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Comparison of Deposit Account from First Merchants Bank with 0.12% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of JUSTICE with 0.45% APY and First Merchants Bank with 0.12% APY and TREMONT with 0.95% APY and Harvest Bank with 1.10% APY and Lake Elmo Bank with 0.70% APY and Valliance Bank with 0.15% 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
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.11x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.45%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 226 158
    2 50,226 227 159
    3 50,452 228 159
    4 50,680 229 160
    5 50,908 230 161
    6 51,138 231 161
    7 51,368 232 162
    8 51,600 233 163
    9 51,833 234 164
    10 52,067 235 164
    11 52,301 236 165
    12 52,537 237 166
    13 52,774 238 167
    14 53,012 239 167
    15 53,251 240 168
    16 53,491 241 169
    17 53,733 242 170
    18 53,975 243 170
    19 54,218 245 171
    20 54,463 246 172
    TOTAL $4,709 $3,296
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.12%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.21x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.12%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 60 42
    2 50,060 60 42
    3 50,120 60 42
    4 50,180 60 42
    5 50,240 60 42
    6 50,301 60 42
    7 50,361 60 42
    8 50,422 61 42
    9 50,482 61 42
    10 50,543 61 42
    11 50,603 61 43
    12 50,664 61 43
    13 50,725 61 43
    14 50,786 61 43
    15 50,847 61 43
    16 50,908 61 43
    17 50,969 61 43
    18 51,030 61 43
    19 51,091 61 43
    20 51,152 61 43
    TOTAL $1,214 $850
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.95%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Credit Union
    1.64x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.95%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 475 333
    2 50,475 480 336
    3 50,955 484 339
    4 51,439 489 342
    5 51,927 493 345
    6 52,421 498 349
    7 52,919 503 352
    8 53,421 508 355
    9 53,929 512 359
    10 54,441 517 362
    11 54,958 522 365
    12 55,480 527 369
    13 56,007 532 372
    14 56,540 537 376
    15 57,077 542 380
    16 57,619 547 383
    17 58,166 553 387
    18 58,719 558 390
    19 59,277 563 394
    20 59,840 568 398
    TOTAL $10,408 $7,286
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    1.10%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.19x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.10%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 550 385
    2 50,550 556 389
    3 51,106 562 394
    4 51,668 568 398
    5 52,237 575 402
    6 52,811 581 407
    7 53,392 587 411
    8 53,979 594 416
    9 54,573 600 420
    10 55,173 607 425
    11 55,780 614 430
    12 56,394 620 434
    13 57,014 627 439
    14 57,641 634 444
    15 58,276 641 449
    16 58,917 648 454
    17 59,565 655 459
    18 60,220 662 464
    19 60,882 670 469
    20 61,552 677 474
    TOTAL $12,229 $8,560
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.70%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    0.76x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.70%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 350 245
    2 50,350 352 247
    3 50,702 355 248
    4 51,057 357 250
    5 51,415 360 252
    6 51,775 362 254
    7 52,137 365 255
    8 52,502 368 257
    9 52,870 370 259
    10 53,240 373 261
    11 53,612 375 263
    12 53,988 378 265
    13 54,366 381 266
    14 54,746 383 268
    15 55,129 386 270
    16 55,515 389 272
    17 55,904 391 274
    18 56,295 394 276
    19 56,689 397 278
    20 57,086 400 280
    TOTAL $7,486 $5,240
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    0.15%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    0.27x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.15%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 75 53
    2 50,075 75 53
    3 50,150 75 53
    4 50,225 75 53
    5 50,301 75 53
    6 50,376 76 53
    7 50,452 76 53
    8 50,527 76 53
    9 50,603 76 53
    10 50,679 76 53
    11 50,755 76 53
    12 50,831 76 53
    13 50,907 76 53
    14 50,984 76 54
    15 51,060 77 54
    16 51,137 77 54
    17 51,214 77 54
    18 51,290 77 54
    19 51,367 77 54
    20 51,444 77 54
    TOTAL $1,522 $1,065

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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