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Comparison of Deposit Account from Synchrony Bank with 3.80% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Discover Bank with 4.00% APY and Axos Bank, a division of Bofi Federal Bank with 0.20% APY and Virtualbank, a division of First Horizon Bank with 3.87% APY and Synchrony Bank with 3.80% 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
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Online Bank
    6.90x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $2,500
     
    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
    ONLINE CD
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    3 Month
    Online Bank
    0.09x (National Avg. - 2.20%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 100 70
    2 50,100 100 70
    3 50,200 100 70
    4 50,301 101 70
    5 50,401 101 71
    6 50,502 101 71
    7 50,603 101 71
    8 50,704 101 71
    9 50,806 102 71
    10 50,907 102 71
    11 51,009 102 71
    12 51,111 102 72
    13 51,213 102 72
    14 51,316 103 72
    15 51,418 103 72
    16 51,521 103 72
    17 51,624 103 72
    18 51,727 103 72
    19 51,831 104 73
    20 51,935 104 73
    TOTAL $2,038 $1,427
  • 3
    ONLINE CD
    3.87%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Online Bank
    6.67x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.87%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,935 1,355
    2 51,935 2,010 1,407
    3 53,945 2,088 1,461
    4 56,033 2,168 1,518
    5 58,201 2,252 1,577
    6 60,453 2,340 1,638
    7 62,793 2,430 1,701
    8 65,223 2,524 1,767
    9 67,747 2,622 1,835
    10 70,369 2,723 1,906
    11 73,092 2,829 1,980
    12 75,921 2,938 2,057
    13 78,859 3,052 2,136
    14 81,911 3,170 2,219
    15 85,081 3,293 2,305
    16 88,373 3,420 2,394
    17 91,794 3,552 2,487
    18 95,346 3,690 2,583
    19 99,036 3,833 2,683
    20 102,869 3,981 2,787
    TOTAL $56,850 $39,795
  • 4
    ONLINE CD
    3.80%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Online Bank
    6.55x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $0
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,900 1,330
    2 51,900 1,972 1,381
    3 53,872 2,047 1,433
    4 55,919 2,125 1,487
    5 58,044 2,206 1,544
    6 60,250 2,289 1,603
    7 62,539 2,376 1,664
    8 64,916 2,467 1,727
    9 67,383 2,561 1,792
    10 69,943 2,658 1,860
    11 72,601 2,759 1,931
    12 75,360 2,864 2,005
    13 78,224 2,972 2,081
    14 81,196 3,085 2,160
    15 84,282 3,203 2,242
    16 87,484 3,324 2,327
    17 90,809 3,451 2,416
    18 94,259 3,582 2,507
    19 97,841 3,718 2,603
    20 101,559 3,859 2,701
    TOTAL $55,419 $38,793

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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