Compare Axis Bank FCNR(B) Deposit and Federal Bank FCNR(B) Deposit using the controlling cost, balance, rate, tenure, liquidity, limits, eligibility and current first-party bank evidence for this product type.
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Axis NRI customers who want to keep eligible overseas funds in USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, AUD or CAD rather than convert into INR.
Federal Bank NRI customers who want foreign-currency term deposits and are prepared to compare the exact currency, amount band and whether a temporary/special scheme applies.
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Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://littleden.blog/compare-banking/axis-fcnr-deposit-vs-federal-fcnr-b-deposit/
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Source review: September 10, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
2 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
Source review: September 10, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
2 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
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| Decision factor | Axis Bank FCNR(B) Deposit | Federal Bank FCNR(B) Deposit |
|---|---|---|
| Current rate evidence | Axis’s public rate hub states FCNR/RFC rates are effective from 4 September 2026; the engine keeps the currency table refresh-gated instead of copying an incomplete public snippet. | Federal publishes a currency-specific FCNR(B) schedule effective 16 June 2026 and separate high-value/special pricing. Because some 3–5-year USD figures are tied to the temporary FCNR Max/RBI swap facility, the engine does not flatten them into an ordinary evergreen FCNR rate table. |
| Currency / amount / tenure | FCNR is available as a term deposit for 1 to 5 years in USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, AUD and CAD. | FCNR(B) is available in multiple currencies including USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, CAD, AUD, CHF, NZD, SGD and HKD; ordinary tenure is 1 to 5 years under current FCNR rules. |
| Tax / repatriation / payout | Principal and interest are fully repatriable; interest is tax-exempt in India under current FCNR treatment; interest on terms over one year is compounded at 180-day intervals. | Principal and interest are fully repatriable and interest is tax-exempt in India while eligible NRI status continues; foreign-currency denomination avoids INR conversion of the deposit principal. |
| Premature withdrawal / liquidity | No interest is paid if closed before one year. Axis publishes currency-specific thresholds under which individual FCNR deposits can avoid a premature penalty; above those thresholds a penalty can apply. | No interest is payable before one year. Special FCNR Max deposits under the current RBI-linked window can carry a mandatory one-year lock-in and separate penalty terms; ordinary/high-value amount bands also have separate treasury pricing. |
| NRI / PIO / OCI eligibility | Eligible NRI/PIO/OCI customers under Axis FCNR/KYC rules. | Eligible NRI customers under Federal Bank FCNR/KYC rules. |
| Deposit-state / funding rule | NRO funds cannot be used to create NRE/FCNR deposits; the selected currency/tenure and current treasury rate determine the contract. | Rate selection requires currency + amount band + ordinary versus special-scheme status; the engine refuses to merge the temporary FCNR Max curve with ordinary FCNR pricing. |
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Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 2 attached first-party sources
Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 2 attached first-party sources