Interest Rate: Interest increased up to 0.65% on deposits of BOB and IDBI, the new rate applicable from December 26

IDBI Bank and Bank of Baroda have increased the interest on deposits. The new rates for both are applicable from 26 December. Bank of Baroda said it has increased interest by up to 0.65% on retail term deposits of less than Rs 2 crore. Now he will give 3 to 7% interest.

Bank of Baroda will get three percent interest on deposits of 7-15 days and 6.75% on deposits of one to three years. The FD which matures in two years will get 5.45% interest. Interest on 399 days deposit for senior citizens under the Baroda Tiranga scheme has increased by 0.50% to 7.80%. 6.75% interest will be available on deposits of 444 and 555 days. IDBI Bank said on Monday that it has increased the interest rate on 700-day FDs to 7.60 percent. This is a special FD which is for a limited period.

LIC housing loans costlier

LIC Housing Finance has made the loan costlier by 0.35 percent. In a statement on Monday, the company said its retail housing prime lending rate (LHPLR) would now start at 8.65 percent. The new rate has come into effect from December 26. RBI has increased the repo rate by 2.25 percent since May. Since then, loans have been getting costlier continuously.

Jet crew resign before take-off

new Delhi. Employees have started resigning even before Jet Airways flights started. The vice president of in-flight service has been sent on leave. While the salary of Chief Executive Officer Sanjeev Kapoor and Chief Operating Officer Vipula Gunathilaka has been reduced. Those whose salaries were cut resigned.

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