The Senior Citizen's Savings Scheme now allows three months to open an account, up from the current one month. Additionally, changes have been made to the premature closure rules for PPF accounts
The limited-period FD scheme is available for resident Indians and NRIs. The Diwali Special FD rates of 8.25 per cent p.a. will be available for a specific tenure from November 3 to November 17, 2023
The Senior Citizen Care FD offers senior citizens aged 60 years and above an additional 0.75 per cent interest rate for FDs of less than 5 crores
Unity Small Finance Bank offers 9.5 per cent interest rate on senior citizens fixed deposit for 1001 days tenure as of October 25, 2023
Credit ratings for the schemes are mostly 'stable', according to Paisabazaar table
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Wednesday increased its fixed deposit rates by up to 125 basis points, or 1.25 per cent. The new rates are effective from October 12, BoM said in a statement. The rate increase applies to fixed deposits as well as special schemes as per period maintained by the bank, it said. The hike in deposit rates will encourage individuals and business to save more as there is a sharp increase of 125 bps in deposit rates for the tenure of 46-90 days, it said. For tenure of 1-year interest would be 6.50 per cent and for deposits above one year, customers will enjoy an increase of 25 bps, up to 6.25 per cent, it said. The senior citizens shall enjoy an additional benefit of 50 bps in interest rate with an attractive deposit rate of up to 7.5 per cent under 200/400 days' special scheme, as per the statement. The bank's attractive interest rates make it a compelling option for both short-term and long-term savers fostering trust and loyalty among them, it
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State Bank of India issues latest fixed deposits rate 2023. SBI also offers special FD schemes to attract customers such as SBI Wecare for senior citizens, and SBI Amrit Kalash
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senior citizens with an investment horizon of 5 years, who are seeking regular income at quarterly intervals and/or wishing to save tax under Section 80C would find SCSS more attractive than bank FDs
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As banks' chase for customers to collect cheap deposits is not fructifying, they are forced to offer inflation-beating real interest rates on fixed deposits now, and state-run banks led by Punjab & Sind Bank top the chart offering a cool 8-8.50 per cent per annum. Banks are forced to offer inflation-beating deposit rates for a tenor ranging from 200 to 800 days as credit growth has been far outpacing deposit mobilization throughout this fiscal, leading to a funding crunch. Even at the lowest 7 per cent, fixed deposit pricing is positive for customers because even after a surprise spurt in retail inflation for January at 6.52 per cent, the real rates are in the green. Inflation has been over 6 per cent for 10 months of 2022 forcing the Reserve Bank to increase rates by 250 bps to 6.50 per cent through six consecutive hikes beginning May 2022. For the fortnight to January 13, 2023, credit growth rose 16.5 per cent annualised as against 10.6 per cent growth in deposits. In fact, for .