# rural commercial banks
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Small Chinese Banks Raise Deposit Yields Ahead of Lunar New Year, but Gains Look Transient
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, city and rural commercial banks in China have rolled out limited‑time, high‑minimum deposit products with three‑year yields up to about 2%, outpacing offers from larger banks. The moves are tactical attempts to capture year‑end cashflows and shore up funding, but they are localized, come with restrictions, and are unlikely to signal a sustained rise in nationwide deposit rates.
China’s Small Banks Raise Deposit Stakes: Rural Lenders Lead a Wave of Short‑Term, High‑Threshold CDs
Regional and rural commercial banks in China have aggressively issued short‑term, large‑denomination certificates of deposit and modestly raised one‑to‑three‑year time deposit rates to attract funds ahead of the spring lending season. These moves contrast with state banks’ retrenchment from long‑dated high‑coupon deposits and reflect margin pressure and fierce local competition for deposits.
China’s Small Banks Raise Deposit Rates in Targeted Push for Funds — A Sign of Funding Strain, Not a Market Reprieve
Several Chinese small and rural banks have raised deposit rates selectively — by up to about 20 basis points — using time-limited or high-minimum products to attract funding at the start of 2026. The moves reflect year-beginning funding drives and competitive pressures on institutions with weaker deposit franchises, not a broad reversal of the downtrend in deposit pricing.