ICICI Bank cuts minimum balance requirement to Rs 15,000 after customer feedbackICICI Bank has significantly lowered its minimum average balance requirement for savings accounts, responding to customer feedback. The rev...
13 Aug, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
ICICI Bank’s hike in monthly average balance: How it compares with other private and PSU banksEffective August 1, 2025, new savings account holders of ICICI Bank in metro and urban locations must maintain a minimum average balance of...
13 Aug, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
ICICI Bank hikes minimum monthly average balance in metro savings accounts by 400% to Rs 50,000 from Aug 1 for new customersICICI Bank is set to revise its minimum balance requirements significantly, effective August 1, 2025, for savings accounts in metro and urb...
09 Aug, 2025, 01.47 PM IST
Big relief for savings accountholders: After SBI and Canara Bank, PNB removes minimum balance chargePunjab National Bank has also reduced the interest rates on savings accounts across all balance slabs. SBI has waived the requirement for m...
02 Jul, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
Minimum balance charge of savings bank account: SBI vs HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, PNBMinimum balance charges: The minimum balance required can differ based on the type of savings account and the complimentary services provid...
12 Aug, 2024, 04.30 PM IST
Delhi High Court restricts tax authorities from issuing show cause notices to banksThe banks contended that if show cause notices were allowed, they will have to provision nearly Rs 50,000 crore as tax and penalty in their...
31 Aug, 2020, 08.18 PM IST
How to check average balance of your SBI account online to avoid shortfall, penaltyTo help its customers maintain the required minimum balance, SBI is allowing them to view the average balance of their savings bank account...
13 Sep, 2018, 12.31 PM IST
How banks are making money by penalising youAlthough several banks reduced their fines, the increase by other banks has compensated for it.
06 Aug, 2018, 04.00 PM IST
Looking to open basic savings bank deposit account: Here are the watch outsAll banks are mandated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to offer Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts to those looking to open a bank acco...
28 May, 2018, 03.29 PM IST
Here's how to calculate minimum balance requirement in a savings accountAs the minimum balance requirement has to be met to avoid penalties, one should know how it is calculated to ensure that this requirement i...
25 Apr, 2018, 01.26 PM IST
State Bank of India defends minimum balance chargesSBI also said it had excluded Jan Dhan accounts, BSBD accounts, pensioners, beneficiaries of social benefits from the government and minors...
03 Jan, 2018, 07.19 PM IST
SBI reviewing minimum balance charges for savings accountsIn April this year, the country's largest lender reintroduced charges on non-maintenance of monthly average balance (MAB) after a gap of fi...
17 Sep, 2017, 02.45 PM IST
SBI hikes minimum balance for savings account, other chargesThese charges will also apply to customers of 5 erstwhile associates and Bharatiya Mahila Bank which have merged with State Bank of India e...
03 Apr, 2017, 08.20 PM IST
SBI's minimum balance, ATM charges kick in today: Here's what you should knowFor metro cities, the minimum balance is Rs 5,000. In urban, semi-urban and rural areas, the charges will be Rs 3,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,00...
01 Apr, 2017, 06.26 PM IST
Fine for non-maintenance of min balance an organised loot: K C VenugopalAs per the list of revised charges of SBI, the failure to maintain Monthly Average Balance (MAB) in accounts will attract a penalty of up t...
31 Mar, 2017, 05.20 PM IST
SBI justifies penalty; says need money to bear Jan Dhan costsAs per the list of revised charges of SBI, failure to maintain Monthly Average Balance (MAB) in accounts will attract penalty of up to Rs 1...
08 Mar, 2017, 08.22 PM IST
Don't have minimum balance in your SBI account? Get ready to pay fine from April 1The public sector lender would also renew from April 1 the charge for people carrying out over three cash transactions at its branch within...
05 Mar, 2017, 03.48 PM IST