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Comparison of Deposit Account from South Central Bank, Inc. with 0.85% - October 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Starion Bank with 0.40% APY and Merchants & Planters' Bank with 1.41% APY and The Watkins Savings Bank with 1.20% APY and The Farmers & Merchants State Bank with 0.86% APY and Home Bank and Trust Company with 1.10% APY and The Citizens Bank with 1.11% APY and South Central Bank, Inc. with 0.85% APY and WesBanco Bank, Inc. with 0.65% APY and Bank of Lexington, Inc. with 0.60% APY and ASCENSION with 1.56% APY and Grant County State Bank with 0.75% APY and Wayne Bank with 0.10% APY and Enterprise Bank of South Carolina with 0.30% 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
    0.40%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    0.61x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.40%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 200 140
    2 50,200 201 141
    3 50,401 202 141
    4 50,602 202 142
    5 50,805 203 142
    6 51,008 204 143
    7 51,212 205 143
    8 51,417 206 144
    9 51,623 206 145
    10 51,829 207 145
    11 52,036 208 146
    12 52,245 209 146
    13 52,454 210 147
    14 52,663 211 147
    15 52,874 211 148
    16 53,085 212 149
    17 53,298 213 149
    18 53,511 214 150
    19 53,725 215 150
    20 53,940 216 151
    TOTAL $4,156 $2,909
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.41%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.53x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.41%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 705 494
    2 50,705 715 500
    3 51,420 725 508
    4 52,145 735 515
    5 52,880 746 522
    6 53,626 756 529
    7 54,382 767 537
    8 55,149 778 544
    9 55,926 789 552
    10 56,715 800 560
    11 57,515 811 568
    12 58,326 822 576
    13 59,148 834 584
    14 59,982 846 592
    15 60,828 858 600
    16 61,685 870 609
    17 62,555 882 617
    18 63,437 894 626
    19 64,332 907 635
    20 65,239 920 644
    TOTAL $16,159 $11,311
  • 3
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.86%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    1.05x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.86%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 430 301
    2 50,430 434 304
    3 50,864 437 306
    4 51,301 441 309
    5 51,742 445 311
    6 52,187 449 314
    7 52,636 453 317
    8 53,089 457 320
    9 53,545 460 322
    10 54,006 464 325
    11 54,470 468 328
    12 54,939 472 331
    13 55,411 477 334
    14 55,888 481 336
    15 56,368 485 339
    16 56,853 489 342
    17 57,342 493 345
    18 57,835 497 348
    19 58,333 502 351
    20 58,834 506 354
    TOTAL $9,340 $6,538
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    1.10%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    1.46x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.10%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 550 385
    2 50,550 556 389
    3 51,106 562 394
    4 51,668 568 398
    5 52,237 575 402
    6 52,811 581 407
    7 53,392 587 411
    8 53,979 594 416
    9 54,573 600 420
    10 55,173 607 425
    11 55,780 614 430
    12 56,394 620 434
    13 57,014 627 439
    14 57,641 634 444
    15 58,276 641 449
    16 58,917 648 454
    17 59,565 655 459
    18 60,220 662 464
    19 60,882 670 469
    20 61,552 677 474
    TOTAL $12,229 $8,560
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    1.11%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.21x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.11%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 555 389
    2 50,555 561 393
    3 51,116 567 397
    4 51,684 574 402
    5 52,257 580 406
    6 52,837 586 411
    7 53,424 593 415
    8 54,017 600 420
    9 54,616 606 424
    10 55,223 613 429
    11 55,836 620 434
    12 56,455 627 439
    13 57,082 634 444
    14 57,716 641 448
    15 58,356 648 453
    16 59,004 655 458
    17 59,659 662 464
    18 60,321 670 469
    19 60,991 677 474
    20 61,668 685 479
    TOTAL $12,352 $8,647
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    0.85%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    1.29x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.85%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 425 298
    2 50,425 429 300
    3 50,854 432 303
    4 51,286 436 305
    5 51,722 440 308
    6 52,161 443 310
    7 52,605 447 313
    8 53,052 451 316
    9 53,503 455 318
    10 53,958 459 321
    11 54,416 463 324
    12 54,879 466 327
    13 55,345 470 329
    14 55,816 474 332
    15 56,290 478 335
    16 56,769 483 338
    17 57,251 487 341
    18 57,738 491 344
    19 58,229 495 346
    20 58,724 499 349
    TOTAL $9,223 $6,456
  • 8
    LOCAL CD
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.80x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 9
    LOCAL CD
    0.60%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    0.65x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.60%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 300 210
    2 50,300 302 211
    3 50,602 304 213
    4 50,905 305 214
    5 51,211 307 215
    6 51,518 309 216
    7 51,827 311 218
    8 52,138 313 219
    9 52,451 315 220
    10 52,766 317 222
    11 53,082 318 223
    12 53,401 320 224
    13 53,721 322 226
    14 54,044 324 227
    15 54,368 326 228
    16 54,694 328 230
    17 55,022 330 231
    18 55,352 332 232
    19 55,684 334 234
    20 56,019 336 235
    TOTAL $6,355 $4,448
  • 10
    LOCAL CD
    1.56%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.91x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.56%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 781 546
    2 50,781 793 555
    3 51,573 805 564
    4 52,378 818 572
    5 53,196 830 581
    6 54,026 843 590
    7 54,870 857 600
    8 55,726 870 609
    9 56,596 883 618
    10 57,479 897 628
    11 58,377 911 638
    12 59,288 925 648
    13 60,213 940 658
    14 61,153 955 668
    15 62,108 970 679
    16 63,078 985 689
    17 64,062 1,000 700
    18 65,062 1,016 711
    19 66,078 1,031 722
    20 67,109 1,048 733
    TOTAL $18,157 $12,710
  • 11
    LOCAL CD
    0.75%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    1.37x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.75%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 375 263
    2 50,375 378 264
    3 50,753 381 266
    4 51,133 384 268
    5 51,517 386 270
    6 51,903 389 272
    7 52,293 392 275
    8 52,685 395 277
    9 53,080 398 279
    10 53,478 401 281
    11 53,879 404 283
    12 54,283 407 285
    13 54,690 410 287
    14 55,101 413 289
    15 55,514 416 291
    16 55,930 419 294
    17 56,350 423 296
    18 56,772 426 298
    19 57,198 429 300
    20 57,627 432 303
    TOTAL $8,059 $5,641
  • 12
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.10%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.18x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.10%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 50 35
    2 50,050 50 35
    3 50,100 50 35
    4 50,150 50 35
    5 50,200 50 35
    6 50,251 50 35
    7 50,301 50 35
    8 50,351 50 35
    9 50,401 50 35
    10 50,452 50 35
    11 50,502 51 35
    12 50,553 51 35
    13 50,603 51 35
    14 50,654 51 35
    15 50,705 51 35
    16 50,755 51 36
    17 50,806 51 36
    18 50,857 51 36
    19 50,908 51 36
    20 50,959 51 36
    TOTAL $1,010 $707
  • 13
    LOCAL CD
    0.30%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.52x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.30%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 150 105
    2 50,150 150 105
    3 50,300 151 106
    4 50,451 151 106
    5 50,603 152 106
    6 50,755 152 107
    7 50,907 153 107
    8 51,059 153 107
    9 51,213 154 108
    10 51,366 154 108
    11 51,520 155 108
    12 51,675 155 109
    13 51,830 155 109
    14 51,985 156 109
    15 52,141 156 109
    16 52,298 157 110
    17 52,455 157 110
    18 52,612 158 110
    19 52,770 158 111
    20 52,928 159 111
    TOTAL $3,087 $2,161

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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