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High-Yield Savings

Best High-Yield Savings Accounts 2026

We compared FDIC-insured online savings accounts on fees, variable APYs (cited as-of date), transparency, and account servicing.

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Budgeting Apps

Best Budgeting Apps 2026

A side-by-side look at the leading budgeting apps on price, features, data security, and the value they deliver for the subscription.

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Latest official announcements

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Reserve Bank of India Press Releases

RBI to conduct Overnight Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction under LAF on October 07, 2026

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Wednesday, October 07, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 3,00,000 1 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM October 08, 2026 (Thursday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2026-2027/1262

By 6 Oct 2026

Reserve Bank of India Press Releases

Sectoral Deployment of Credit by NBFC – August 2026

Data on sectoral deployment of credit by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) for the month of August 2026, collected from major NBFCs and housing finance companies (HFCs), are set out in the Statement 1 . On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, NBFCs’ credit registered a growth of 15.8 per cent in August 2026 as compared to 10.0 per cent a year ago. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of credit by NBFCs for the month ended August 31, 2026, are given below: Credit to agriculture and allied activities recorded a robust growth of 17.4 per cent (y-o-y) in August 2026 as against 5.1 per cent a year

By 6 Oct 2026

Reserve Bank of India Press Releases

State Government Securities - Full Auction Result

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on October 06, 2026 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2035 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2042 DELHI SGS 2033* DELHI SGS 2041* Notified Amount 1000 1000 500 500 Tenor Re-issue of 7.46% ANDHRA SGS 2035 issued on 12-AUG-2026 Re-issue of 7.79% ANDHRA SGS 2042 issued on 22-APR-2026 Re-issue of 7.31% DELHI SGS 2033 issued on 22-JUL-2026 Re-issue of 7.75% DELHI SGS 2041 issued on 24-JUN-2026 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 54 70 49 50 (ii) Amount 2195 3390 2500 2615 Cut-off Yield (%) 7.9197 7.9971 - - Cut off Price (₹) 97.10 98.17

By 6 Oct 2026

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