ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OVERNIGHT POLICY RATE (OPR), BASE LENDING RATE (BLR) AND BASE FINANCING RATE (BFR)
Overnight Policy Rate (OPR)
OPR is the interest rate/profit rate at which a bank lends to/receives from investment with another bank
OPR is determined by Bank Negara Malaysia in the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting held throughout the year
Base Lending Rate (BLR)
A rate determined by conventional financial institutions based on the cost of lending to consumers
Base Financing Rate (BFR)
A rate determined by Islamic financial institutions based on the cost of financing to consumers
Effects of OPR on BLR/BFR
OPR changes will directly influence BLR/BFR revisions
A rise in OPR means the bank will increase the BLR/BFR – resulting in a higher effective interest rate/effective profit rate which will increase the loan/financing repayment/payment for products tagged to BLR/BFR
Example: Assuming that BLR/BFR is at 6.60%, a 0.25% hike in OPR will increase BLR/BFR from 6.60% to 6.85% and a 0.50% hike in OPR will increase BLR/BFR from 6.60% to 7.10%
A drop in OPR means the bank will decrease the BLR/BFR – resulting in a lower effective interest rate/effective profit rate which will decrease the loan/financing repayment/payment for products tagged to BLR/BFR
Example: If there is a 0.25% drop in OPR, BLR/BFR will reduce from 6.60% to 6.35% and a 0.50% drop in OPR will reduce BLR/BFR from 6.60% to 6.10%
https://www.cimbbank.com.my/content/dam/cimb-consumer/personal/Important-Notices/OPR_BLR_BFR_Info.pdf
OPR is the interest rate/profit rate at which a bank lends to/receives from investment with another bank
OPR is determined by Bank Negara Malaysia in the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting held throughout the year
Base Lending Rate (BLR)
A rate determined by conventional financial institutions based on the cost of lending to consumers
Base Financing Rate (BFR)
A rate determined by Islamic financial institutions based on the cost of financing to consumers
Effects of OPR on BLR/BFR
OPR changes will directly influence BLR/BFR revisions
A rise in OPR means the bank will increase the BLR/BFR – resulting in a higher effective interest rate/effective profit rate which will increase the loan/financing repayment/payment for products tagged to BLR/BFR
Example: Assuming that BLR/BFR is at 6.60%, a 0.25% hike in OPR will increase BLR/BFR from 6.60% to 6.85% and a 0.50% hike in OPR will increase BLR/BFR from 6.60% to 7.10%
A drop in OPR means the bank will decrease the BLR/BFR – resulting in a lower effective interest rate/effective profit rate which will decrease the loan/financing repayment/payment for products tagged to BLR/BFR
Example: If there is a 0.25% drop in OPR, BLR/BFR will reduce from 6.60% to 6.35% and a 0.50% drop in OPR will reduce BLR/BFR from 6.60% to 6.10%
https://www.cimbbank.com.my/content/dam/cimb-consumer/personal/Important-Notices/OPR_BLR_BFR_Info.pdf
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