First Trust and Savings Bank savings rates
First Trust and Savings Bank's Buck-aroos Kids’ Club lists 0.50% APY. That is 0.12 percentage points above the national savings average of 0.38% (FDIC, Oct 2026).
Ranked #1194 of 3151 tracked savings rates by advertised APY. For a $10,000 balance it would rank #948.
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First Trust and Savings Bank at a glance
| Savings | |
|---|---|
| Top savings APY | 0.50% · Buck-aroos Kids’ Club |
| Minimum to open | not stated · Buck-aroos Kids’ Club |
| Against the national average | 0.12 percentage points above the 0.38% FDIC savings average (Oct 2026) |
| FDIC certificate | 8752 · Wheatland, IA |
|---|---|
| Website | www.firsttrust.bank |
| Branches | 8 branches in IA |
| Availability | Available in IA |
First Trust and Savings Bank savings rates
Rates are annual percentage yields (APY). A variable rate may change after the account is opened. Fees could reduce the earnings on the account.
The national savings average is 0.38% (FDIC, Oct 2026). The top tracked savings rate on Banksparency is 12.00%. Across 59 savings accounts from 58 banks in the Banksparency core savings index, the median advertised rate is 3.66%, and one account in ten advertises 4.20% or more. See the highest savings rates.
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Savings Breakdown
- Interest Earned+$187.40(1.3%)
- Total Contributions$13,000
- Initial Deposit$1,000
Projected Balance
$14,187.40
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What First Trust and Savings 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 the savings and money market deposits it already holds, 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 Q2 2026, First Trust and Savings Bank paid a higher average rate on savings and money market deposits than 65% of banks that reported a figure (FDIC call report). The all-bank median was 1.45%.
- First Trust and Savings Bank, savings and money market
- 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 savings accounts and money market deposit accounts, personal and business, at every balance tier. It also covers accounts that were opened years ago and keep the rate of those years. The FDIC line does not separate consumer accounts.
The second figure. The scale row also shows the average across all interest-bearing deposits: savings, interest checking, money market accounts, CDs, personal and business. That figure covers the whole deposit book. The two are shown separately and are not combined.
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 savings balances at the rates of earlier years, money market balances that were priced in a different rate environment, and business accounts. 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 rates paid on savings and money market deposits, and on all interest-bearing deposits, quarterly. The FDIC line for savings includes money market deposit accounts and business savings deposits and does not separate consumer accounts. 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. The percentile counts the banks that paid strictly less on savings and money market deposits, one vote per bank, among the banks that reported a figure for the quarter.
So what is the catch?
| Product | APY | Min to open | Min to earn | Balance cap | Monthly fee | Requirements | Rate type | 12-mo trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck-aroos Kids’ Club | 0.50% | not stated | $10 | None | not stated | not stated | One rate | not enough history |
| Fine print: Upon reaching 13, the account will convert to a Personal Savings account. Withdrawals may only be made the first 10 days of each quarter (January, April, July, October). | ||||||||
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.
Opening and using the account
| Availability | Available in IA |
|---|---|
| Footprint | 8 branches in IA |
| Eligibility | not stated |
How First Trust and Savings Bank behaves over time
- Rate last changed
- Oct 28, 2026(effective date)
$10,000 at the 0.50% APY First Trust and Savings Bank advertises on Buck-aroos Kids’ Club grows to $10,050 in a year. Prices rose 3.7% in the year to September 2026 (Consumer Price Index (CPI)). After a year of prices rising at that pace, it buys as much as $9,688 does today. See how the federal funds rate shapes savings rates.
Who is First Trust and Savings Bank?
| Headquarters | Wheatland, IA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1905 |
| Scale | $321M assets · $272M deposits, $230M of it interest-bearing (Q2 2026, FDIC) |
| Deposit insurance | FDIC insured · Certificate 8752 |
| Charter state | Iowa · one of 226 insured banks chartered there (Q2 2026, FDIC) |
| Size | 2,369th-largest by deposits of 4,238 insured banks (Q2 2026, FDIC) |
| Deposit growth | Higher than at 89% of 4,226 insured banks over the four quarters to Q2 2026 (FDIC) |
Financial detail is in What First Trust and Savings Bank pays on deposits above.
Common questions about First Trust and Savings Bank
Is First Trust and Savings Bank FDIC insured?
Yes. First Trust and Savings Bank is FDIC insured under certificate 8752, so deposits are covered up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category.
Does First Trust and Savings Bank have branches?
Yes. First Trust and Savings Bank operates 8 branches according to FDIC branch records, in addition to its website and mobile apps.
First Trust and Savings Bank against its closest alternatives
| Bank | Savings APY | Rate paid on savings and money market deposits (Q2 2026) | Min deposit | Branches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust and Savings Bank | 0.50% | 1.83% | not stated | 8 branches in IA |
| AbbyBank | 0.50% | 1.34% | $0 | 9 branches in WI |
| Adams State Bank | 0.50% | not stated | $25 | 1 branch in NE |
| Bank of Colorado | 0.50% | 1.53% | $200 | 60 branches in AZ, CO, NM |
Each savings APY is the top rate of the account the bank's own page leads with. Alternatives are the three tracked banks whose savings APY is closest to First Trust and Savings Bank's.
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