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From 1 January: number of banks raise rates for current account

The price for a regular current account at BNP Paribas Fortis increases from 1.75 euros to 2 euros per month. The Premium Pack, where clients can accommodate three accounts, will increase from 7 to 7.5 euros per month. Ordinary current accounts for professionals are also becoming more expensive: from 5.25 euros to 6 euros per quarter.

bpost bank also announced a rate hike in October. On 1 January, the bank will increase the monthly contribution for the b.comfort account from EUR 4.25 to EUR 4.50 per month. Furthermore, sending extracts for the b.comfort account, the postal check account and the savings accounts is also becoming more expensive. From January, such a shipment will cost 1.8 euros instead of 1.7 euros.

Bee Axa Bank the price tag for an extra card reader increases from 15 to 25 euros, as does the price for sending bank statements, which depends on the frequency. The annual fee for paper bank statements available at the branch is also increased by 25 euros. The barely used service will also disappear from 2023.

Crelan will then make changes for the Economy Pack, whose monthly contribution will increase from 4 to 4.50 euros. The Crelan Business Pack will also cost 4.50 euros from January. For cooperative shareholders of the bank who are entitled to a discount, the price increases from 3 to 3.50 euros per month. Holders of a classic current account will pay 30 euros in annual management costs from the turn of the year, now that is still 24 euros.

The DB Account package from Deutsche Bank will also become more expensive and will cost 5.30 per month from January, previously it was 4 euros. There is currently an exemption from tariffs for customers with 25,000 euros in balances at the bank, the threshold has been raised to 50,000 euros.

ING turns the Green Account into a universal banking service that ensures that banking remains affordable for non-digital customers. From January, sixty manual debit transactions per year are included in the service, after that a cost of 1 euro is charged per transfer.

Bee KBC the rates for current accounts were increased earlier this year, a new increase will not follow now. The bank does change a number of other things, such as the interest rate guarantee period of Life Capital and the guaranteed interest rate of the Health Plan and the Savings Plus Hospital.

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