{
  "id": 2345133,
  "title": "Bank offers up to 8.50% rate on senior citizen FD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/bank-offers-up-to-8-50-rate-on-senior-citizen-fd",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:28:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/up-to-8-50-interest-rate-on-senior-citizen-fd-this-bank-revises-rates-on-fixed-deposit-check-new-rates-and-returns-on-rs-1-lakh-investment/articleshow/133398289.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Suryoday Small Finance Bank has raised the interest rates on its fixed deposit (FD) investment options for senior citizens. The bank now offers senior citizens a 5-year FD rate of 8.50% per annum, a 45 basis points increase from the previous rate. Additionally, the bank has increased the interest rate for an 18-month tenor, offering senior citizens an 8.95% interest rate, a 20 basis points jump from the previous rate. These revised FD rates will be effective from August 15, 2026.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}