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Comparison of Deposit Account from PARDA with 0.55% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of POWERCO with 0.80% APY and The Farmers Bank of Mt. Pulaski with 1.35% APY and Garden Plain State Bank with 1.38% APY and PARDA with 0.55% APY and PennCrest Bank with 1.00% 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
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.46x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $500
     
    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
    1.35%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.46x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    1.38%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.50x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.38%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 690 483
    2 50,690 700 490
    3 51,390 709 496
    4 52,099 719 503
    5 52,818 729 510
    6 53,547 739 517
    7 54,285 749 524
    8 55,035 759 532
    9 55,794 770 539
    10 56,564 781 546
    11 57,345 791 554
    12 58,136 802 562
    13 58,938 813 569
    14 59,752 825 577
    15 60,576 836 585
    16 61,412 847 593
    17 62,260 859 601
    18 63,119 871 610
    19 63,990 883 618
    20 64,873 895 627
    TOTAL $15,768 $11,038
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.55%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.00x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.55%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 275 193
    2 50,275 277 194
    3 50,552 278 195
    4 50,830 280 196
    5 51,109 281 197
    6 51,390 283 198
    7 51,673 284 199
    8 51,957 286 200
    9 52,243 287 201
    10 52,530 289 202
    11 52,819 291 203
    12 53,110 292 204
    13 53,402 294 206
    14 53,695 295 207
    15 53,991 297 208
    16 54,288 299 209
    17 54,586 300 210
    18 54,886 302 211
    19 55,188 304 212
    20 55,492 305 214
    TOTAL $5,797 $4,058
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.08x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 500 350
    2 50,500 505 354
    3 51,005 510 357
    4 51,515 515 361
    5 52,030 520 364
    6 52,551 526 368
    7 53,076 531 372
    8 53,607 536 375
    9 54,143 541 379
    10 54,684 547 383
    11 55,231 552 387
    12 55,783 558 390
    13 56,341 563 394
    14 56,905 569 398
    15 57,474 575 402
    16 58,048 580 406
    17 58,629 586 410
    18 59,215 592 415
    19 59,807 598 419
    20 60,405 604 423
    TOTAL $11,010 $7,707

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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