(Updated on 15 July 2020.)

Following Bank Negara Malaysia’s announcement of lowering the overnight policy rate (OPR) for the fourth time this year – from 2.0% to 1.75% – major Malaysian banks are also adjusting their lending rates to reflect the new OPR.

Here are the new rates for the following banks. We will continue to update the list as more banks share their revision.

Affin Bank/Affin Islamic Bank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.95	2.70
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.81	5.56

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 14 July 2020 onward.

Agrobank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.60	2.35
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.75	5.50

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 10 July 2020 onward.

Alliance Bank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.82	2.57
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.67	5.42

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 15 July 2020 onward.

AmBank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.85	2.60
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.70	5.45

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 14 July 2020 onward.

Bank Islam

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.77	2.52
Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.72	5.47

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 10 July 2020 onward.

MBSB Bank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.90	2.65
Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.75	5.50

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 15 July 2020 onward.

Bank Muamalat

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.81	2.56
Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.81	5.56

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2020 onward.

Bank Simpanan Nasional

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.85	2.60
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.60	5.35

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 15 July 2020 onward.

CIMB Bank/CIMB Islamic Bank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	3.0	2.75
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.85	5.60

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2020 onward.

Citibank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.65	2.40
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.80	5.55

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2020 onward.

Hong Leong Bank/Hong Leong Islamic Bank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.88	2.63
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Islamic Financing Rate (IFR)	5.89	5.64

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 10 July 2020 onward.

HSBC

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.64	2.39
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Islamic Financing Rate (IFR)	5.74	5.49

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 15 July 2020 onward.

Maybank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.0	1.75
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.65	5.40

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 9 July 2020 onward.

Public Bank Bhd/Public Islamic Bank Bhd

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.52	2.27
Base Lending Rate (BLR)	5.72	5.47

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 10 July 2020 onward.

OCBC

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.83	2.58
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.76	5.51

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2020 onward.

RHB Bank/RHB Islamic Bank/RHB Investment Bank

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.75	2.50
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.70	5.45

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 13 July 2020 onward.

Standard Chartered/Standard Chartered Saadiq

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.52	2.27
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.70	5.45

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 14 July 2020 onward.

UOB

	Rates Before New OPR Cut (%)	New Rates (%)
Base Rate (BR)	2.86	2.61
Base Lending Rate (BLR)/Base Financing Rate (BFR)	5.82	5.57

Deposit rates will also decrease by 0.25%.

All new rates will be effective from 14 July 2020 onward.

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To clarify, banks use the base rate (BR) as a benchmark to decide on the interest rate of your loans and savings. Prior to 2015, it was the base lending rate (BLR) that served as the reference rate instead. As there are still ongoing loans that are pegged against the BLR, banks are obligated to display both the BR and BLR to their customers.

Bank Negara has lowered the OPR three times this year since January. The first cut saw the OPR being brought down from 3.0% to 2.75%, followed by a second in March to 2.5%. Subsequently, the central bank of Malaysia slashed it again to 2.0% in May. The reduction of the OPR, and consequently the BR and BLR, will have a widespread effect on all banking customers.

• TAGS:
• Affin Bank
• Affin Islamic Bank
• Agrobank
• Alliance Bank
• AmBank
• Bank Islam
• Bank Muamalat
• Bank Simpanan Nasional
• Base Financing Rate (BFR)
• Base Lending Rates
• Base Rates
• BSN
• CIMB
• CIMB Islamic Bank
• Citibank
• Hong Leong Bank
• Hong Leong Islamic Bank
• HSBC
• Maybank
• MBSB Bank
• OCBC
• Public Bank
• Public Islamic Bank
• RHB
• RHB Bank
• RHB Investment Bank
• RHB Islamic Bank
• Standard Chartered
• Standard Chartered Saadiq
• UOB