FD rate hike: Time to start saving - get all the details here

Though Union Budget 2022 disappoints majority of taxpayers but this might be a good news for savers. 

Lenders such as State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC Bank have revised interest rates on fixed deposits (FDs), enabling higher returns for depositors on maturity. The rising rate comes as a good news for depositors who have been earning one of the lowest rates of interest in almost 20 years. 

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Here Editorji lists down the latest FD rates for you:

The State Bank of India, which is the largest lender in India, has increased deposit rates on fixed deposits two times earlier in this week. There is a chance of a change in the interest-rate cycle, SBI is taking inspiration from private lenders HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank.

HDFC Bank
According to its website, now FDs with tenure between 2 years 1 day and 3 years will earn 5.2%, 3 year 1 day and 5 years will fetch 5.4% and 5 years 1 day and 10 years will fetch 5.6%.

Compared to this, for deposits below Rs 2 crore, State Bank of India (SBI) is offering interest rates in the range of 2.9-5.4% on FDs with various tenors ranging from 7 days to 10 years. 

In the case of ICICI Bank, the interest rates are applicable for new deposits and renewal of existing fixed deposits. The bank gives interest rates ranging from 2.5 per cent to 5.50 per cent on deposits maturing in 7 days to 10 years. Senior citizens continue to get a 50 basis points (bps) higher interest rate than others.

Kotak Mahindra Bank has hiked the interest rate on fixed deposits (FD) across various tenors. After the latest revision, for FDs maturing in 3 years, 5 years and 10 years, Kotak Mahindra Bank offers an interest rate of 5.15%, 5.3% respectively.