SBI hikes retail term deposit interest rates by up to 80 bps, check new FD rates

The State Bank of India (SBI) has raised the interest rates of retail term deposits by up to 0.80 per cent. The country's largest lender has said that fixed deposits of under Rs 2 crore for a period of over 211 days but less than 1 year will earn an interest of 5.50 per cent from October 22, as against 4.70 per cent earlier.

Earlier on October 18, SBI had increased the savings deposit rates by 30 bps for large accounts. The bank had lowered the deposits for small savers (under Rs 10 crore in savings deposits) by 5 bps to 2.70 percent per annum on October 17.

Check new FD rates below:

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For other maturities, the quantum of the rate hike is lower at 0.25-0.60 per cent, while the 7-45 days deposit rate has been left untouched at 3 per cent per annum, as per a statement.

Credit growth in the system has touched 18 per cent, as per the latest data, while deposits are still trailing by barely touching the double-digit mark amid rate hikes by the RBI to tame inflation.

Lenders have been depending on market-linked instruments on the liability management side as well. Some of the banks which have announced their numbers for the September quarter have reported that deposit growth has been trailing by a wide margin, leading some bankers to opine that there is a 'war for deposits' in the system.

(With inputs from PTI)