Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Best FD Rates Based on Tenure

Best FD Rates Based on Tenure


Fixed deposits are savings options for the risk-averse common man and the rates offered on these deposits are mostly the only basis of choosing them over any other savings medium. Some of the top ranking fixed deposits of 2017 are as follows

Top 10 Fixed Deposit Rates for 1 Year Deposits

1 year fixed deposits are meant for people who can afford only to have their money for that long a duration as a deposit. Land owners and property owners who don’t want any market risk can go for this option. In India, Shriram City Union outranks most banks with a high interest rate for 1 year deposits, followed closely by RBL Bank. Bandhan Bank, being relatively new still has the upper hand over many others in terms of interest rate offered. Mahindra Finance and Shriram Transport Finance come in at the fourth and fifth position. Post these top 5 leaders, the remaining institutions that can offer a good rate of interest are the Indian Post Office, Sundaram Finance, LIC Housing, ICICI Home Finance and IndusInd Bank. Interest rates offered by these institutions range from 8 percent to 8.75 percent per annum.

Top 10 Fixed Deposit Rates for 2 Year Deposits

Fixed deposits are relatively risk free investments that can be used by people who normally have a lump sum amount to invest. Since the interest rates offered are comparatively higher than that of savings or current accounts, fixed deposits become a more lucrative investment option for the traditional investor. Two year deposits normally tend to have slightly higher rates than one year terms, more so because of the longer term of deposit. The five leaders in the 2 year term deposits as per the interest rates are RBL Bank, Shriram City Union Finance, Bandhan Bank, India Post and LIC Housing Finance Limited. Another wing of the Shriram Group, the Shriram Transport Finance Company takes up the sixth position, followed closely by Mahindra Finance. ICICI Home Finance, Sundaram Finance and Laxmi Vilas Bank occupy the bottom three rungs of the ladder. The diversity of interest rates offered for 2 year deposits has a wider margin, the lowest being 7.9 percent per annum and the highest being 9.14 percent per annum.

Top 10 Fixed Deposit Rates for 3 Year Deposits

As the term of deposits increase, interest rates offered by banks and financial institutions also tend to be higher. Though there might be some odd ones out that reduce their interest rates for the 3 years investing period. This medium long tenure is mostly opted for by people with lease contracts that have high penalty values. Since fixed deposits are relatively risk free, it makes for a wise decision to use such investing periods for wealth growth. The leader in this category is Shriram City Union Finance that has the highest possible interest rate. RBL Bank stays close at its heels though fractions of percentiles lower at the second place. Shriram Transport Finance Company comes in at third cutting it close with RBL Bank. Indian Post Office manages to climb into the top five in this category being at the fourth position and the list closes with LIC Housing Finance Limited. Bandhan Bank comes in at sixth with several fractions lower of a percentage. Sundaram Finance, Mahindra Finance, Gruh Finance Limited and ICICI Housing Finance come in at the closing of the top 10. The lower end of interest rates offered comes at 8 percent per annum and the highest rate of interest offered is at 9.84 percent per annum.

Top 10 Fixed Deposit Rates for 4 year Deposits

When considering people who are home-owners and landlords and are offering leases for their property, 4 year and 5 year deposits in fixed deposits are a good idea when people are averse to risks that are offered through the market. Though the return on the deposits are less as compared to stocks and equities, one’s investment stays very secure. Four years is one of the long term commitments in fixed deposits and many financial institutions offer great returns on the same. While Shriram City Union Finance Fixed Deposit stays right at the top of the list with an amazing interest rate that reaches double digits, it is closely followed by RBL Bank at the second position. PNB Housing Finance Limited comes in at the third position with a slightly lower rate. The Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited has a fixed deposit rate that slightly rivals that of PNB Housing and comes in at position four. Coming in at fifth is Bandhan Bank with its fixed deposit rates that are among the higher ones in the market. Mahindra Finance occupies position six and is followed by the India Post Office at number seven. ICICI Home Finance, Jammu & Kashmir Bank and Lakshmi Vilas Bank come in at number eight, nine and ten on the list.

Top 10 FD Rates for 5 Years Deposits

Fixed deposits for five year terms are the investments that typically dole out the highest possible rate of return, especially with cooperative banks and non-banking financial companies. These durations can be chosen again by property owners who wish to earn sumptuous interest on the security deposit that has been offered for a piece of property. Additionally, it is also the best way to keep one’s funds safe from market risk and have the least liability ever. Shriram City Union Finance currently emerges as the leader in fixed deposits of 5 years duration. It is closely followed in the second position by RBL Bank. Deutche Bank becomes the third in the leader board with great offers on interest rates. Shriram Transport Finance comes in at the fourth position and LIC HFL comes in at fifth. For positions sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth, the institutions that can be named are India Post Office, Mahindra Finance, PNB Housing Finance Limited, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank and ICICI Home finance. The lowest rate in this category could be 8 percent per annum while the highest would be 10.77 percent per annum.

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