Maybank purposely issued atm card that easily worn out and over the years you cannot see the number at the front of the  card for use in case of emergency.  card replacemt fees is rm10 some more.

dishonest way to earn rm10 from everyone.. lol!

Already revised the rate. Which savings account you keep now?
https://www.ambankgroup.com/eng/Announcements/Pages/20160413-InterestRateRevision.aspx

Dear Valued Customers,

Please be informed that effective 1 May 2016, the TRUE Savers Account interest rate will be revised as follows:
Account Feature  Existing  Revised
Flat Interest Rate  2.8% p.a.  1.8% p.a.

Ambank TRUE accounts and StanChart Just One account (me planning to do so) are not BSA but no annual fee that I know so far 

Hi guys.
It is possible to convert from annual fees to non annual fee bsa? I using cimb bsa with fees.
I tried to email them but no answer so far. Anyone has experience convert/ change it?
Thanks

really? Thats a sad news. I guess I need to terminate my acc after finish my sponsorship.
Thanks for the reply

I NEED OPINIONS OF THE SIFUS HERE...
IM PLANNING TO OPEN A JOINT ACCOUNT WITH MY WIFE AND PLACE A SAVING OF 2K MONTHLY....
WITHDRAWAL NOT NEEDED...

ROUGH IDEA IN MY MIND...MAYBANK eGIA , AM TRUE SAVERS and OCBC SMART SAVERS...

PLANNING TO "AUTO DEBIT" ( MAYBE DO A AUTOMATED SCHEDULED ONLINE MONTHLY TRANSACTION )

PLZ GIVE ME SOME INPUT GUYS...
THANKS

MANUALLY ?? HAVE TO WALK INTO THE BANK AND DEPOSIT??
SO YOU ADVICE FOR ME??

MAYBANK E GIA WILL BE A GOOD MONTHLY SAVING WITH GOOD RETURN...??
OR ANY OTHER SUGGESTION FOR MY CASE.. 

IM STARTING WITH 8 K PLACEMENT...

HIGH INTEREST
NOT PLANNING TO WITHDRAW THE MONEY...

CONFUSEDDDDDD           

If I'm unemployed, can I open a savings account?

Never mind, I went to the bank myself.

Apparently, you must present the bank officer a letter of employment, student ID, or business registration if you're self-employed.

They need to do a background check for fraud prevention (misuse of account, money laundering, etc.).

can any one enlighten me the major different between CIMB Basic SA and Regular SA?

It seems to be the same to me with no major different 

i see,

So if i just want  to transfer some money between banks and for CIMB clicks, i guess the basic one should be enough?

The yearly fee is for the debit card right 

Thanks for the info.

BSA should work for me since i don really plan to withdrawn a lot

But dam these marketing strategy 

Most banks do not need those supporting documents to open a savings account. Only selected banks' branches / staff want to be so particular about it. Some staff like to make it difficult for customers while other times it is their superior who issued the instruction. It is not a valid reason for an unemployed to be denied opening a savings account although I have heard that excuse before. Where do you expect people like housewife to keep their money in? Milo tin? You can actually complain to the bank's HQ or Bank Negara if you don't mind the hassle. I suggest to try another bank / branch though.   
Btw, it's 8x/month.

Which bank is that? Are you sure your account is a BSA? For all BSA, the min. is 8x/month.

There's no annual fee (debit card) for CIMB Basic SA, but the Basic SA is super limited, as in:
1) Can't transfer out $ via CIMB Clicks
2) Can't pay for CIMB Credit Card using that Basic SA

Basic SA from Public Bank on the other hand is just like a normal / regular saving, just without the annual debit card fees.

Any updates?  Managed to open in cimb?

I have a current joint account cimb in which charges rm10 half yearly plus the rm15++ for atm card. Hardly issue any cheques nowadays so is it possible to convert the current acc to savings acc?

why cimb basic saving account (new account) - charging rm8 fee? no atm card also..