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Comparison of Deposit Account from STERLING with 0.45% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of STERLING with 0.45% APY and First National Bank of Waterloo with 1.46% 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
    0.45%
    -
    $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 50,000 226 158
    2 50,226 227 159
    3 50,452 228 159
    4 50,680 229 160
    5 50,908 230 161
    6 51,138 231 161
    7 51,368 232 162
    8 51,600 233 163
    9 51,833 234 164
    10 52,067 235 164
    11 52,301 236 165
    12 52,537 237 166
    13 52,774 238 167
    14 53,012 239 167
    15 53,251 240 168
    16 53,491 241 169
    17 53,733 242 170
    18 53,975 243 170
    19 54,218 245 171
    20 54,463 246 172
    TOTAL $4,709 $3,296
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.46%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.59x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.46%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 730 511
    2 50,730 741 518
    3 51,471 751 526
    4 52,222 762 534
    5 52,985 774 542
    6 53,758 785 549
    7 54,543 796 557
    8 55,339 808 566
    9 56,147 820 574
    10 56,967 832 582
    11 57,799 844 591
    12 58,643 856 599
    13 59,499 869 608
    14 60,367 881 617
    15 61,249 894 626
    16 62,143 907 635
    17 63,050 921 644
    18 63,971 934 654
    19 64,905 948 663
    20 65,853 961 673
    TOTAL $16,814 $11,770

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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