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Comparison of Deposit Account from SOUTH JERSEY with 0.80% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of The Farmers & Merchants Bank with 3.50% APY and Watertown Savings Bank with 0.20% APY and SOUTH JERSEY with 0.80% APY and GRAND PRAIRIE with 0.60% 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
    3.50%
    -
    $50,000
    23 Month
    Bank
    N.A.
    $5,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,750 1,225
    2 51,750 1,811 1,268
    3 53,561 1,875 1,312
    4 55,436 1,940 1,358
    5 57,376 2,008 1,406
    6 59,384 2,078 1,455
    7 61,463 2,151 1,506
    8 63,614 2,226 1,559
    9 65,840 2,304 1,613
    10 68,145 2,385 1,670
    11 70,530 2,469 1,728
    12 72,998 2,555 1,788
    13 75,553 2,644 1,851
    14 78,198 2,737 1,916
    15 80,935 2,833 1,983
    16 83,767 2,932 2,052
    17 86,699 3,034 2,124
    18 89,734 3,141 2,198
    19 92,874 3,251 2,275
    20 96,125 3,364 2,355
    TOTAL $49,489 $34,643
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    0.27x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 100 70
    2 50,100 100 70
    3 50,200 100 70
    4 50,301 101 70
    5 50,401 101 71
    6 50,502 101 71
    7 50,603 101 71
    8 50,704 101 71
    9 50,806 102 71
    10 50,907 102 71
    11 51,009 102 71
    12 51,111 102 72
    13 51,213 102 72
    14 51,316 103 72
    15 51,418 103 72
    16 51,521 103 72
    17 51,624 103 72
    18 51,727 103 72
    19 51,831 104 73
    20 51,935 104 73
    TOTAL $2,038 $1,427
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.21x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.60%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    0.91x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.60%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 301 210
    2 50,301 302 212
    3 50,603 304 213
    4 50,907 306 214
    5 51,213 308 215
    6 51,521 310 217
    7 51,830 312 218
    8 52,142 313 219
    9 52,455 315 221
    10 52,770 317 222
    11 53,088 319 223
    12 53,407 321 225
    13 53,728 323 226
    14 54,051 325 227
    15 54,375 327 229
    16 54,702 329 230
    17 55,031 331 232
    18 55,362 333 233
    19 55,694 335 234
    20 56,029 337 236
    TOTAL $6,366 $4,456

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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