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Comparison of Deposit Account from The Farmers & Merchants Bank with 1.35% - May 2025


Long-Term Analysis of American Pride Bank with 0.65% APY and The Farmers & Merchants Bank with 1.35% APY and First Federal Bank & Trust with 0.68% APY and Bangor Savings Bank with 2.53% 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
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    0.99x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.35%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    1.47x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $500
     
    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
    0.68%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.83x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.68%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 340 238
    2 50,340 342 240
    3 50,682 345 241
    4 51,027 347 243
    5 51,374 349 245
    6 51,723 352 246
    7 52,075 354 248
    8 52,429 357 250
    9 52,786 359 251
    10 53,145 361 253
    11 53,506 364 255
    12 53,870 366 256
    13 54,236 369 258
    14 54,605 371 260
    15 54,976 374 262
    16 55,350 376 263
    17 55,726 379 265
    18 56,105 382 267
    19 56,487 384 269
    20 56,871 387 271
    TOTAL $7,258 $5,080
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    2.53%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    6.22x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $501
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.53%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,265 886
    2 51,265 1,297 908
    3 52,562 1,330 931
    4 53,892 1,363 954
    5 55,255 1,398 979
    6 56,653 1,433 1,003
    7 58,087 1,470 1,029
    8 59,556 1,507 1,055
    9 61,063 1,545 1,081
    10 62,608 1,584 1,109
    11 64,192 1,624 1,137
    12 65,816 1,665 1,166
    13 67,481 1,707 1,195
    14 69,188 1,750 1,225
    15 70,939 1,795 1,256
    16 72,733 1,840 1,288
    17 74,574 1,887 1,321
    18 76,460 1,934 1,354
    19 78,395 1,983 1,388
    20 80,378 2,034 1,423
    TOTAL $32,412 $22,688

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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