(Updated on 15 July 2022.)

As was announced yesterday, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to increase the overnight policy rate (OPR) for the second time this year, up another 25 basis points from 2.00% to 2.25%. With this, major banks across Malaysia are also moving to adjust their base rates (BR) and base lending rates (BLR) to reflect the change.

We’ve compiled the following list of banks that have announced their new BR and BLR so far, and will continue to update the list as more banks share their revisions.

Affin Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.95	3.20
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.81	6.06

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 July 2022 onwards.

Agrobank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.60	2.85
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.75	6.00

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 12 July 2022 onwards.

Alliance Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.82	3.07
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.67	5.92

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2022 onwards.

AmBank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.85	3.10
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.70	5.95

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 14 July 2022 onwards.

Bank Islam

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.77	3.02
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.72	5.97

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 12 July 2022 onwards.

Bank Muamalat

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.81	3.06
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.81	6.06

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 July 2022 onwards.

Bank Rakyat

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.85	3.10
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.83	6.08

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 15 July 2022 onwards.

Bank Simpanan Nasional

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.85	3.10
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.60	5.85

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 15 July 2022 onwards.

CIMB Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	3.00	3.25
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.85	6.10

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2022 onwards.

Citi

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.65	2.90
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.80	6.05

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2022 onwards.

Hong Leong Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.88	3.13
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.89	6.14

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 12 July 2022 onwards.

HSBC Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.64	2.89
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.74	5.99

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 15 July 2022 onwards.

Maybank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.00	2.25
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.65	5.90

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 July 2022 onwards.

MBSB Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.90	3.15
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.75	6.00

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 15 July 2022 onwards.

OCBC Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.83	3.08
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.76	6.01

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2022 onwards.

Public Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.52	2.77
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.72	5.97

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 July 2022 onwards.

RHB Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.75	3.00
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.70	5.95

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2022 onwards.

Standard Chartered

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.52	2.77
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.70	5.95

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 14 July 2022 onwards.

UOB Bank

	Rates Before OPR Hike (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.86	3.11
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.82	6.07

Deposit rates will also increase by 0.25%. All new rates will be effective from 8 July 2022 onwards.

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Banks use the base rate (BR) as a reference rate to decide on the interest rates of your loans and savings. Prior to 2015, the base lending rate (BLR) was used as the benchmark instead. As there are still ongoing loans taken out before 2015 that refer to the BLR, banks are required to display both the BR and the BLR.

BNM’s decision to raise the OPR by another 25 basis points yesterday was attributed to the fact that Malaysia’s economic activity has continued to strengthen in recent months, following the first OPR hike since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, made two months ago in May 2022. As such, the central bank has decided to continue “adjusting the degree of monetary accommodation” to match the circumstance.

• TAGS:
• Affin Bank
• Base Financing Rate (BFR)
• Base Lending Rate (BLR)
• Base Rates
• CIMB Bank
• Longform
• Maybank
• OPR
• Overnight Policy Rate
• RHB Bank