VietBank, or the Vietnam Commercial Joint Stock Bank, has made its third hike in savings interest rates this month. The bank has increased interest rates for several fixed deposit terms.
Specifically, according to VietBank’s online deposit interest rate table, the interest rate for 4-5 month terms has increased to 3.9% and 4.0% per annum, respectively. A 0.2% increase from before.
For the 7-9 month term, the interest rate has been adjusted to 5.0% per annum, a 0.3% increase. The 12-month term now offers an interest rate of 5.4% per annum, a 0.1% increase from the previous rate.
The interest rates for 1, 2, 3, and 6-month terms remain unchanged at 3.6%, 3.7%, 3.8%, and 4.9% per annum, respectively. The 18-36 month term also remains the same, offering an interest rate of 5.9% per annum.
After this adjustment, the 7-9 month term at VietBank officially reaches the 5% per annum mark. For the 18-36 month term, VietBank’s interest rate of 5.9% per annum is lower than that of NCB, OceanBank, HDBank, and BVBank. This rate is applicable for regular deposits.
Even though VietBank is not the bank with the highest deposit interest rates in the market, it consistently offers competitive and attractive rates to its customers.
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