A quarter after DBS announced that they will change how they handle the bonus interest to their popular DBS Multiplier accounts, they announce a reduction in Bonus interest rates for the first S$25,000 deposits.
This morning, DBS published an important revision notice for the interest rate for Income + 1 transactions in 1 category with effect from 1st May 2020:
The changes are smaller this time around, and it affects your bonus interest earned on the first S$25,000. If you managed to hit the higher tiers, you should be less affected.
In any case the reduction is about 0.08% to 0.15%. In absolute amount its $20 to $37.50 a year.
Something does not add up if you are going to cry over this.
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