A series of banks push interest rates above 6%
In December, banks massively increased interest rates, pushing up deposit interest rates. Since the beginning of December, 13 banks have increased deposit interest rates, including: ABBank, IVB, TPBank, GPBank, MSB, Dong A Bank, ABBank, OCB, VIB, Cake by VPBank, CB, BVBank and Techcombank. Of which, ABBank increased interest rates twice in December.
On the contrary, 8 banks reduced deposit interest rates, including: ABBank, VIB, IVB, LPBank, Bac A Bank, KienLongBank, NCB and GPBank.
After increasing interest rates, a series of banks pushed the highest interest rates to exceed 6%/year. Interest rates above 6%/year are being listed by many banks for long-term deposits but do not require a minimum deposit amount.
BVBank applies an interest rate of 6% for a 12-month term, 6.2% for a 15-month term and 6.3% for a 18-24-month term; IVB applies an interest rate of 6.2%/year for a term of 24 months or more, 6.05%/year for a term of 18 months and 6.05% for a term of 13 months; GPBank applies an interest rate of 6.05%/year for a term of 12 months and 6.15%/year for terms of 13-36 months.
Cake by VPBank applies an interest rate of 6.1% for 24 and 36 month terms; OceanBank applies an interest rate of 6.1% for 24 month terms.
VRB and Dong A Bank apply an interest rate of 6% for a 24-month term; VietABank applies an interest rate of 6% for a 36-month term; SaigonBank applies an interest rate of 6% for a 13, 18 and 24-month term, and 6.1% for a 36-month term; HDBank applies an interest rate of 6% for a 15-month term and 6.1% for a 18-month term; BAOVIET Bank applies an interest rate of 6% for a 15, 18, 24 and 36-month term; ABBank applies an interest rate of 6% for a 12-month term; CB applies an interest rate of 6% for terms of 12 months or more.
Eximbank applies interest rates on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) for 15-month terms at 6.3%/year; for 18-month terms up to 6.4%/year.
Special interest rate highest 7-9.5%
Many banks list interest rates at high levels, up to 7-9.5%. However, to receive this interest rate, special conditions must be met.
PVcomBank is currently leading in special interest rates when customers deposit money at the counter, with 9.5% for a term of 12-13 months. However, the condition to receive this interest rate is that customers must have a minimum deposit balance of VND2,000 billion.
Next is HDBank with a particularly high interest rate, up to 8.1%/year for a 13-month term and 7.7% for a 12-month term, with a minimum balance of VND500 billion. This bank also applies a 6% interest rate for an 18-month term.
MSB applies interest rates for deposits at the counter up to 8%/year for a 13-month term and 7% for a 12-month term. The applicable conditions are that the savings book is newly opened or the savings book is opened from January 1, 2018, automatically renewed with a term of 12 months, 13 months and the deposit amount is from 500 billion VND.
Dong A Bank has a deposit interest rate of 13 months or more, with the final interest rate applied to deposits of 200 billion VND or more at 7.5%/year. This bank also applies an interest rate of 6.1% for a 24-month term.
Bac A Bank applies an interest rate of 6.15% for a term of 18-36 months, applicable to deposits over 1 billion VND.
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Interest rate information is for reference only and may change from time to time. Please contact the nearest bank transaction point or hotline for specific advice.
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