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Comparison of Deposit Account from Farmers & Merchants Bank with 0.10% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of First National Bank of South Carolina with 0.20% APY and TAMPA BAY with 0.90% APY and Glenwood State Bank (Incorporated) with 1.16% APY and Farmers & Merchants Bank with 0.10% APY and Western Bank with 0.05% 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
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    0.36x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $500
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.90%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    0.98x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.90%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 450 315
    2 50,450 454 318
    3 50,904 458 321
    4 51,362 462 324
    5 51,824 466 326
    6 52,291 471 329
    7 52,761 475 332
    8 53,236 479 335
    9 53,715 483 338
    10 54,199 488 341
    11 54,687 492 345
    12 55,179 497 348
    13 55,675 501 351
    14 56,177 506 354
    15 56,682 510 357
    16 57,192 515 360
    17 57,707 519 364
    18 58,226 524 367
    19 58,750 529 370
    20 59,279 534 373
    TOTAL $9,813 $6,869
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    1.16%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Bank
    1.54x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.16%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 580 406
    2 50,580 587 411
    3 51,167 594 415
    4 51,760 600 420
    5 52,361 607 425
    6 52,968 614 430
    7 53,582 622 435
    8 54,204 629 440
    9 54,833 636 445
    10 55,469 643 450
    11 56,112 651 456
    12 56,763 658 461
    13 57,422 666 466
    14 58,088 674 472
    15 58,762 682 477
    16 59,443 690 483
    17 60,133 698 488
    18 60,830 706 494
    19 61,536 714 500
    20 62,250 722 505
    TOTAL $12,972 $9,080
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.10%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    0.25x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 5
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.05%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.12x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.05%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 25 18
    2 50,025 25 18
    3 50,050 25 18
    4 50,075 25 18
    5 50,100 25 18
    6 50,125 25 18
    7 50,150 25 18
    8 50,175 25 18
    9 50,200 25 18
    10 50,225 25 18
    11 50,251 25 18
    12 50,276 25 18
    13 50,301 25 18
    14 50,326 25 18
    15 50,351 25 18
    16 50,376 25 18
    17 50,402 25 18
    18 50,427 25 18
    19 50,452 25 18
    20 50,477 25 18
    TOTAL $502 $352

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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