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Comparison of Deposit Account from First Bank with 0.50% - August 2025


Long-Term Analysis of First Merchants Bank with 0.17% APY and First Bank with 0.50% 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
    0.17%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.29x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.17%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 85 60
    2 50,085 85 60
    3 50,170 85 60
    4 50,255 85 60
    5 50,341 86 60
    6 50,426 86 60
    7 50,512 86 60
    8 50,598 86 60
    9 50,684 86 60
    10 50,770 86 60
    11 50,857 86 61
    12 50,943 87 61
    13 51,030 87 61
    14 51,116 87 61
    15 51,203 87 61
    16 51,290 87 61
    17 51,377 87 61
    18 51,465 87 61
    19 51,552 88 61
    20 51,640 88 61
    TOTAL $1,728 $1,209
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.61x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 251 175
    2 50,251 252 176
    3 50,502 253 177
    4 50,755 254 178
    5 51,010 256 179
    6 51,265 257 180
    7 51,522 258 181
    8 51,780 259 182
    9 52,039 261 183
    10 52,300 262 183
    11 52,562 263 184
    12 52,826 265 185
    13 53,090 266 186
    14 53,356 267 187
    15 53,624 269 188
    16 53,892 270 189
    17 54,162 271 190
    18 54,434 273 191
    19 54,706 274 192
    20 54,980 275 193
    TOTAL $5,256 $3,679

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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