HDFC Bank now offers interest rates from 3% to 7.40% for deposit tenures ranging from 7 days to 10 years.
By Anshul July 25, 2024, 9:27:13 AM IST (Published)
HDFC Bank has revised fixed deposit (FD) tenures and interest rates for select deposits below ₹3 crore, effective July 24, 2024. The changes benefit both general and senior citizens.
New interest rates for general citizens
HDFC Bank now offers interest rates from 3% to 7.40% for deposit tenures ranging from 7 days to 10 years.
The highest rate of 7.25% applies to tenures of 18 months to less than 21 months.
General citizens earn 3% on FDs maturing between 7 and 29 days.
Deposits maturing between 30 and 45 days receive 3.50% interest.
FDs maturing between 46 days and less than six months earn 4.50% interest.
For deposits maturing between six months and one day and less than nine months, the bank offers a 5.75% interest rate. Deposits maturing between nine months and one day and less than one year earn 6%.
FDs maturing between one year and less than 15 months get a 6.60% interest rate. Those maturing between 15 months and less than 18 months earn 7.10%.
The bank provides 7.25% for tenures of 18 months to less than 21 months. Deposits maturing between 21 months and less than two years eleven months receive a 7% interest rate.
Interest rate hikes
HDFC Bank has increased the FD interest rate by 20 basis points (bps) to 7.35% for tenures of 2 years 11 months to 35 months.
It has also increased the rate by 20 bps on tenures of 4 years 7 months to 55 months, raising it from 7.20% to 7.40%.
Tenor bucket and rates
| Tenor Bucket | General citizen rates | Senior citizen rates |
| 7 – 14 days | 3.00% | 3.50% |
| 15 – 29 days | 3.00% | 3.50% |
| 30 – 45 days | 3.50% | 4.00% |
| 46 – 60 days | 4.50% | 5.00% |
| 61 – 89 days | 4.50% | 5.00% |
| 90 days ≤ 6 months | 4.50% | 5.00% |
| 6 months 1 day ≤ 9 months | 5.75% | 6.25% |
| 9 months 1 day < 1 year | 6.00% | 6.50% |
| 1 year < 15 months | 6.60% | 7.10% |
| 15 months < 18 months | 7.10% | 7.60% |
| 18 months < 21 months | 7.25% | 7.75% |
| 21 months – 2 years | 7.00% | 7.50% |
| 2 Years 1 day < 2 Years 11 Months | 7.00% | 7.50% |
| 2 Years 11 Months – 35 Months | 7.35% | 7.85% |
| 2 Years 11 Months 1 day ≤ 3 Year | 7.00% | 7.50% |
| 3 Years 1 day < 4 Years 7 Months | 7.00% | 7.50% |
| 4 Years 7 Months – 55 months | 7.40% | 7.90% |
| 4 Years 7 Months 1 day ≤ 5 Years | 7.00% | 7.50% |
| 5 Years 1 day – 10 Years | 7.00% | 7.50% |
(Source: HDFC Bank)
The recent decisions by the lender comes as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continues to maintain the policy rate at 6.5%.
