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  2. Fixed deposit - Wikipedia

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    A fixed deposit (FD) is a tenured deposit account provided by banks or non-bank financial institutions which provides investors a higher rate of interest than a regular savings account, until the given maturity date. It may or may not require the creation of a separate account. The term fixed deposit is most commonly used in India and the ...

  3. Flexi Fixed Deposits - Wikipedia

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    A Flexi-Fixed deposit is a special kind of deposit offered by banks in India. It is a combination of a demand deposit and a fixed deposit . The depositor is able to enjoy both the liquidity of savings and current accounts and the high returns of fixed deposits.

  4. Recurring deposit - Wikipedia

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    A recurring deposit is a special kind of term deposit in India that is offered by Indian banks and India Post, which helps people with regular incomes to deposit a fixed amount every month into their recurring deposit account and earn interest at the rate applicable to fixed deposits. [1] [2]

  5. Savings account - Wikipedia

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    People relied primarily on fixed deposits for preserving their savings. Canara Bank (earlier Canara Banking Corporation Limited) introduced the concept of a savings account in 1920, with a set of very rigid rules. If a customer wanted to, he could deposit a minimum of ₹1, and a maximum of ₹1000.

  6. Bank - Wikipedia

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    It is possible for a bank to engage in business with no local deposits at all, all funds being brokered deposits. Accepting a significant quantity of such deposits, or " hot money " as it is sometimes called, puts a bank in a difficult and sometimes risky position, as the funds must be lent or invested in a way that yields a return sufficient ...

  7. Statutory liquidity ratio - Wikipedia

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    An example of a time liability is a six-month fixed deposit which is not payable on demand but only after six months. An example of a demand liability is a deposit maintained in a saving account or current account that is payable on demand. The SLR is commonly used to control inflation and fuel growth, by decreasing or increasing the money supply.

  8. Banking in India - Wikipedia

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    According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), there are over 24.23 million fixed deposits in India, with a total of over ₹ 103 trillion (US$1.2 trillion) currently locked in these deposits. This figure surpasses the ₹ 18.5 trillion (US$210 billion) held in current accounts and ₹ 59.70 trillion (US$690 billion) in savings accounts , which ...

  9. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation - Wikipedia

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    It was established on 15 July 1978 under the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 for the purpose of providing insurance of deposits and guaranteeing of credit facilities. DICGC insures all bank deposits, such as saving, fixed, current, recurring deposit for up to the limit of Rs. 500,000 of each depositor in a bank. The ...