Farmers and Merchants Union Bank savings and CD rates
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank advertises 0.75% APY on its Savings account. That is 0.37 percentage points above the national savings average of 0.38% (FDIC, Aug 2026).
Ranked #287 of 803 tracked savings rates by advertised APY. For a $10,000 balance it would rank #215. The advertised rate has not changed in the 3 weeks since Banksparency began tracking it.
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Farmers and Merchants Union Bank at a glance
| Savings | |
|---|---|
| Top savings APY | 0.75% · Savings |
| Minimum to open | $0 · Savings |
| Against the national average | 0.37 percentage points above the 0.38% FDIC savings average (Aug 2026) |
| CDs | |
| Top CD APY | 4.30% · 13 months · 13 Month CD Promotion |
| Minimum to open | $5,000 · 13 months CD |
| Against the national average | 2.59 percentage points above the 1.71% FDIC 12-month CD average (Aug 2026) |
| FDIC certificate | 14445 · Columbus, WI |
|---|---|
| Website | www.fmub.bank |
| Branches | 13 branches in WI |
| Availability | Available in WI |
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank savings and CD rates
Personal
How the rate applies
IRA
Rates are APY. The national savings average is 0.38% (FDIC, Aug 2026). The top tracked savings rate on Banksparency is 5.00%. Across 60 savings accounts from 58 banks in the Banksparency core savings index, the median advertised rate is 3.50%, and one account in ten advertises 4.01% or more. See the highest savings rates.
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank CD rates
| Term | APY | Minimum | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal CDs | |||
| 1 months | 0.50% | $2,500 | 7-31 Day CD |
| 3 months | 1.00% | $2,500 | 91 Day CD |
| 6 months | 2.00% | $2,500 | 6 Month HSA CD |
| 6 months | 2.00% | $2,500 | 182 Day CD |
| 7 months | 4.03% | $5,000 | 7 Month CD Promotion |
| 12 months | 3.43% | $1,000 | 12 Month CD |
| 12 months | 3.43% | $1,000 | 12 Month HSA CD |
| 13 months | 4.30% | $5,000 | 13 Month CD Promotion |
| 18 months | 3.43% | $1,000 | 18 Month HSA CD |
| 18 months | 3.43% | $1,000 | 18 Month CD |
| 24 months | 3.54% | $1,000 | 24 Month HSA CD |
| 24 months | 3.54% | $1,000 | 24 Month CD |
| 30 months | 3.79% | $1,000 | 30 Month HSA CD |
| 30 months | 3.79% | $1,000 | 30 Month CD |
| 36 months | 3.89% | $1,000 | 36 Month HSA CD |
| 36 months | 3.89% | $1,000 | 36 Month CD |
| 48 months | 3.94% | $1,000 | 48 Month HSA CD |
| 48 months | 3.94% | $1,000 | 48 Month CD |
| 60 months | 4.04% | $1,000 | 60 Month HSA CD |
| 60 months | 4.04% | $1,000 | 60 Month CD |
| IRA CDs | |||
| 6 months | 1.40% | $2,500 | 6 Month IRA CD |
| 7 months | 4.03% | $5,000 | 7 Month IRA CD Promotion |
| 12 months | 3.48% | $1,000 | 12 Month IRA CD |
| 13 months | 4.30% | $5,000 | 13 Month IRA CD Promotion |
| 18 months | 3.48% | $1,000 | 18 Month IRA CD |
| 24 months | 3.59% | $1,000 | 24 Month IRA CD |
| 30 months | 3.84% | $1,000 | 30 Month IRA CD |
| 36 months | 3.94% | $1,000 | 36 Month IRA CD |
| 48 months | 3.99% | $1,000 | 48 Month IRA CD |
| 60 months | 4.09% | $1,000 | 60 Month IRA CD |
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Calculate Savings for Farmers and Merchants Union Bank
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Savings Breakdown
- Interest Earned+$282.10(2.0%)
- Total Contributions$13,000
- Initial Deposit$1,000
Projected Balance
$14,282.10
The Banksparency Savings Calculator provides estimated savings growth based on user input and our latest data.
What Farmers and Merchants Union Bank pays on deposits
FDIC call report data
An advertised rate tells you what a new savings account earns today. It cannot tell you how the bank has priced all of its deposits over time. This section shows that. The figure is computed from the interest expense and deposit balances that every bank files with the FDIC in the same form. That is what makes it comparable across banks and across quarters.
The two figures answer different questions, so they sit side by side and are not combined.
In Q1 2026, Farmers and Merchants Union Bank paid a higher average rate than 53% of U.S. banks (all-bank median 2.27%).
- Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, avg rate paid
- All-bank median
How to read these figures
What the average covers. It is an average across the whole bank, taken from its own quarterly FDIC call report. It covers every account that earns interest: savings, interest checking, money market accounts, CDs, and personal and business accounts at every balance tier. It also covers accounts that were opened years ago and keep the rate of those years.
What the advertised rate covers. It is the rate that this bank advertises now for a new savings account. Banksparency records it from the bank's website on the date shown beside it.
Why the two differ. They measure different things, so this page shows them side by side and keeps them apart. An advertised rate applies to one account, opened now, at today's price. The average also includes older balances at the rates of earlier years, everyday transaction balances, and CDs that were priced in a different rate environment. An average below an advertised rate is the usual result of that arithmetic. On its own it is not evidence about the account that you would open.
What the average is useful for. The bank files the data itself, under reporting instructions that are the same for every filer, and the same computation runs for every bank on this site. That makes it comparable in a way that an advertisement is not. Two things on this page read it: the percentile, which shows where the quarter sits among all filers, and the chart, which shows the direction the figure has moved across quarters.
What the average cannot tell you. It cannot tell you the rate that you would earn. No single customer earns the average. For your rate, read the advertised rate above and the rate tables on this page, each with the date it was observed.
What to do next. Use the advertised rate to work out what a new account earns. Use the chart to see how the quarterly average has moved against the all-bank median. Then compare the advertised rate against the current rates on the savings-rate tables before you open an account.
Definitions: Call Report · Rate Paid on Deposits · Interest-Bearing Deposits · Front Book and Back Book · Deposit Rate Percentile
Average annualized rate paid on interest-bearing deposits, quarterly. Source: FDIC call report data, as reported; it may be amended. The percentile compares all FDIC filers, count-weighted. A missing quarter is suppressed, never interpolated.
So what is the catch?
| Product | APY | Min to open | Min to earn | Balance cap | Monthly fee | Requirements | Rate type | 12-mo trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | ||||||||
| Savings | 0.75% | $0 | $0 | None | not stated | not stated | One rate | |
| Christmas Savings | 0.75% | $1 | $0 | None | not stated | not stated | One rate | |
| Health Savings | 0.60% | $0 | $500 | None | not stated | not stated | Tiered | |
| IRA | ||||||||
| IRA Advantage | 2.47% | $50 | $0 | None | not stated | not stated | One rate | |
Rate type: one rate applies at every balance. A tiered rate changes with your balance. A promotional rate changes after the period shown. A balance cap is the largest balance the highest rate applies to.
The 12-month trend shows the highest advertised rate observed each day and includes promotional tiers where one applied.
CDs
| Product | Term | APY | Min to open | Early withdrawal fee | Compounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal CDs | |||||
| 7-31 Day CD | 1 months | 0.50% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 91 Day CD | 3 months | 1.00% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 6 Month HSA CD | 6 months | 2.00% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 182 Day CD | 6 months | 2.00% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 7 Month CD Promotion | 7 months | 4.03% | $5,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 12 Month CD | 12 months | 3.43% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 12 Month HSA CD | 12 months | 3.43% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 13 Month CD Promotion | 13 months | 4.30% | $5,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 18 Month HSA CD | 18 months | 3.43% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 18 Month CD | 18 months | 3.43% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 24 Month HSA CD | 24 months | 3.54% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 24 Month CD | 24 months | 3.54% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 30 Month HSA CD | 30 months | 3.79% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 30 Month CD | 30 months | 3.79% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 36 Month HSA CD | 36 months | 3.89% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 36 Month CD | 36 months | 3.89% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 48 Month HSA CD | 48 months | 3.94% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 48 Month CD | 48 months | 3.94% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 60 Month HSA CD | 60 months | 4.04% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 60 Month CD | 60 months | 4.04% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| IRA CDs | |||||
| 6 Month IRA CD | 6 months | 1.40% | $2,500 | not stated | not stated |
| 7 Month IRA CD Promotion | 7 months | 4.03% | $5,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 12 Month IRA CD | 12 months | 3.48% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 13 Month IRA CD Promotion | 13 months | 4.30% | $5,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 18 Month IRA CD | 18 months | 3.48% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 24 Month IRA CD | 24 months | 3.59% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 30 Month IRA CD | 30 months | 3.84% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 36 Month IRA CD | 36 months | 3.94% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 48 Month IRA CD | 48 months | 3.99% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 60 Month IRA CD | 60 months | 4.09% | $1,000 | not stated | not stated |
Opening and using the account
| Availability | Available in WI |
|---|---|
| Footprint | 13 branches in WI |
| Eligibility | not stated |
How Farmers and Merchants Union Bank behaves over time
Every observation of the advertised Savings rate in the last 12 months was 0.75% (observed through Sep 11, 2026). The series includes promotional tiers where one applied.
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank has not changed its advertised savings rate in the 3 weeks since Banksparency began tracking it.
- Savings
- The same as 7 days ago.
- 13 months CD
- The same as 7 days ago.
- Rate last changed
- Aug 15, 2026(effective date)
$10,000 at the 0.75% APY Farmers and Merchants Union Bank advertises on Savings grows to $10,075 in a year. Prices rose 3.4% in the year to July 2026 (Consumer Price Index (CPI)). After a year of prices rising at that pace, it buys as much as $9,747 does today. See how the federal funds rate shapes savings rates.
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank CD rates over time
Who is Farmers and Merchants Union Bank?
| Headquarters | Columbus, WI |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1861 |
| Scale | $904M assets · $784M deposits, $637M of it interest-bearing (Q1 2026, FDIC) |
| Deposit insurance | FDIC insured · Certificate 14445 |
Financial detail is in What Farmers and Merchants Union Bank pays on deposits above.
Common questions about Farmers and Merchants Union Bank
Is Farmers and Merchants Union Bank FDIC insured?
Yes. Farmers and Merchants Union Bank is FDIC insured under certificate 14445, so deposits are covered up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category.
What is the minimum deposit at Farmers and Merchants Union Bank?
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank requires no minimum deposit to open its Savings account, as observed on Sep 11, 2026. Check the bank's current terms before you open an account.
Does Farmers and Merchants Union Bank have branches?
Yes. Farmers and Merchants Union Bank operates 13 branches according to FDIC branch records, in addition to its website and mobile apps.
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank against its closest alternatives
| Bank | Savings APY | Rate paid (Q1 2026) | Min deposit | Branches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers and Merchants Union Bank | 2.47% | 2.33% | $50 | 13 branches in WI |
| Fairview State Banking Company | 0.75% | 1.49% | not stated | 1 branch in IL |
| Farmers State Bank | 3.03% | 1.60% | not stated | 1 branch in IA |
| Ashton State Bank | 2.37% | 2.13% | not stated | 1 branch in IA |
Alternatives are the three tracked banks whose highest savings APY is closest to Farmers and Merchants Union Bank's.
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