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Comparison of Deposit Account from Today's Bank with 0.29% - October 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Today's Bank with 0.29% APY and Benton County State Bank with 0.65% APY and Iowa State Bank and Trust Company of Fairfield, Iowa with 0.30% APY and The Farmers Bank of Milton with 0.30% APY and Bank of the West with 0.40% 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
    0.29%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    0.71x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.29%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 145 102
    2 50,145 145 102
    3 50,290 146 102
    4 50,436 146 102
    5 50,583 147 103
    6 50,729 147 103
    7 50,876 148 103
    8 51,024 148 104
    9 51,172 148 104
    10 51,320 149 104
    11 51,469 149 104
    12 51,618 150 105
    13 51,768 150 105
    14 51,918 151 105
    15 52,069 151 106
    16 52,220 151 106
    17 52,371 152 106
    18 52,523 152 107
    19 52,675 153 107
    20 52,828 153 107
    TOTAL $2,981 $2,087
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    1.19x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.30%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    0.55x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.30%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    0.74x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.40%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.49x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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