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Comparison of Deposit Account from Merchants and Farmers Bank with 0.25% - May 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Merchants and Farmers Bank with 0.25% APY and PREMIER with 0.10% APY and ILLINOIS STATE with 0.46% APY and Arbor Bank with 0.38% APY and Ledyard National Bank with 0.15% APY and TOGETHER 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 MONEY MARKET
    Merchants and Farmers Bank
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    N.A.
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    PREMIER
    0.10%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.45x (National Avg. - 0.22%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.10%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 50 35
    2 50,050 50 35
    3 50,100 50 35
    4 50,150 50 35
    5 50,200 50 35
    6 50,251 50 35
    7 50,301 50 35
    8 50,351 50 35
    9 50,401 50 35
    10 50,452 50 35
    11 50,502 51 35
    12 50,553 51 35
    13 50,603 51 35
    14 50,654 51 35
    15 50,705 51 35
    16 50,755 51 36
    17 50,806 51 36
    18 50,857 51 36
    19 50,908 51 36
    20 50,959 51 36
    TOTAL $1,010 $707
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    ILLINOIS STATE
    0.46%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.13x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.46%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 230 161
    2 50,230 231 162
    3 50,461 232 162
    4 50,693 233 163
    5 50,926 234 164
    6 51,161 235 165
    7 51,396 236 165
    8 51,632 238 166
    9 51,870 239 167
    10 52,108 240 168
    11 52,348 241 169
    12 52,589 242 169
    13 52,831 243 170
    14 53,074 244 171
    15 53,318 245 172
    16 53,563 246 172
    17 53,810 248 173
    18 54,057 249 174
    19 54,306 250 175
    20 54,556 251 176
    TOTAL $4,807 $3,365
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    Arbor Bank
    0.38%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    0.69x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.38%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 190 133
    2 50,190 191 134
    3 50,381 191 134
    4 50,572 192 135
    5 50,764 193 135
    6 50,957 194 136
    7 51,151 194 136
    8 51,345 195 137
    9 51,540 196 137
    10 51,736 197 138
    11 51,933 197 138
    12 52,130 198 139
    13 52,328 199 139
    14 52,527 200 140
    15 52,727 200 140
    16 52,927 201 141
    17 53,128 202 141
    18 53,330 203 142
    19 53,533 203 142
    20 53,736 204 143
    TOTAL $3,940 $2,758
  • 5
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    Ledyard National Bank
    0.15%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.27x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $25,000
     
    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
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    TOGETHER
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.23x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.50%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 250 175
    2 50,250 251 176
    3 50,501 253 177
    4 50,754 254 178
    5 51,008 255 179
    6 51,263 256 179
    7 51,519 258 180
    8 51,776 259 181
    9 52,035 260 182
    10 52,296 261 183
    11 52,557 263 184
    12 52,820 264 185
    13 53,084 265 186
    14 53,349 267 187
    15 53,616 268 188
    16 53,884 269 189
    17 54,154 271 190
    18 54,424 272 190
    19 54,696 273 191
    20 54,970 275 192
    TOTAL $5,245 $3,671

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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