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Comparison of Deposit Account from Synchrony Bank with 3.50% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Synchrony Bank with 3.50% APY and JEFFERSON CREDIT UNION with 0.45% APY and MID-ATLANTIC with 0.35% APY and First Resource Bank with 3.75% APY and ALIGN with 1.15% 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
    3.50%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Online Bank
    5.30x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $0
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.82x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.35%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    0.53x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.35%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 175 123
    2 50,175 176 123
    3 50,351 176 123
    4 50,527 177 124
    5 50,704 177 124
    6 50,881 178 125
    7 51,059 179 125
    8 51,238 179 126
    9 51,417 180 126
    10 51,597 181 126
    11 51,778 181 127
    12 51,959 182 127
    13 52,141 182 128
    14 52,323 183 128
    15 52,507 184 129
    16 52,690 184 129
    17 52,875 185 130
    18 53,060 186 130
    19 53,245 186 130
    20 53,432 187 131
    TOTAL $3,619 $2,533
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    3.75%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    5.68x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.75%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,875 1,313
    2 51,875 1,945 1,362
    3 53,820 2,018 1,413
    4 55,839 2,094 1,466
    5 57,933 2,172 1,521
    6 60,105 2,254 1,578
    7 62,359 2,338 1,637
    8 64,697 2,426 1,698
    9 67,124 2,517 1,762
    10 69,641 2,612 1,828
    11 72,252 2,709 1,897
    12 74,962 2,811 1,968
    13 77,773 2,916 2,042
    14 80,689 3,026 2,118
    15 83,715 3,139 2,198
    16 86,854 3,257 2,280
    17 90,111 3,379 2,365
    18 93,491 3,506 2,454
    19 96,996 3,637 2,546
    20 100,634 3,774 2,642
    TOTAL $54,408 $38,085
  • 5
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    1.15%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    1.74x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.15%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 575 403
    2 50,575 582 407
    3 51,157 588 412
    4 51,745 595 417
    5 52,340 602 421
    6 52,942 609 426
    7 53,551 616 431
    8 54,167 623 436
    9 54,789 630 441
    10 55,420 637 446
    11 56,057 645 451
    12 56,702 652 456
    13 57,354 660 462
    14 58,013 667 467
    15 58,680 675 472
    16 59,355 683 478
    17 60,038 690 483
    18 60,728 698 489
    19 61,427 706 494
    20 62,133 715 500
    TOTAL $12,847 $8,993

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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