Sbi Sb Interest Rate

3/30/2022

SBI offers an interest rate of 3.5 per cent per annum on balance up to Rs 1 crore in its savings bank account, and 4 per cent in case of balance above Rs 1 crore, according to the bank's website. SBI FD rates refer to the rates at which interest is paid on a fixed deposit account for a tenure ranging between 7 days to 10 years. There is a competitive and higher interest rate on FD in SBI ranging from 2.90% to 4.40% per annum on the investment tenures between 7 days and 365 days, for the general category. The country's largest lender has 44.51 crore savings bank (SB) accounts. More banks are likely to follow the market leader in slashing interest rate on SB accounts and waiving minimum balance.

The bank further said it has also waived SMS charges

The country's largest lender SBI on Wednesday rationalised interest rate on all savings bank (SB) accounts to a flat 3 per cent, a move affecting 44.51 crore account holders.

The bank also waived the requirement for maintaining minimum balance in SB accounts.

Keeping in mind the 'Customers First' approach, the bank further said it has also waived SMS charges, which will bring significant relief to all the customers.

'Bank has also rationalised interest rate on SB Account to a flat 3% p.a. for all buckets,' it said.

Currently, the interest rate on SB accounts is 3.25 per cent for deposits up to Rs 1 lakh in SB accounts, and 3 per cent for deposits above Rs 1 lakh.

The State Bank of India (SBI) decided to waive maintenance of Average Monthly Balance (AMB) for all SB accounts.

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'The charges on maintaining AMB are now waived off on all 44.51 crore SBI savings bank accounts,' it said.

Currently, SBI customers need to maintain AMB of Rs 3,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,000 in metro, semi urban and rural areas, respectively.

The bank used to levy a penalty of Rs 5 to Rs 15 plus taxes on non-maintenance of AMB.

Business News, Nation, (New Delhi), March 12:-The State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday cut interest on savings bank accounts to 3 percent and also waived its minimum balance requirement as it set the trend of lowering interest rates in the banking sector. The country’s largest lender has 44.51 crore savings bank (SB) accounts.

More banks are likely to follow to the market leader in slashing interest rate on SB accounts and waiving minimum balance requirements.

Earlier in the day, SBI reduced its fixed deposit rates and marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) for various tenors.

Keeping in mind the ‘Customers First’ approach, the bank said it has also waived SMS charges, which will bring significant relief to all the customers.

“Bank has also rationalised interest rate on SB Account to a flat 3 percent per annum for all buckets,” it said in a statement.

Currently, the interest rate on SB accounts is 3.25 percent for deposits up to Rs 1 lakh in SB accounts and 3 percent for deposits above Rs 1 lakh.

SBI said it has decided to waive maintenance of Average Monthly Balance (AMB) for all SB accounts. “The charges on maintaining AMB are now waived off on all 44.51 crore SBI savings bank accounts,” it said.

Currently, SBI customers need to maintain AMB of Rs 3,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,000 in metro, semi urban and rural areas, respectively. The bank used to levy a penalty of Rs 5 to Rs 15 plus taxes on non-maintenance of AMB.

SBI had introduced penalty on breach of minimum balance in SB accounts in April 2017 after 2012. However, later in October it slashed the penalty amount.

Making it the second reduction in as many months, the public sector bank reduced interest rates for retail term deposits (less than Rs 2 crore) by 10 to 50 basis points for a few tenors.

Fixed deposits (FDs) maturing between seven to 45 days will offer an interest rate of 4 percent as against 4.50 percent earlier. Interest rates on FDs maturing in a year and above have been reduced by 10 basis points.

One-year to less than two-year tenor FD will earn an interest rate of 5.90 percent against 6 percent earlier. FD for similar tenor will fetch an interest rate of 6.40 percent instead of 6.50 percent for senior citizens.

The bank has also reduced interest rates on bulk term deposits (Rs 2 crore and above) by 15 basis points for 180 days and above tenors.

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FD rates in the bulk category for tenor of one-year and above will earn 4.60 percent instead of 4.75 percent.

In February, the bank had slashed term deposits rates by 10-50 basis points in the retail segment and 25-50 basis points in the bulk segment. Further, the one-year MCLR has been reduced by 10 basis points to 7.75 percent from 7.85 percent earlier, the bank said.

This is the 10th consecutive cut in MCLR by the bank in the current fiscal.