Unity Bank launches Australian-first unconditional 5% savings account
While there are upwards of 30 banks offering savings account rates beginning with a 5, Unity Bank's is the first and only to offer an unconditional rate of 5.00% p.a. according to Savings.com.au market research.
The current highest savings account rate on offer is 5.65% p.a. from ME Bank - it's available through its 'ME Go' app only, and requires a couple of conditions to meet the bonus criteria.
Other accounts such as ING's popular Savings Maximiser offer similar.
This comes as RaboBank boosted its four-month intro account by 20 basis points to 5.60% p.a. in a non-RBA rate hiking month, and the Teachers Mutual Bank group boosted its ongoing rate to 5.50% p.a.
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Need somewhere to store cash and earn interest? The table below features savings accounts with some of the highest interest rates on the market.
| Bank | Savings Account | Base Interest Rate | Max Interest Rate | Total Interest Earned | Introductory Term | Minimum Amount | Maximum Amount | Linked Account Required | Minimum Monthly Deposit | Minimum Opening Deposit | Account Keeping Fee | ATM Access | Joint Application | Tags | Features | Link | Compare | Promoted Product | Disclosure |
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0.05% p.a. Bonus rate of 5.30% Rate varies on savings amount. | 5.35% p.a. | $269 | – | $0 | $249,999 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Promoted | Disclosure | ||||||||
2.25% p.a. Bonus rate of 3.15% Rate varies on savings amount. | 6.00% p.a. Intro rate for 4 months then 5.40% p.a. | $302 | 4 months | $0 | $499,999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Promoted | Disclosure | |||||||||
4.00% p.a. | 5.90% p.a. Intro rate for 4 months then 4.00% p.a. | $296 | 4 months | $0 | $249,999 | $0 | $1 | $0 | Disclosure |
