Term Deposits

7 August – 11 August 2023

Summary: Large number of rate changes; 24 increases, 34 reductions; notable rate changes from Arab Bank, Rural Bank; Military Bank has highest rate in survey.

There were a large number of rate changes made by banks, building societies and other approved deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) in this week’s YieldReport survey. Of the 58 changes which took place, 34 took the form of rate reductions.

None of the major banks changed their term-deposit rates this week.

Among the smaller ADIs, the most notable changes came from Arab Bank. Rates on its terms of 3 months out to  1 year were raised by amounts ranging from 30bps to 100bps.

Another notable set of changes was made by Rural Bank. Its 3-month rate was raised by 50bps, 6-month and 1-year rates wer raised by 15bps and the 9-month rate was increased by 30bps. Rates on terms of 2-years and longer were all increased by 65bps.

See our table below for any other changes as well as the latest rates and terms which are available. Military Bank’s 2-year and 3-year rates offers the highest rate in this week’s survey.

TERM DEPOSITS $250,000 TO $1 MILLION

Institution1 m nom2 m nom3 m nom4 m nom5 m nom6 m nom9 m nom1 Year2 Year3 Year4 Year5 Year
ANZ1.301.553.504.203.704.104.004.854.504.004.004.00
CBA1.251.503.503.553.653.754.004.004.004.004.004.00
NAB1.251.453.503.603.704.004.004.854.004.004.004.00
Westpac1.251.453.503.553.653.754.004.254.004.004.004.00
Military Bank4.904.905.005.105.155.205.355.35
AMP Bank0.100.204.854.855.155.155.105.205.055.055.055.05
Arab Bank Australia2.502.755.005.055.105.205.255.304.104.104.104.10
Bank of Melbourne1.251.453.553.603.703.804.054.304.054.054.054.05
Bank Australia4.755.005.005.004.504.00
BankSA1.251.453.553.603.703.804.054.304.054.054.054.05
Bankwest1.251.503.503.003.004.004.004.754.004.004.004.00
Bank of Sydney1.751.754.854.004.005.004.004.30
BankVic3.453.453.454.254.254.754.754.754.754.75
Beyond Bank4.154.504.604.804.404.004.004.00
Bendigo Bank1.251.903.504.303.004.204.104.903.954.004.004.00
Bank of Queensland0.750.802.254.401.254.804.905.004.203.303.30
BOQ Specialist4.504.754.755.105.204.303.503.503.50
Citibank1.254.254.754.755.054.654.654.654.65
Great Southern Bank1.301.604.652.952.955.105.155.254.454.204.204.20
Defence Bank3.854.204.254.655.00
Greater Bank1.001.003.503.003.004.203.605.005.204.004.004.00
Heritage Bank1.251.503.953.353.354.803.655.154.204.004.004.00
Horizon Credit Union1.251.503.703.704.203.704.754.003.90
HSBC1.852.004.003.753.754.404.504.604.104.104.104.10
IMB3.754.254.754.004.004.004.00
ING Direct4.954.955.105.155.255.10
Judo Bank4.754.954.955.105.155.155.155.15
Macquarie Bank0.050.854.704.704.704.754.803.903.603.603.65
ME Bank0.750.802.254.751.253.105.105.204.303.503.503.50
MyState0.500.502.504.404.604.754.854.903.95
Newcastle Permanent1.001.004.003.003.003.803.605.005.204.004.004.00
People's Choice Credit Union1.503.953.353.354.803.655.154.204.004.004.00
Police Bank3.503.501.903.752.054.75
P&N Bank1.754.653.753.404.805.004.554.554.204.204.20
RACQ Bank0.551.604.253.503.504.504.504.754.203.953.953.95
Rabobank Australia2.002.104.654.654.654.904.905.004.904.905.005.10
Rural Bank1.251.903.504.303.004.204.104.903.954.004.004.00
St. George Bank - Except VIC1.251.453.553.603.703.804.054.304.054.054.054.05
Suncorp Bank1.301.903.154.453.453.754.605.003.953.953.953.95
Teachers Mutual Bank1.101.101.104.702.003.503.703.80
The Capricornian3.003.254.004.00
UBank0.650.902.252.252.252.602.903.40
Bank First0.751.004.754.754.954.955.054.254.254.254.25

*For comparison purposes rates to 1 year are paid at maturity. Rates longer than 1 year are paid annually. Rates are checked each week on company websites.

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