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Yes Bank launches special fixed deposit (FD) with returns up to 7.75%

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Yes Bank Special FD

Yes Bank special FD has a tenure of 20 months to 22 months and Yes Bank promises an interest rate of 7.25% for the general public and 7.75% for senior citizens on this special tenure bucket. Retail inflation in India, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), reached a five-month high of 7.41% in September 2022, up from 7% in August. Senior citizens can now successfully generate inflation-beating returns by booking a Yes Bank Special FD for the above-mentioned tenure.

Yes Bank Special FD (yesbank.in)

Yes Bank FD Rates

As per the official website of Yes Bank, the fixed deposit interest rates are effective as of 12th October 2022. On fixed deposits maturing in 7 days to 14 days the bank will pay an interest rate of 3.25% and on FD booked for 15 days to 45 days, Yes Bank will pay an interest rate of 3.70%. Deposits maturing in 46 days to 90 days will fetch an interest rate of 4.10% and deposits that mature in 3 months to 6 months will fetch an interest rate of 4.75%.

Yes Bank is offering an interest rate of 5.50% on FDs maturing in 6 months to 9 months and an interest rate of 5.75% on FDs maturing in 9 months to 1 year. Yes Bank will give a 6.25% interest rate on FDs maturing in 1 year to 18 months, and a 6.75% interest rate on FDs maturing in 18 months to 120 months. Yes Bank gives senior citizens an additional interest rate of 50 basis points on FDs maturing in 7 days to 36 months and an additional rate of 75 basis points on FDs maturing in 36 months to 120 months.

Yes Bank FD Rates (yesbank.in)

As a result of the RBI's repo rate hike to 5.90%, most banks have raised their fixed deposit interest rates. AU Small Finance Bank, IDBI Bank, IDFC First Bank, HDFC Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Dhanlaxmi Bank, Central Bank of India, Canara Bank, CSB Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, DCB Bank, Axis Bank, RBL Bank, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Karnataka Bank till now have announced hikes in fixed deposit interest rates. As retail inflation in India, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), approached a five-month peak of 7.41% in September 2022, up from 7% in August, the RBI is expected to raise the repo rate further at its upcoming MPC meeting in order to tame inflation, resulting in more interest rate hikes are deposits and loan products in the country may be witnessed soon.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vipul Das

Vipul Das is a Digital Business Content Producer at Livemint. He previously worked for OneIndia News portal and has over 5 years of expertise in the finance and business sector. Stocks, mutual funds, personal finance, tax, and banking are among his specialties, and he is a professional in industry research and business reporting. He received his bachelor's degree from Dr. CV Raman University and also have completed Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (DJMC).
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