Month of data published by Bangladesh Bank | Base Rate |
December 2025 | 9.68% |
November 2025 | 9.65% |
Retail Loan [Home Loan, Auto Loan & Personal Loan] Pricing Methodology
Base Rate [Variable] + Margin Rate [Fixed] = Effective Rate |
Here,
a) Base Rate (Variable):
- The base rate will be the “Latest average of the highest 6-months’ FDR rate of all private commercial banks of Bangladesh except Islamic banks, foreign banks and 4th generation onward banks”, as published by Bangladesh Bank (BB).
- This base rate will be variable and will be reviewed in every 6 (six) months for Home Loan. For Auto Loan & Personal Loan base rate will be reviewed in every 1 (one) year. Any changes in the base rate will be adjusted with the effective rate of the loan.
- Data source: https://www.bb.org.bd/en/index.php/financialactivity/interestdeposit
b) Margin Rate (Fixed):
- The margin rate will be fixed for the entire loan tenure.
- Margin will be determined based on:
- Risk assessment of the borrower
- Loan facility type
- Customer - bank relationship