What is compounding frequency in FDs?

What is compounding frequency in FDs?

The compounding frequency of an FD indicates how often your principal and interest are compounded each year.

All banks have a quarterly compounding frequency for their FDs. For example, if you book an FD of ₹1L with Utkarsh bank @8% rate of interest, every 3 months an interest of 2% will be added back to the Principal amount.

Bajaj Finance follows an annual compounding while Shriram Finance follows a monthly compounding frequecy.