 81,167 3,344 2,341
    14 84,511 3,482 2,437
    15 87,993 3,625 2,538
    16 91,618 3,775 2,642
    17 95,393 3,930 2,751
    18 99,323 4,092 2,864
    19 103,415 4,261 2,982
    20 107,676 4,436 3,105
    TOTAL $62,112 $43,479

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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