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[Last updated 20 May 2020] Compare these high-interest savings accounts (peso-savings) for 2020 offered by the 10 largest banks in the Philippines to find the best one where you could deposit your hard-earned money. Consider high interest rates, initial deposits, maintaining balance, and amount to earn interest.
As I have clarified in one of my articles, maintaining savings accounts and other deposits remains far better than simply keeping a stash of cash under the mattress. Yes, many argue that these are not real investments because we allow our money to sleep in the vault (well, we know what banks do with our money) with a very low interest. However, financial gurus advise that we save and build our emergency funds – in high-interest savings accounts.
Here is a list of peso-savings accounts (2020) offered by the 10 largest banks. Annual interest rates, as indicated, range from 0.10 to 1.25 percent (usually tiered-rate accounts). To know more about interest computations, click this link: Gabay sa Pagbubukas ng Savings Account.
[1] Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
source: BPI website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
[2] Security Bank Corporation (Security Bank)
source: Security Bank website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
[3] BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO)
source: BDO Unibank website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
[4] Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank)
source: Metrobank website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
[5] Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)
source: RCBC website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
[6] China Banking Corporation (Chinabank)
source: Chinabank website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
[7] Philippine National Bank (PNB)
source: PNB website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
[8] Union Bank of the Philippines (Unionbank)
Source: Unionbank official website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
[9] Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank)
source: Landbank website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
[10] Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)
source: DBP website (data as of 20 May 2020). Visit their official website or the nearest servicing branches to check for possible updates on high-interest savings accounts and current rates.
Disclaimer: The author is not directly affiliated with any of these 10 largest banks in the Philippines, however maintains peso-savings accounts with some of them. Please take this article providing helpful information about high-interest savings accounts as a personal guide upon opening a savings account; hence, visiting the official websites and servicing branches of these banks is highly advised.