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Comparison of Deposit Account from Merchants & Marine Bank with 0.50% - June 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Eastern International Bank with 0.15% APY and American River Bank with 0.02% APY and Merchants & Marine Bank with 0.50% APY and PREMIER AMERICA with 4.00% 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
    0.15%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    0.37x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $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
  • 2
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.02%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.05x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $25,000
     
    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
  • 3
    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 50,000 250 175
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    9.78x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,000 1,400
    2 52,000 2,080 1,456
    3 54,080 2,163 1,514
    4 56,243 2,250 1,575
    5 58,493 2,340 1,638
    6 60,833 2,433 1,703
    7 63,266 2,531 1,771
    8 65,797 2,632 1,842
    9 68,428 2,737 1,916
    10 71,166 2,847 1,993
    11 74,012 2,960 2,072
    12 76,973 3,079 2,155
    13 80,052 3,202 2,241
    14 83,254 3,330 2,331
    15 86,584 3,463 2,424
    16 90,047 3,602 2,521
    17 93,649 3,746 2,622
    18 97,395 3,896 2,727
    19 101,291 4,052 2,836
    20 105,342 4,214 2,950
    TOTAL $59,556 $41,689

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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