State-owned lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reviewed its key benchmark lending rates and decided to keep them unchanged for the month of August 2026.
The revised Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate (MCLR) framework, effective from August 1, 2026, retains the exact levels established in the previous monthly review on July 1, 2026.
Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rates (MCLR) Structure
Under the unchanged rate structure, the borrowing benchmarks across various tenors are positioned as follows:
Overnight Tenor: Holds steady at 8.00%.
One-Month Tenor: Retained at 8.25%.
Three-Month Tenor: Kept at 8.45%.
Six-Month Tenor: Maintained at 8.65%.
One-Year Tenor: Fixed at 8.80%.
RLLR and Base Rate Remain Unaltered
In addition to the MCLR tenors, Punjab National Bank confirmed that its external benchmark lending rate and legacy base rate remain untouched:
Repo Linked Lending Rate (RLLR): Continues at 8.10%, which includes a Business Strategy Spread (BSP) of 0.35%.
Base Rate: Retained at 9.50%.
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