2001-03-08

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Directions for Displaying Interest Rate by Financial Institutions

Financial institutions must display single interest rates for New Taiwan dollar deposits and loans, with tiered rates for deposits varying by amount and monthly average balances for demand accounts. Institutions may post different rates for specific customer types or deposit categories but must file a written report with the Central Bank of China. The rules also require posting prime lending and revolving credit card rates, applying to investment and trust companies, while waiving certain provisions for redeposits from grassroots institutions and treasury deposits. Any changes to posted rates must be notified to the Central Bank of China.

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Directions for Displaying Interest Rate by Financial Institutions

Inactive Regulations

Announced Date: October 21, 1994

Amended Date: March 08, 2001

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  1. Except where otherwise provided by laws or regulations, the posting of interest rates by financial institutions on New Taiwan dollar deposits and loans shall be handled in accordance with these Directions.

  2. In accepting any of the various types of New Taiwan dollar deposits (demand deposits, demand savings deposits, time deposits, time savings deposits), financial institutions may freely post tiered interest rates that vary depending on the amount deposited (e.g. in units of million New Taiwan dollar).

  3. For time deposits and time savings deposits, the applicable interest rate for each account shall be determined on the basis of the amount deposited. For demand deposits and demand savings deposits, the applicable interest rate for each account shall be determined monthly on the basis of the average daily balance for the month.

  4. Depending on the type of customers and the nature of deposits, financial institutions may post different interest rates for deposits falling under a single category (demand deposits, demand savings deposits, time deposits, time savings deposits), provided that the financial institution shall file a written report with the Central Bank of China.

  5. The provisions of Directions 2 to 4 shall be waived with respect to acceptance of redeposits from grassroots financial institutions and the Directorate General of Postal Remittances & Savings Banks, and for deposits from other banks and deposits of treasury.

  6. The provisions of Directions 1 to 4 above shall apply mutatis mutandis to the posting of interest rates by an investment and trust company accepting funds for deposit in a discretionary trust.

  7. Financial institutions shall post the prime lending rate, the revolving credit card interest rate, and other lending rates that must be posted in accordance with the regulations of the Central Bank of China.

  8. Posted interest rates on New Taiwan dollar deposits and loans shall be single interest rate.

  9. When a financial institution changes its posted interest rates for New Taiwan dollar deposit interest rates and lending rates, it shall notify the Central Bank of China.

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