Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from Farmers & Merchants Bank with 1.51% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Southern Bancorp Bank with 0.30% APY and CENTRIS with 0.25% APY and FINANCIAL BUILDERS with 2.19% APY and Mayville State Bank with 0.02% APY and Heritage Bank with 0.20% APY and Minden Exchange Bank & Trust Company with 0.90% APY and Farmers & Merchants Bank with 1.51% 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
    0.30%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.52x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.30%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 150 105
    2 50,150 150 105
    3 50,300 151 106
    4 50,451 151 106
    5 50,603 152 106
    6 50,755 152 107
    7 50,907 153 107
    8 51,059 153 107
    9 51,213 154 108
    10 51,366 154 108
    11 51,520 155 108
    12 51,675 155 109
    13 51,830 155 109
    14 51,985 156 109
    15 52,141 156 109
    16 52,298 157 110
    17 52,455 157 110
    18 52,612 158 110
    19 52,770 158 111
    20 52,928 159 111
    TOTAL $3,087 $2,161
  • 2
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.43x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    2.19%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    2.91x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.19%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,095 767
    2 51,095 1,119 783
    3 52,214 1,143 800
    4 53,357 1,169 818
    5 54,526 1,194 836
    6 55,720 1,220 854
    7 56,940 1,247 873
    8 58,187 1,274 892
    9 59,462 1,302 912
    10 60,764 1,331 932
    11 62,095 1,360 952
    12 63,454 1,390 973
    13 64,844 1,420 994
    14 66,264 1,451 1,016
    15 67,715 1,483 1,038
    16 69,198 1,515 1,061
    17 70,714 1,549 1,084
    18 72,262 1,583 1,108
    19 73,845 1,617 1,132
    20 75,462 1,653 1,157
    TOTAL $27,115 $18,980
  • 4
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    0.02%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.09x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.02%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 10 7
    2 50,010 10 7
    3 50,020 10 7
    4 50,030 10 7
    5 50,040 10 7
    6 50,050 10 7
    7 50,060 10 7
    8 50,070 10 7
    9 50,080 10 7
    10 50,090 10 7
    11 50,100 10 7
    12 50,110 10 7
    13 50,120 10 7
    14 50,130 10 7
    15 50,140 10 7
    16 50,150 10 7
    17 50,160 10 7
    18 50,170 10 7
    19 50,180 10 7
    20 50,190 10 7
    TOTAL $200 $140
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    0.27x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    0.90%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    1.20x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.90%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 450 315
    2 50,450 454 318
    3 50,904 458 321
    4 51,362 462 324
    5 51,824 466 326
    6 52,291 471 329
    7 52,761 475 332
    8 53,236 479 335
    9 53,715 483 338
    10 54,199 488 341
    11 54,687 492 345
    12 55,179 497 348
    13 55,675 501 351
    14 56,177 506 354
    15 56,682 510 357
    16 57,192 515 360
    17 57,707 519 364
    18 58,226 524 367
    19 58,750 529 370
    20 59,279 534 373
    TOTAL $9,813 $6,869
  • 7
    N.A.
    1.51%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    2.01x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.51%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 755 529
    2 50,755 766 536
    3 51,521 778 545
    4 52,299 790 553
    5 53,089 802 561
    6 53,891 814 570
    7 54,704 826 578
    8 55,531 839 587
    9 56,369 851 596
    10 57,220 864 605
    11 58,084 877 614
    12 58,961 890 623
    13 59,852 904 633
    14 60,755 917 642
    15 61,673 931 652
    16 62,604 945 662
    17 63,549 960 672
    18 64,509 974 682
    19 65,483 989 692
    20 66,472 1,004 703
    TOTAL $17,476 $12,233

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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