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The Clay City Banking Co. savings, CD and money market rates

By Aviel FahlFDIC insured · Cert 10845Assets $253M (Q2 2026)Newest reading Sep 29, 2026

The Clay City Banking Co. advertises 0.60% APY on its Hometown Saver account. That is 0.23 percentage points above the national savings average of 0.37% (FDIC, Sep 2026).

A checking account at the bank is required.

Ranked #854 of 2523 tracked savings rates by advertised APY. For a $10,000 balance it would rank #657.

Estimate your earnings·What The Clay City Banking Co. actually pays

Key facts

The Clay City Banking Co. at a glance

Savings
Top savings APY0.60% · Hometown Saver · checking account required
Minimum to open$100 · Hometown Saver
Against the national average0.23 percentage points above the 0.37% FDIC savings average (Sep 2026)
CDs
Top CD APY4.06% · 13 months · 13 Month CD Special
Minimum to open$500 · 13 months CD
Against the national average2.33 percentage points above the 1.73% FDIC 12-month CD average (Sep 2026)
Money market
Top money market APYUp to 1.53% · Hometown Money Market Deposit Account · needs at least $250,000.01
Minimum to open$2,500 · Hometown Money Market Deposit Account
Against the national average0.90 percentage points above the 0.63% FDIC money market average (Sep 2026)
The Clay City Banking Co. bank facts
FDIC certificate10845 · Clay City, IL
Websitewww.claycitybanking.bank
Branches4 branches in IL
AvailabilityAvailable in IL
Rates

The Clay City Banking Co. savings, CD and money market rates

Personal

Up to1.53% APY
Hometown Money Market Deposit Account
Needs at least $250,000.01
$2,500 minimum

How the rate applies

1.21% APY on balances $0 - $25,000
1.21% APY on balances $25,000.01 - $100,000
Blended rate: the printed APY is 1.21% - 1.40%. The 1.45% interest rate applies only to the part of the balance above $25,000.
1.40% APY on balances $100,000.01 - $250,000
Blended rate: the printed APY is 1.40% - 1.53%. The 1.60% interest rate applies only to the part of the balance above $100,000.
1.53% APY on balances $250,000.01+
Blended rate: the printed APY is 1.53% - 1.77%. The 2.00% interest rate applies only to the part of the balance above $250,000.
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026
Up to1.36% APY
Money Market Account
Needs at least $25,000
$2,500 minimum

How the rate applies

1.00% APY on balances $2,500 - $9,999.99
1.11% APY on balances $10,000 - $24,999.99
1.36% APY on balances $25,000+
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026
0.60% APY
Hometown Saver
$100 minimum
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026
Up to0.60% APY
Health Savings Account
Health Savings (HSA)
Needs at least $25,000
$100 minimum

How the rate applies

0.50% APY on balances $0 - $9,999.99
0.55% APY on balances $10,000 - $24,999.99
0.60% APY on balances $25,000+
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026
0.50% APY
Savings Account
$50 minimum
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026
4.06% APY
Highest CD · 13 months
$500 minimum
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026

IRA

3.65% APY
Highest CD · 18 months
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026

Business

Up to1.36% APY
Business Money Market Account
Needs at least $25,000
$2,500 minimum

How the rate applies

1.00% APY on balances $2,500 - $9,999.99
1.11% APY on balances $10,000 - $24,999.99
1.36% APY on balances $25,000+
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026
0.50% APY
Business Savings Account
$50 minimum
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026
3.70% APY
Highest CD · 24 months
$1,000 minimum
Observed on the bank's site, Sep 29, 2026

Rates are . The national savings average is 0.37% (FDIC, Sep 2026). The top tracked savings rate on Banksparency is 5.50%. Across 60 savings accounts from 59 banks in the Banksparency core savings index, the median advertised rate is 3.66%, and one account in ten advertises 4.02% or more. See the highest savings rates.

The Clay City Banking Co. CD rates

TermAPYMinimumProduct
Personal CDs
3 months3.34%not stated3 Month CD
6 months3.44%not stated6 Month CD
12 months3.60%not stated12 Month CD
13 months4.06%$50013 Month CD Special
18 months3.65%not stated18 Month CD
24 months3.70%not stated24 Month CD
30 months3.60%not stated30 Month CD
48 months3.60%not stated48 Month CD
60 months3.60%not stated60 Month CD
IRA CDs
12 months3.60%not stated12 Month Fixed IRA Certificate
12 months3.60%not statedSEP IRA 12 Month Fixed Certificate
18 months3.65%not stated18 Month Variable IRA Certificate
18 months3.65%not stated18 Month Fixed IRA Certificate
18 months3.65%not statedSEP IRA 18 Month Variable Certificate
18 months3.65%not statedSEP IRA 18 Month Fixed Certificate
30 months3.60%not stated30 Month Fixed IRA Certificate
30 months3.60%not statedSEP IRA 30 Month Fixed Certificate
Business CDs
3 months3.34%$1,000Business 3 Month CD
6 months3.44%$1,000Business 6 Month CD
12 months3.60%$1,000Business 12 Month CD
18 months3.65%$1,000Business 18 Month CD
24 months3.70%$1,000Business 24 Month CD
30 months3.60%$1,000Business 30 Month CD
48 months3.60%$1,000Business 48 Month CD
60 months3.60%$1,000Business 60 Month CD

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Calculate Savings for The Clay City Banking Co.

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Tiered rates: 1.00% ($2,500 - $9,999.99), 1.11% ($10,000 - $24,999.99), 1.36% ($25,000+)

Savings Breakdown

  • Interest Earned
    +$484.50(3.0%)
  • Total Contributions
    $13,000
  • Initial Deposit
    $2,500

Projected Balance

$15,984.50

Effective APY
1.07%

The Banksparency Savings Calculator provides estimated savings growth based on user input and our latest data.

What The Clay City Banking Co. 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.

0.79%
Q2 2026 ·
0.60% APY
As observed Sep 29, 2026

The two figures answer different questions, so they sit side by side and are not combined.

In Q2 2026, The Clay City Banking Co. paid a higher average rate on savings and money market deposits than 25% of banks that reported a figure (FDIC call report). The all-bank median was 1.45%.

2.18%
Q2 2026 ·
$228M
Total deposits
Q2 2026
15.5%
Q2 2026
$253M
Total assets
Q2 2026
  • The Clay City Banking Co., savings and money market
  • All-bank median
Average annualized rate paid on savings and money market deposits, quarterly, Q2 2025 to Q2 2026. A suppressed quarter breaks the line; nothing is interpolated.
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: · · · ·

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 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.

Fine print

So what is the catch?

ProductAPYBalance capMonthly feeRequirementsRate type12-mo trend
Personal
Hometown Saver0.60%$100$0Nonenot statedChecking account · direct deposit not statedOne rate
Health Savings Account0.60%$100$0Nonenot statednot statedTiered
Savings Account0.50%$50$0None$5 quarterly service fee; avoided with a $200 minimum daily balancenot statedOne rate
Hometown Money Market Deposit Account1.53%$2,500$0Nonenot statednot statedTiered
Money Market Account1.36%$2,500$2,500Nonenot statednot statedTiered
Business
Business Money Market Account1.36%$2,500$2,500Nonenot statednot statedTiered
Business Savings Account0.50%$50$0None$5 quarterly service fee; avoided with a $200 minimum daily balancenot statedOne 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

ProductTermAPY
Personal CDs
3 Month CD3 months3.34%not statednot statednot stated
6 Month CD6 months3.44%not statednot statednot stated
12 Month CD12 months3.60%not statednot statednot stated
13 Month CD Special13 months4.06%$500not statednot stated
18 Month CD18 months3.65%not statednot statednot stated
24 Month CD24 months3.70%not statednot statednot stated
30 Month CD30 months3.60%not statednot statednot stated
48 Month CD48 months3.60%not statednot statednot stated
60 Month CD60 months3.60%not statednot statednot stated
IRA CDs
12 Month Fixed IRA Certificate12 months3.60%not statednot statednot stated
SEP IRA 12 Month Fixed Certificate12 months3.60%not statednot statednot stated
18 Month Variable IRA Certificate18 months3.65%not statednot statednot stated
18 Month Fixed IRA Certificate18 months3.65%not statednot statednot stated
SEP IRA 18 Month Variable Certificate18 months3.65%not statednot statednot stated
SEP IRA 18 Month Fixed Certificate18 months3.65%not statednot statednot stated
30 Month Fixed IRA Certificate30 months3.60%not statednot statednot stated
SEP IRA 30 Month Fixed Certificate30 months3.60%not statednot statednot stated
Business CDs
Business 3 Month CD3 months3.34%$1,000not statednot stated
Business 6 Month CD6 months3.44%$1,000not statednot stated
Business 12 Month CD12 months3.60%$1,000not statednot stated
Business 18 Month CD18 months3.65%$1,000not statednot stated
Business 24 Month CD24 months3.70%$1,000not statednot stated
Business 30 Month CD30 months3.60%$1,000not statednot stated
Business 48 Month CD48 months3.60%$1,000not statednot stated
Business 60 Month CD60 months3.60%$1,000not statednot stated
Practicalities

Opening and using the account

AvailabilityAvailable in IL
Footprint4 branches in IL
Eligibilitynot stated
Behavior

How The Clay City Banking Co. behaves over time

Every observation of the advertised Hometown Saver rate in the last 12 months was 0.60% (observed through Sep 29, 2026). The series includes promotional tiers where one applied.

$10,000 at the 0.60% APY The Clay City Banking Co. advertises on Hometown Saver grows to $10,060 in a year. Prices rose 3.4% in the year to August 2026 (). After a year of prices rising at that pace, it buys as much as $9,729 does today. See how the federal funds rate shapes savings rates.

The Clay City Banking Co. CD rates over time

Not enough rate history to show a chart. We have CD rates for this bank from one day only. The chart shows when we collect more data.
Identity

Who is The Clay City Banking Co.?

HeadquartersClay City, IL
Founded1892
Scale$253M assets · $228M deposits, $192M of it interest-bearing (Q2 2026, FDIC)
Deposit insuranceFDIC insured · Certificate 10845
Charter stateIllinois · one of 325 insured banks chartered there (Q2 2026, FDIC)
Size2,611th-largest by deposits of 4,238 insured banks (Q2 2026, FDIC)
Deposit growthHigher than at 79% of 4,226 insured banks over the four quarters to Q2 2026 (FDIC)

Financial detail is in What The Clay City Banking Co. pays on deposits above.

FAQ

Common questions about The Clay City Banking Co.

Is The Clay City Banking Co. FDIC insured?

Yes. The Clay City Banking Co. is FDIC insured under certificate 10845, so deposits are covered up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category.

What is the minimum deposit at The Clay City Banking Co.?

The Clay City Banking Co. requires a minimum deposit of $100 to open its Hometown Saver account, as observed on Sep 29, 2026. Check the bank's current terms before you open an account.

Does The Clay City Banking Co. have branches?

Yes. The Clay City Banking Co. operates 4 branches according to FDIC branch records, in addition to its website and mobile apps.

Compare

The Clay City Banking Co. against its closest alternatives

BankSavings APY (Q2 2026)Min depositBranches
The Clay City Banking Co.0.60%0.79%$1004 branches in IL
5Star Bank0.60%2.57%$1006 branches in CO
Alma Bank0.60%2.42%$10,00013 branches in NJ, NY
Chelsea State Bank0.60%0.94%$14 branches in MI

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 The Clay City Banking Co.'s.

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Rate data is for informational purposes. Banksparency records rates as observed on each bank's website; a change may have occurred before the date it was observed. Verify current rates with the bank before you open an account. FDIC figures come from quarterly call reports, as reported; they may be amended. Banksparency applies identical methodology to affiliate and non-affiliate banks. How Banksparency tracks rates