Bank Of India Saving Account Interest Rate

Account opening is subject to Citibank Terms and conditions and applicable RBI guidelines.

• 2% Interest Rate Savings Accounts
• Central Bank Of India Saving Account Interest Rate 2020
• Best Savings Account Interest Rates
• State Bank Of India Saving Account Interest Rate
• State Bank Of India Saving Account Interest Rate
• Bank Of India Saving Account Interest Rate

Large banks, both government-owned and from the private sector are giving far lower interest rates to the savings account holders. For instance, State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda pays just 2. The rate is applicable to the BOI savings account prduct which has a free Internet Banking facility with free funds transfer through internet banking. It has unlimited Internet & ATM transactions however you will be charged Rs.20/- per month if you do not maintain the minimum balance per month. Large banks, both government-owned and from the private sector are giving far lower interest rates to the savings account holders. For instance, State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda pays just 2.

2% Interest Rate Savings Accounts

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¹Citibank will not levy any charge on cash withdrawals done overseas at any ATM although, please note other banks may charge fees for usage of their ATMs, which will be borne by the Account holder.

²Redemption of Reward Points:

• Minimum number of Reward Points required to redeem airlines = 500 Reward Points.
• Minimum number of Reward Points required to get Cash Back = 1,500 Reward Points
• You need to call 24x7 CitiPhone to redeem your Reward Points. Please quote the correct frequent flyer number, for airmiles redemption

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Investment products are distributed by Citibank N.A. on a non -discretionary and non participation basis. The final investment decision shall at all times exclusively remain with the investor.

Investor investing in investment products acknowledge that: (i) the third party product provider may invest in products denominated in non-local currency; (ii) there could be risk of exchange rate fluctuations, which may result in loss of principal or erosion of value of investment . This document does not constitute the distribution of any information or the making of any offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such distribution or offer is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to distribute such a document or make such an offer or solicitation. Please exercise diligence by reading & understanding the Key Information Memorandum(s)/Scheme Investment Document(s) & Statement of Additional Information/Term Sheet/Prospectus carefully before investing and no claim whatsoever shall be made against Citibank N.A. any of its affiliates or subsidiaries and / or employees claiming any influence/recommendation/advice/responsibility/liability as against your decision to invest in any investment product.

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Citibank N.A. provides no independent research or analysis in the substance or preparation of this report. The information in this report has been obtained from reports issued by Citigroup Global Markets and Citigroup Investment Research. Such information is based upon sources Citigroup Global Markets (CGM) / Citigroup Investment Research (CIR) believe to be reliable. CGM and / or Citibank N.A., however, do not guarantee its accuracy and it may be incomplete or condensed. All opinions and estimates constitute CGM's view as of the date of report and are subject to change without notice. This report / presentation is provided for general information only and nothing contained in the material constitutes a recommendation for the purchase or sale of any security and/or currency. As a prerequisite condition for arriving at a decision to invest, any investor considering an investment should seek independent advice on the suitability or otherwise of the particular investment.

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⁶List of participating countries:

• Argentina*
• Bahrain*
• Belgium*
• Brazil*
• Chile
• China*
• Columbia*
• Egypt*
• Greece*
• Guam*
• Hong Kong
• Hungary*
• India*
• Indonesia*
• IPB (Miami, NY, San Francisco)
• Japan
• Korea*
• Macau
• Malaysia*
• Maxico*
• Peru*
• Philipines*
• Poland*
• Singapore
• Spain*
• CzechRepublic*
• Taiwan
• Thailand*
• Turkey*
• UAE*
• UK*
• Uruguay
• USA*
• Venezuela*
• Vietnam

⁺A charge of $25 may be levied by certain Citibank branches for emergency cash assistance services. As per the extant FEMA regulations.

⁷Terms and conditions Apply. Subject to Citibank approval criteria.

Citibank Home Loans & Personal Loans - Terms and conditions apply. All loans are at the sole discretion of Citibank, N.A. Citibank reserves the right to ask for any additional documents from the applicant/borrower. Citibank reserves the right, at anytime, with notice, to add/alter/ modify/change or vary any of the Terms and conditions or to replace, wholly or in part. All products/facilities mentioned in this booklet are subject to Citibank Terms and conditions. Home loans are subject to necessary RBI and other local approvals.

Citibank Personal Loan - Terms and conditions Apply. Timelines mentioned include only working days.

Timelines mentioned, if any, would commence once the entire documentation as per Citibank's requirements are submitted by the applicant. Subject to Citibank approval criteria. For detailed Terms and conditions, please refer www.citibank.com/india.

⁸The 10X points accrue on spends till Rs7,000 (or 560 points) per month in Apparel & Department stores. For spends beyond this, earn 1 point per Rs125. Identification of Apparel and Department Stores are based on MCCs (Merchant Category Codes) allotted by Visa and MasterCard.

Please allow upto 45 days post issuance of Citibank Rewards Credit Card, for crediting the bonus Reward Points.

⁹Citi Wealth Advisors is a retail business unit of Citigroup Global Markets India Pvt. Ltd (CGM). CGM and Citibank, N.A., are separate and distinct legal entities. This document only serves to make the reader aware of products and services available from Citi Wealth Advisors in CGM. This document does not constitute the distribution of any information, or the making of any offer, or a solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction including in which such distribution, offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to distribute information or make an offer or solicitation. Investments made through Citi Wealth Advisors in CGM, are not bank deposits or obligations or assurances of or guaranteed by Citibank, N.A., Citigroup Inc., or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries, are not insured including by any governmental agency, and are subject to investment risks, and market risks, including but not limited to the possible loss of the principal amount invested. Citi Wealth Advisors' products/services are available subject to applicable laws and regulations, only to Resident Indians in select cities in India and to Non Resident Indians in select markets, and are not available to US persons.

^These services are offered on referral and/or arrangement basis only through tie-up with respective service providers. It is to be noted that Citibank, N.A. is not making any of these Offers to you on its own, and that Citibank, N.A. holds no warranty & is not representative of the delivery, service, suitability or quality of any of the Offers or any products and/or services made available to you under any of the Offers. Any disputes regarding the delivery, service, suitability or quality of any of the Offers and/or products/services made available to you under any of the Offers must be addressed in writing, by you directly to the participating merchant establishment and Citibank, N.A. will not entertain any communication in this regard.

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Savings account holders with the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) will now earn an interest of 2.75 percent effective from April 19. With interest rates being slashed twice in two months, it is the lowest ever return offered by any Indian banks for its savings account. Amidst a pandemic, the falling interest rate for savings accounts is becoming a concern, as taking the cue from SBI, other banks might also follow suit.

The trigger for the second cut within a month

Following the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declaration of 75 basis points repo rate cut as a COVID-19 rescue package last month, SBI announced a 25 basis point cut in its savings account interest rate to 2.75 from existing 3 percent. This was in fact the second interest rate cut for SBI saving accounts. Earlier on March 11, the rates were brought down from 3.25 to 3 percent for savings accounts with the balance above Rs 1 lakh. For this, the bank had explained that it does not need to incentivize customers with the extra rate of interest for deposit inflow as it already has enough liquidity. The real explanation, however, is due to RBI's liquidity easing measures, banks are forced to cut lending rate, hence they wanted to make up the losses by bringing down the deposit rates.

¹Citibank will not levy any charge on cash withdrawals done overseas at any ATM although, please note other banks may charge fees for usage of their ATMs, which will be borne by the Account holder.

²Redemption of Reward Points:

• Minimum number of Reward Points required to redeem airlines = 500 Reward Points.
• Minimum number of Reward Points required to get Cash Back = 1,500 Reward Points
• You need to call 24x7 CitiPhone to redeem your Reward Points. Please quote the correct frequent flyer number, for airmiles redemption

³ Citibank N.A. provides no independent research or advice in the substance or preparation of the reports. The reports are provided for general information only and nothing contained in the reports constitutes a recommendation for the purchase or sale of any security. Although the statements of fact in this report are obtained from sources that Citibank N.A. consider reliable, we do not guarantee their accuracy and any such information may be incomplete or condensed.

⁴ Citibank N.A. provides investment services as a distributor of third party Investment products (shortly referred as ‘investment products'). Citibank N.A. does NOT provide investment advisory services in any manner or form. Investment products do not pertain to Citibank. Investment Products(i) are not bank deposits or obligations of or guaranteed by Citibank, N.A. Citigroup, Inc or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries; (ii) are not insured by any governmental agency and (iii) are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested. Past performance is not indicative of future results, prices/invested sum is subject to market risks which may result in appreciation or depreciation. The ownership of any investment decision(s) shall exclusively vest with the Investor after analyzing all possible risk factors and by exercise of his/her/its independent discretion and Citibank N.A shall not be liable or held liable for any consequences thereof.

Investment products are not available to US persons, Residents of Canada and may not be available in all jurisdictions. By making any investment, you confirm your deemed acceptance to the conditions mentioned herein.

Investment products are distributed by Citibank N.A. on a non -discretionary and non participation basis. The final investment decision shall at all times exclusively remain with the investor.

Investor investing in investment products acknowledge that: (i) the third party product provider may invest in products denominated in non-local currency; (ii) there could be risk of exchange rate fluctuations, which may result in loss of principal or erosion of value of investment . This document does not constitute the distribution of any information or the making of any offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such distribution or offer is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to distribute such a document or make such an offer or solicitation. Please exercise diligence by reading & understanding the Key Information Memorandum(s)/Scheme Investment Document(s) & Statement of Additional Information/Term Sheet/Prospectus carefully before investing and no claim whatsoever shall be made against Citibank N.A. any of its affiliates or subsidiaries and / or employees claiming any influence/recommendation/advice/responsibility/liability as against your decision to invest in any investment product.

Investor should ensure to understand, accept the identities of different parties and the roles that they play in relation to the various Investment Product(s). Investor acknowledges that, there may be various actual or potential conflicts of interest between Citibank N.A. India, Citigroup Capital Markets Ltd., Citigroup Inc. or their affiliates or subsidiaries (collectively 'Connected Persons') and that of an investor itself , as a result of the various investment and/or commercial businesses and/or activities of the Connected Persons. You are deemed to accept, on purchasing/ subscribing / investing to a particular Investment Product(s), that any such conflict may exist and may be prejudicial to an investment in the Investment Product(s).

Citibank N.A. provides no independent research or analysis in the substance or preparation of this report. The information in this report has been obtained from reports issued by Citigroup Global Markets and Citigroup Investment Research. Such information is based upon sources Citigroup Global Markets (CGM) / Citigroup Investment Research (CIR) believe to be reliable. CGM and / or Citibank N.A., however, do not guarantee its accuracy and it may be incomplete or condensed. All opinions and estimates constitute CGM's view as of the date of report and are subject to change without notice. This report / presentation is provided for general information only and nothing contained in the material constitutes a recommendation for the purchase or sale of any security and/or currency. As a prerequisite condition for arriving at a decision to invest, any investor considering an investment should seek independent advice on the suitability or otherwise of the particular investment.

⁵More than 90% of the calls are answered in 20 seconds or less. Answer time is measured from the time customers select the option to speak to the CitiPhone officer. Without taking on any liability for the same, Citibank, N.A, will make best efforts to answer your call within the answer time indicated above. In some cases or situations, the answer time indicated above may not be met. In such cases or situations, Citibank, N.A. will make best efforts to answer your call within the shortest time possible.

⁶List of participating countries:

• Argentina*
• Bahrain*
• Belgium*
• Brazil*
• Chile
• China*
• Columbia*
• Egypt*
• Greece*
• Guam*
• Hong Kong
• Hungary*
• India*
• Indonesia*
• IPB (Miami, NY, San Francisco)
• Japan
• Korea*
• Macau
• Malaysia*
• Maxico*
• Peru*
• Philipines*
• Poland*
• Singapore
• Spain*
• CzechRepublic*
• Taiwan
• Thailand*
• Turkey*
• UAE*
• UK*
• Uruguay
• USA*
• Venezuela*
• Vietnam

⁺A charge of $25 may be levied by certain Citibank branches for emergency cash assistance services. As per the extant FEMA regulations.

⁷Terms and conditions Apply. Subject to Citibank approval criteria.

Citibank Home Loans & Personal Loans - Terms and conditions apply. All loans are at the sole discretion of Citibank, N.A. Citibank reserves the right to ask for any additional documents from the applicant/borrower. Citibank reserves the right, at anytime, with notice, to add/alter/ modify/change or vary any of the Terms and conditions or to replace, wholly or in part. All products/facilities mentioned in this booklet are subject to Citibank Terms and conditions. Home loans are subject to necessary RBI and other local approvals.

Citibank Personal Loan - Terms and conditions Apply. Timelines mentioned include only working days.

Timelines mentioned, if any, would commence once the entire documentation as per Citibank's requirements are submitted by the applicant. Subject to Citibank approval criteria. For detailed Terms and conditions, please refer www.citibank.com/india.

⁸The 10X points accrue on spends till Rs7,000 (or 560 points) per month in Apparel & Department stores. For spends beyond this, earn 1 point per Rs125. Identification of Apparel and Department Stores are based on MCCs (Merchant Category Codes) allotted by Visa and MasterCard.

Please allow upto 45 days post issuance of Citibank Rewards Credit Card, for crediting the bonus Reward Points.

⁹Citi Wealth Advisors is a retail business unit of Citigroup Global Markets India Pvt. Ltd (CGM). CGM and Citibank, N.A., are separate and distinct legal entities. This document only serves to make the reader aware of products and services available from Citi Wealth Advisors in CGM. This document does not constitute the distribution of any information, or the making of any offer, or a solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction including in which such distribution, offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to distribute information or make an offer or solicitation. Investments made through Citi Wealth Advisors in CGM, are not bank deposits or obligations or assurances of or guaranteed by Citibank, N.A., Citigroup Inc., or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries, are not insured including by any governmental agency, and are subject to investment risks, and market risks, including but not limited to the possible loss of the principal amount invested. Citi Wealth Advisors' products/services are available subject to applicable laws and regulations, only to Resident Indians in select cities in India and to Non Resident Indians in select markets, and are not available to US persons.

^These services are offered on referral and/or arrangement basis only through tie-up with respective service providers. It is to be noted that Citibank, N.A. is not making any of these Offers to you on its own, and that Citibank, N.A. holds no warranty & is not representative of the delivery, service, suitability or quality of any of the Offers or any products and/or services made available to you under any of the Offers. Any disputes regarding the delivery, service, suitability or quality of any of the Offers and/or products/services made available to you under any of the Offers must be addressed in writing, by you directly to the participating merchant establishment and Citibank, N.A. will not entertain any communication in this regard.

Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPhone^® is a trademark of Apple Inc. Android^TM is a trademark of Google Inc.

Citibank and Arc Design are service marks of Citibank, N.A., or Citigroup Inc., used and registered throughout the world.

Registration Numbers: NSE- INB/INF 231141335, BSE- INB/INF 011141331 Depository Participant Number: IN-DP-NSDL-268-2006 DP ID for NSDL: IN303245.

Savings account holders with the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) will now earn an interest of 2.75 percent effective from April 19. With interest rates being slashed twice in two months, it is the lowest ever return offered by any Indian banks for its savings account. Amidst a pandemic, the falling interest rate for savings accounts is becoming a concern, as taking the cue from SBI, other banks might also follow suit.

The trigger for the second cut within a month

Following the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declaration of 75 basis points repo rate cut as a COVID-19 rescue package last month, SBI announced a 25 basis point cut in its savings account interest rate to 2.75 from existing 3 percent. This was in fact the second interest rate cut for SBI saving accounts. Earlier on March 11, the rates were brought down from 3.25 to 3 percent for savings accounts with the balance above Rs 1 lakh. For this, the bank had explained that it does not need to incentivize customers with the extra rate of interest for deposit inflow as it already has enough liquidity. The real explanation, however, is due to RBI's liquidity easing measures, banks are forced to cut lending rate, hence they wanted to make up the losses by bringing down the deposit rates.

Savings account interest rate revision in the past

As a part of financial sector reform, the RBI, in 2003, deregulated interest rates on deposits, other than savings accounts. The interest rate for savings deposits (fixed by RBI) between March 2003 and May 2011 remained 3.5. Finally, in 2011, individual banks got the power to determine their saving bank deposit interest rates, under two conditions:

Central Bank Of India Saving Account Interest Rate 2020

• Each bank will have to offer a uniform interest rate on savings bank deposits up to Rs 1 lakh
• However, for savings bank deposits over Rs 1 lakh, a bank may provide differential rates of interest, if it so chooses

Northern sky site crossword. Following this, most major banks have been paying a 4 percent interest rate to its savings account holders.

Best Savings Account Interest Rates

However, for the first time ever since deregulation, SBI slashed its savings account interest rate to 3.5 percent in July 2017 triggered by demonetization and also falling inflation and real rate recovering.

Falling Savings Account Interest Rates

State Bank Of India Saving Account Interest Rate

Your cash in the bank account will now give negative inflation-adjusted returns.

With the interest at 2.75% and the annual inflation hovering at around 4%, the real returns you are getting now are actually negative. Forget about it growing, your money is now losing its value sitting in the bank account.

State Bank Of India Saving Account Interest Rate

So if you are still keeping any cash apart from what you need for your regular expenses like paying bills etc., you are making a loss. But it doesn't have to this way.

SmartDeposit as an alternative to a bank account

While we all cannot afford to let go of a savings account, we can make sure all the extra cash we have like an emergency fund or the money we don't need in the next 7 days is not losing its value. And there is a solution that allows you to do that at almost zero risks.

That solution is ETMONEY SmartDeposit. Here are some key reasons why-

1. Low Risk – There is almost negligible risk of you incurring any loss. That's because you are putting money in a liquid debt fund, which are the safest mutual funds.
2. FD-like returns with no lock-in or penalty – While there is no guarantee of returns, SmartDeposit 1-year returns are 6.24%. That's similar to FD of similar duration will give. Plus there is no lock-in and you don't pay any penalty if you redeem after 7 days
3. Bank Account like liquidity with Instant Redemption – With SmartDeposit, you can get instant access to your money. Just tap and money comes into your account. Be it a holiday or the middle of the night.

Bank Of India Saving Account Interest Rate

Bottom line:

With banks flush with cash due to government push to infuse liquidity in the system, banks have little or no incentive to pay a higher interest rates to retail investors. Due to this, interest rates are expected to stay low for quite some time. So, move your money to ETMONEY SmartDeposit today. And if you are someone who hasn't build an emergency fund, it is a good idea to begin now and SmartDeposit is the perfect place due to reasons we mentioned earlier.

You can download ETMONEY to invest with Smart Deposit, which is the smartest way to invest in liquid funds.