(Updated on 8 November 2022.)
As was announced yesterday, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to raise the overnight policy rate (OPR) by another 25 basis points (bps) in its final meeting in 2022. With this, Malaysia’s OPR now stands at 2.75%, up from the previous 2.50%.
Accordingly, financial institutions across Malaysia are required to adjust their standardised base rates (SBR), base rates (BR), and base lending/financing rates (BLR/BFR) to reflect the update. We’ve compiled the following list of banks that have announced their new rates so far, and will continue to update it as more banks share their revisions.
Affin Bank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.45 3.70 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.31 6.56
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 7 November 2022 onwards.
Agrobank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.10 3.35 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.25 6.50
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 November 2022 onwards.
AmBank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.35 3.60 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.20 6.45
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 November 2022 onwards.
Bank Islam
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.27 3.52 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.22 6.47
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 4 November 2022 onwards.
Bank Muamalat
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.31 3.56 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.31 6.56
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 November 2022 onwards.
CIMB Bank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.50 3.75 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.35 6.60
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 November 2022 onwards.
Citibank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.15 3.40 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.30 6.55
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 7 November 2022 onwards.
Hong Leong Bank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.38 3.63 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.39 6.64
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 November 2022 onwards.
Maybank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 2.50 2.75 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.15 6.40
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 7 November 2022 onwards.
OCBC Bank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.33 3.58 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.26 6.51
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 9 November 2022 onwards.
Public Bank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.02 3.27 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.22 6.47
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 7 November 2022 onwards.
RHB Bank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.25 3.50 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.20 6.45
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 7 November 2022 onwards.
Standard Chartered Bank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.02 3.27 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.20 6.45
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 10 November 2022 onwards.
UOB Bank
Rates before OPR hike (%) New Rates (%) Standardised Base Rate (SBR) 2.50 2.75 Base Rate (BR) 3.36 3.61 Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR) 6.32 6.57
Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 7 November 2022 onwards.
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For context, the standardised base rate (SBR) is a new reference rate that banks have recently adopted to determine the interest rates of retail floating-rate loans (such as housing and personal loans). Prior to that, the reference rates used were the base rate (BR) between 2015 to July 2022, and the base lending/financing rate (BLR/BFR) before 2015. As there are still ongoing loans taken out that still rely on the BR and BLR/BFR, banks are required to display these alongside the SBR.
According to the MPC, its latest decision to raise the OPR for the fourth consecutive time in 2022 is driven by the consistent recovery and growth of Malaysia’s economy in the third quarter, spurred on by robust domestic demand. More importantly, BNM expects domestic demand to continue propelling Malaysia’s growth going forward, despite the challenging global environment.
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