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Comparison of Deposit Account from SIDNEY with 0.45% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Merchants and Farmers Bank with 0.50% APY and GCS with 1.00% APY and Arbor Bank with 0.38% APY and SIDNEY with 0.45% APY and Lone Star Bank with 0.41% 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
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    0.91x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $500
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.22x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.82x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.45%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 225 158
    2 50,225 226 158
    3 50,451 227 159
    4 50,678 228 160
    5 50,906 229 160
    6 51,135 230 161
    7 51,365 231 162
    8 51,596 232 163
    9 51,829 233 163
    10 52,062 234 164
    11 52,296 235 165
    12 52,531 236 165
    13 52,768 237 166
    14 53,005 239 167
    15 53,244 240 168
    16 53,483 241 168
    17 53,724 242 169
    18 53,966 243 170
    19 54,209 244 171
    20 54,453 245 172
    TOTAL $4,698 $3,288
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.41%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.50x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.41%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 205 144
    2 50,205 206 144
    3 50,411 207 145
    4 50,618 208 145
    5 50,825 208 146
    6 51,033 209 146
    7 51,243 210 147
    8 51,453 211 148
    9 51,664 212 148
    10 51,876 213 149
    11 52,088 214 149
    12 52,302 214 150
    13 52,516 215 151
    14 52,732 216 151
    15 52,948 217 152
    16 53,165 218 153
    17 53,383 219 153
    18 53,602 220 154
    19 53,821 221 154
    20 54,042 222 155
    TOTAL $4,264 $2,985

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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