Deposit Rates

Personal Checking Account Rates

Comparison table of Personal Checking Account Rates
Product	Minimum Daily Balance Required to Earn Interest	Interest Rate	Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
Forte Flex Checking** $0.01 – $10,000.00	$0.01	4.00%	4.07%
Forte Flex Checking** $10,000.01 and above	$10,000.01	0.10%	0.10%
Forte Flex Checking West Bend Birthday Special*** $0.01 – $50,000.00	$0.01	4.00%	4.07%
Forte Flex Checking West Bend Birthday Special*** $50,000.01 and above	$50,000.01	0.10%	0.10%
Primetime Checking	$2,500.00	0.15%	0.15%

Annual Percentage Yield is accurate as of date of publication.

**NO MINIMUM DAILY BALANCE REQUIRED. No minimum deposit required to open the account. Earn high APY on balances up to $10,000.00 if qualifications are met.

- QUALIFICATIONS • 15 DEBIT CARD TRANSACTIONS PER STATEMENT CYCLE • DIRECT DEPOSIT • E-STATEMENTS • BALANCES OVER $10,000.00 CONTINUE TO EARN INTEREST • PAPER STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR $5.00 A MONTH

*** Forte Flex Checking Account - West Bend Birthday Special - Started Black Friday (11/28/2025) and runs through January 15, 2027. This special is only available at West Bend. Open a new Forte Flex Checking Account with funds not currently held at Forte Bank or add new funds from outside financial institutions to your existing Forte Flex account. Annual Percentage Yield is accurate as of date of publication. To earn the stated APY on balances up to $50,000 account holders must meet the following monthly qualifications: receive Direct Deposit, enroll in E-Statements and Online Banking, and complete at least 15 debit card transactions per statement cycle. Balances over $50,000 will earn an APY of 0.89 to 4.07%. The interest rate and APY are subject to change after the account is opened. No minimum balance required to open account. No monthly service charge. However, qualifying activities must be met to earn the advertised APY. Fees may reduce earnings.

Personal Checking Account Options

Forte Flex Checking Primetime Checking Student Checking

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Personal Savings & Money Market Account Rates

Comparison table of Personal Savings & Money Market Account Rates
Product	Minimum Daily Balance Required to Earn Interest	Interest Rate	Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
Statement Savings	$50.00	0.05%	0.05%
Community Choice Money Market $2,500 – $9,999.99	$2,500.00	0.50%	0.50%
Community Choice Money Market $10,000.00 – $24,999.99	$10,000.00	0.75%	0.75%
Community Choice Money Market $25,000.00 – $99,999.99	$25,000.00	1.00%	1.00%
Community Choice Money Market $100,000.00 – $249,999.99	$100,000.00	1.50%	1.51%
Community Choice Money Market $250,000.00 and above	$250,000.00	1.75%	1.76%
Health Savings Account $0.00 – $2,499.99	$0.00	0.05%	0.05%
Health Savings Account $2,500.00 – $9,999.99	$2,500.00	0.05%	0.05%
Health Savings Account $10,000.00 and above	$10,000.00	0.10%	0.10%

Personal Savings Account Options

Statement Savings Choice Savings Kids Club Savings Teens with Green Club Community Choice Money Market

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Personal Certificate Of Deposit (CD) and Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Rates

Comparison table of Personal Certificate Of Deposit (CD) and Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Rates
Term	Interest Rate	Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
3 Month	0.50%	0.50%
6 Month	0.75%	0.75%
7 Month - SPECIAL	3.60%	3.65%
12 Month	1.00%	1.00%
13 Month - SPECIAL	4.04%	4.10%
18 Month	1.15%	1.15%
24 Month	1.25%	1.26%
36 Month	1.45%	1.46%
48 Month	1.75%	1.76%
60 Month	2.00%	2.02%

Additional Savings Options

Certificates of Deposit Individual Retirement Accounts Health Savings Account

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