QUOTE(Deal Hunter @ Jan 18 2017, 07:46 PM)
Monthly interest creditted ONLY for depositors who know what they are doing. Otherwise NO.
Some people do not get it because they are not aware of it or how to get it. These people assume it is automatic, but it is a mistake. You have to do and check to ensure something extra in the application form otherwise the normal default is to not give at all as for normal cases.
The normal way is to get the interest at the end on maturity.
For Bank Rakyat, need to place minimum 5k and 6 months at least to get monthly interest payment to your savings account. This is not automatic. You need to specify this and fill in the account number otherwise treated like normal FD and paid at the end.
In the case of joint FD, if the interest is put into a sole account of one of the joint FD holders, the other holders may need to sign some agreement to do so and a fee may be charged.
You also need to watch out and get it right for the eFD when filling in the application details. As I understand at present stage, there is no way to handle the electronic version of the above agreement.
If you do not update or check your account regularly, the old figures may disappear and lumped together after some time. This may confuse some depositors especially those who are not familiar with how to calculate the monthly interests of their FDs. Detailed statement can be subject to fees depending on bank practice.
Will earn more $$ if interest is paid monthly and yearly right?
Let's say 10k deposit, 4% rate compounded monthly vs yearly for tenure of 12 months:
Interest earned (compounded monthly) = 10,000 x [(0.04/12) to the power of 12] = RM407
Interest earned (compounded yearly) = 10,000 x [(0.04/1) to the power of 1] = RM400
Hope I'm right
This post has been edited by -kytz-: Jan 19 2017, 11:40 PM