Interest Rates on Deposits offered by Finance Companies
(Sunday, November 25, 2001)
Company Rating Interest Rates
1 yr 2 yr 3 yr
India Cements Capital & Finance 11.10 12.63 12.63
Tata Finance 9.50 10.00 10.50
Vysya Bank Housing Finance 10.25 10.25 10.50
HDFC FAAA 9.00 9.25 10.00
ICICI FAAA - - 9.40
ICICI Home Finance AAA - - 9.75
IDBI FAAA 9.00 9.25 9.75
IL & FS MAAA 9.00 9.50 10.00
Kotak Mahindra FAAA 9.50 10.00 10.25
First Leasing INDAA+ 10.00 11.00 11.50
M & M Financial Services FAA+ 10.25 11.25 11.75
Sundaram Finance FAA+ 9.00 9.50 10.00
Ashok Leyland Finance FAA 11.00 11.50 12.00
Cholamandalam Finance FAA 9.50 10.00 10.50
H U D C O FAA 8.25 8.25 9.00
Lakshmi General Finance FAA 9.00 9.50 10.00
Cent Bank Home Finance FA+ 8.50 9.00 9.50
SBI Home Finance MA+ 8.50 8.50 9.00
Sundaram Home Finance MA+ 9.50 9.75 10.50
T I D C O FA+ 9.50 10.00 11.00
T N Power Finance FA+ - 9.58 10.59
T N Transport Finance FA+ 10.00 10.50 11.00


Note : Investments in the fixed deposit programmes of HDFC and HUDCO are eligible for tax exemptions; 

Also interest on deposits in HDFC,HUDCO, SICOM, TIDCO, TN Power and TN Transport are eligible for 

deduction under section 80-L; 

CRISIL has accorded a rating of FAA+ for the fixed deposit programme of Lakshimi General Finance; 

Wipro's fixed deposit programme is secured by a guarantee by Wipro to the extent of Rs.25 crores.