Compare Federal Bank NRE Deposit Plus and HDFC Bank NRE Fixed 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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NRE depositors with more than ₹1 crore who are certain they can hold to maturity and want to compare the premium non-callable ladder with Federal’s ordinary callable NRE FD.
NRIs/PIOs who want to convert eligible overseas funds into an INR term deposit while preserving full repatriability and NRE tax treatment.
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Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://littleden.blog/compare-banking/federal-nre-deposit-plus-vs-hdfc-nre-fixed-deposit/
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Source review: September 10, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
3 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
3 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
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| Decision factor | Federal Bank NRE Deposit Plus | HDFC Bank NRE Fixed Deposit |
|---|---|---|
| Current rate evidence | NRE Deposit Plus rates effective 17 August 2026 run from 6.35% at 1 year to 6.85% at 48 months for the reviewed below-₹3-crore band. | For deposits below ₹3 crore, the reviewed Domestic/NRO/NRE schedule effective 19 August 2026 pays 6.25% at 1 year, 6.45% around the 18-month-to-3-year bands and 6.50% in the 3-year-1-day to under-4-year-7-month band. Senior-citizen additions do not apply to NRIs. |
| Currency / amount / tenure | Minimum amount is ₹1,00,00,001 and minimum tenure is 12 months under the current first-party schedule. | Minimum tenure is 1 year and maximum tenure is 10 years; applicable amount band and the live booking rate control the contracted return. |
| Tax / repatriation / payout | NRE tax/repatriation treatment plus a premium non-callable rate ladder, with reinvestment effective-annualised-return material published separately by the bank. | Principal and interest are fully repatriable; interest is tax-exempt in India under current NRE treatment; joint holding and overdraft/loan facilities are available subject to product rules. |
| Premature withdrawal / liquidity | Pre-closure is not allowed under standard NRE Deposit Plus terms; the deposit therefore carries a materially different liquidity profile from ordinary NRE FDs. | No interest is paid if the NRE deposit is broken before completing 1 year. Premature-closure pricing after the minimum tenure follows the bank’s current term-deposit rules. |
| NRI / PIO / OCI eligibility | Eligible NRE depositors under Federal Bank KYC and NRE deposit rules; non-resident customers do not receive the resident senior-citizen addition. | Eligible Non-Resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin under HDFC Bank NRE deposit/KYC rules. |
| Deposit-state / funding rule | This is a distinct non-callable NRE product, not merely a higher headline rate on Federal’s callable NRE Fixed Deposit. | The NRE account state determines permissible funding, tax treatment and repatriability; the rate applicable when HDFC receives the funds controls the booking. |
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| Tenure | Federal Bank NRE Deposit Plus | HDFC Bank NRE Fixed Deposit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 6.35% | 6.25% |
| 15 months | 6.75% | 6.35% |
| 2 years | 6.50% | 6.45% |
| 3 years | 6.60% | 6.45% |
| 4 years | 6.85% | 6.50% |
| 5 years | 6.50% | 6.40% |
Schedule reference: August 17, 2026. Federal Bank NRE Deposit Plus non-callable schedule effective 17 August 2026; NRI senior addition excluded.
Schedule reference: August 19, 2026. HDFC Domestic/NRO/NRE callable fixed-deposit schedule below ₹3 crore effective 19 August 2026; NRI senior additions excluded.
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Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources
Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources