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Comparison of Deposit Account from Merchants State Bank with 0.65% - October 2025


Long-Term Analysis of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of San Rafael with 0.80% APY and Grant County Bank with 0.66% APY and Merchants State Bank with 0.65% APY and HIWAY with 3.95% 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
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    1.21x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 400 280
    2 50,400 403 282
    3 50,803 406 284
    4 51,210 410 287
    5 51,619 413 289
    6 52,032 416 291
    7 52,449 420 294
    8 52,868 423 296
    9 53,291 426 298
    10 53,717 430 301
    11 54,147 433 303
    12 54,580 437 306
    13 55,017 440 308
    14 55,457 444 311
    15 55,901 447 313
    16 56,348 451 316
    17 56,799 454 318
    18 57,253 458 321
    19 57,711 462 323
    20 58,173 465 326
    TOTAL $8,638 $6,047
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.66%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    0.88x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.66%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 330 231
    2 50,330 332 233
    3 50,662 334 234
    4 50,997 337 236
    5 51,333 339 237
    6 51,672 341 239
    7 52,013 343 240
    8 52,356 346 242
    9 52,702 348 243
    10 53,050 350 245
    11 53,400 352 247
    12 53,752 355 248
    13 54,107 357 250
    14 54,464 359 252
    15 54,824 362 253
    16 55,185 364 255
    17 55,550 367 257
    18 55,916 369 258
    19 56,285 371 260
    20 56,657 374 262
    TOTAL $7,031 $4,921
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    1.19x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.65%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 325 228
    2 50,325 327 229
    3 50,652 329 230
    4 50,981 331 232
    5 51,313 334 233
    6 51,646 336 235
    7 51,982 338 237
    8 52,320 340 238
    9 52,660 342 240
    10 53,002 345 241
    11 53,347 347 243
    12 53,693 349 244
    13 54,042 351 246
    14 54,394 354 247
    15 54,747 356 249
    16 55,103 358 251
    17 55,461 360 252
    18 55,822 363 254
    19 56,185 365 256
    20 56,550 368 257
    TOTAL $6,917 $4,842
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    3.95%
    -
    $50,000
    30 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.95%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,975 1,383
    2 51,975 2,053 1,437
    3 54,028 2,134 1,494
    4 56,162 2,218 1,553
    5 58,381 2,306 1,614
    6 60,687 2,397 1,678
    7 63,084 2,492 1,744
    8 65,575 2,590 1,813
    9 68,166 2,693 1,885
    10 70,858 2,799 1,959
    11 73,657 2,909 2,037
    12 76,567 3,024 2,117
    13 79,591 3,144 2,201
    14 82,735 3,268 2,288
    15 86,003 3,397 2,378
    16 89,400 3,531 2,472
    17 92,931 3,671 2,570
    18 96,602 3,816 2,671
    19 100,418 3,967 2,777
    20 104,384 4,123 2,886
    TOTAL $58,508 $40,955

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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