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Comparison of Deposit Account from Merchants Bank with 1.20% - August 2025


Long-Term Analysis of SOUTHCOAST with 1.35% APY and Merchants Bank with 1.20% 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
    1.35%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.65x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.35%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 675 473
    2 50,675 684 479
    3 51,359 693 485
    4 52,052 703 492
    5 52,755 712 499
    6 53,467 722 505
    7 54,189 732 512
    8 54,921 741 519
    9 55,662 751 526
    10 56,414 762 533
    11 57,175 772 540
    12 57,947 782 548
    13 58,729 793 555
    14 59,522 804 562
    15 60,326 814 570
    16 61,140 825 578
    17 61,966 837 586
    18 62,802 848 593
    19 63,650 859 601
    20 64,509 871 610
    TOTAL $15,380 $10,766
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.20%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.30x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 600 420
    2 50,600 607 425
    3 51,207 614 430
    4 51,822 622 435
    5 52,444 629 441
    6 53,073 637 446
    7 53,710 645 451
    8 54,354 652 457
    9 55,007 660 462
    10 55,667 668 468
    11 56,335 676 473
    12 57,011 684 479
    13 57,695 692 485
    14 58,387 701 490
    15 59,088 709 496
    16 59,797 718 502
    17 60,514 726 508
    18 61,240 735 514
    19 61,975 744 521
    20 62,719 753 527
    TOTAL $13,472 $9,430

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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