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Comparison of Deposit Account from WestStar Bank with 0.40% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of WestStar Bank with 0.40% APY and RANCHO with 0.08% APY and First Southern Bank with 0.25% APY and The Peoples Savings Bank with 1.00% 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
    0.40%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    0.44x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.40%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 200 140
    2 50,200 201 141
    3 50,401 202 141
    4 50,602 202 142
    5 50,805 203 142
    6 51,008 204 143
    7 51,212 205 143
    8 51,417 206 144
    9 51,623 206 145
    10 51,829 207 145
    11 52,036 208 146
    12 52,245 209 146
    13 52,454 210 147
    14 52,663 211 147
    15 52,874 211 148
    16 53,085 212 149
    17 53,298 213 149
    18 53,511 214 150
    19 53,725 215 150
    20 53,940 216 151
    TOTAL $4,156 $2,909
  • 2
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    0.08%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.36x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.08%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 40 28
    2 50,040 40 28
    3 50,080 40 28
    4 50,120 40 28
    5 50,160 40 28
    6 50,200 40 28
    7 50,240 40 28
    8 50,281 40 28
    9 50,321 40 28
    10 50,361 40 28
    11 50,401 40 28
    12 50,442 40 28
    13 50,482 40 28
    14 50,523 40 28
    15 50,563 40 28
    16 50,603 40 28
    17 50,644 41 28
    18 50,684 41 28
    19 50,725 41 28
    20 50,765 41 28
    TOTAL $806 $564
  • 3
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    1.11x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.25%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 125 88
    2 50,125 125 88
    3 50,250 126 88
    4 50,376 126 88
    5 50,502 126 88
    6 50,628 127 89
    7 50,755 127 89
    8 50,882 127 89
    9 51,009 128 89
    10 51,136 128 89
    11 51,264 128 90
    12 51,392 128 90
    13 51,521 129 90
    14 51,650 129 90
    15 51,779 129 91
    16 51,908 130 91
    17 52,038 130 91
    18 52,168 130 91
    19 52,298 131 92
    20 52,429 131 92
    TOTAL $2,560 $1,792
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    1.33x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $100,000
     
    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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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