Certificates of deposit and Rate Riser feature
Merchants & Farmers Bank in Arkansas says a CD redeemed before maturity may incur 90 days of interest, with an exception for death of an account owner. It distinguishes automatically renewing CDs from single-term certificates. Its 24- and 36-month Rate Riser single-maturity CDs allow one increase to the interest rate and APY during the term without an early-withdrawal penalty.
The Rate Riser feature is a rate-change option, not permission to withdraw principal freely. The source uses “may” for the 90-day charge and does not establish every product exception, day-count convention, principal basis, or principal-reduction rule. Confirm the contract for this Arkansas institution rather than another bank with a similar name.
TFS assisted source review: Aug 31, 2026 · Last source check: Aug 31, 2026 · Official source