Bank First term deposits

Bank First has one term deposit that BankMate tracks, with 10 options: nine terms from 3 months to 5 years, interest paid at maturity or monthly.

Term deposit · 9 terms

Term Deposit

5.50%p.a. · 1 year

interest at maturity or monthly; from $500

7th of 401 12-month deposits

Rates by term and how interest is paid

  • At maturity4.95%
  • Monthly–
Terms
3 months to 5 years
Minimum deposit
$500
Maximum deposit
$10,000,000
To break it early
31 days' notice
Compare all 294 term deposits

3 months
4.95% · #37 of 164 3-month deposits
4 months
5.10% · #5 of 88 4-month deposits
6 months
5.30% · #10 of 180 6-month deposits
9 months
5.40% · #1 of 149 9-month deposits
1 year
5.50% · #7 of 401 12-month deposits
2 years
5.00% · #73 of 255 24-month deposits
3 years
5.00% · #48 of 221 36-month deposits
4 years
5.00% · #30 of 125 48-month deposits
5 years
5.00% · #31 of 124 60-month deposits

Minimum deposit
$500
Maximum deposit
$10,000,000

Paid
At maturity or Monthly
Compounding
daily

Notice
31 days' notice
Before maturity
When the Term Deposit is invested for a term of up to two years we will require 31 days advance written notice. … Where the investment period at the time of withdrawal has been more than 2 years we will require 7 days advance written notice. For early withdrawals of a part or full amount of a Term Deposit the interest accrued or paid to that date will reduce as follows: Percentage of Term Remaining / Interest Rate Reduction: 0 - 19.99% 20%; 20 - 39.99% 40%; 40 - 59.99% 60%; 60 - 79.99% 80%; 80 - 100% 90%
Read from
Bank First's own site, 28 October 2026

September 20262 changes

  1. 18Fri
    • 5 terms up 0.05 to 0.20
      3-month, paid at maturity4.904.95+0.05
      4-month, paid at maturity5.055.10+0.05
      6-month, paid at maturity5.255.30+0.05
      12-month, paid at maturity5.305.50+0.20
      12-month, paid monthly5.205.40+0.20
      24-month, paid at maturity4.805.00+0.20
      +0.05 to +0.20
  2. 1Tue
    • 5 terms moved in both directions
      3-month, paid at maturity4.804.90+0.10
      4-month, paid at maturity4.905.05+0.15
      6-month, paid at maturity5.055.25+0.20
      9-month, paid at maturity5.205.40+0.20
      24-month, paid at maturity5.154.80−0.35
      −0.35 to +0.20

July 20261 change

  1. 7Tue
    • 12-month, paid monthly: 5.30 → 5.20
      −0.10

May 20261 change

  1. 2Sat
    • 12-month, paid monthly: 5.20 → 5.3045 days after the RBA rise to 4.10%
      +0.10

Notes on Bank First term deposits

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As of 1 November 2026, Bank First has one term deposit product tracked by BankMate, over nine terms from 3 months to 5 years. Its highest rate is 5.50% p.a. on the Term Deposit for 1 year, 7th of 401 12-month deposits — a term deposit rate means nothing without its term, so each deposit is ranked only against others of the same term. Its rates last changed on 18 September 2026. From the provider's Consumer Data Right feed, refreshed nightly.