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Comparison of Deposit Account from Sallie Mae Bank with 3.90% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of The Farmers & Merchants State Bank with 0.40% APY and Sallie Mae Bank with 3.90% 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
    18 Month
    Bank
    0.69x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 2
    ONLINE SAVINGS
    3.90%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    17.33x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $1
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.90%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,950 1,365
    2 51,950 2,026 1,418
    3 53,976 2,105 1,474
    4 56,081 2,187 1,531
    5 58,268 2,272 1,591
    6 60,541 2,361 1,653
    7 62,902 2,453 1,717
    8 65,355 2,549 1,784
    9 67,904 2,648 1,854
    10 70,552 2,752 1,926
    11 73,304 2,859 2,001
    12 76,162 2,970 2,079
    13 79,133 3,086 2,160
    14 82,219 3,207 2,245
    15 85,426 3,332 2,332
    16 88,757 3,462 2,423
    17 92,219 3,597 2,518
    18 95,815 3,737 2,616
    19 99,552 3,883 2,718
    20 103,434 4,034 2,824
    TOTAL $57,468 $40,228

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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